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Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got. Chelsea Beck for NPR hide caption

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Investigations

When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty

Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.

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Anti-abortion rights advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona state Capitol on April 17 in Phoenix. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images hide caption

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Christian conservatives wrestle with shifting GOP stance on Arizona abortion ban

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Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got. Chelsea Beck for NPR hide caption

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When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty

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When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty

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Thousands of abortion rights protesters rallied in Tampa on Oct. 2, 2021. Stephanie Colombini/WUSF hide caption

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Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South

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The new guidelines were prompted by increased rates of breast cancer in women in their 40s. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40. izusek/Getty Images hide caption

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Mammograms should start at age 40, new guidelines recommend

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Mammograms should start at age 40, new guidelines recommend

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"You think it will never happen to you," Paul Auster wrote about aging and mortality in his 2012 book Winter Journal. He's pictured above in New York in April 2007. Nicholas Roberts/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Bestselling novelist Paul Auster, author of 'The New York Trilogy,' dies at 77

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