• Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 82, the U.S. Supreme Court justice, spoke at Harvard University and advised young women to fight for things they care about, but in a way that inspires others to join their cause.
• Joseph Walsh, a St. Louis circuit judge, deferred until after his vacation next week a ruling on a request by activists for an independent probe of a prosecutor's handling of grand jury proceedings in the Ferguson, Mo., police shooting of Michael Brown.
• Michael LaFay, an attorney for Matthew Apperson, a Florida man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman during a traffic run-in, said he planned to use a "stand your ground" defense, the same legal strategy considered but ultimately not used by lawyers for Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
• Pat McCrory, the Republican governor of North Carolina, vetoed a bill to allow magistrates to opt out of performing weddings if they have a religious objection, saying "we are a nation of laws," despite his personal opposition to gay marriage.
• Francois-Marie Banier, a photographer, received a three-year prison sentence in France for swindling millions of dollars from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt by taking advantage of her weak mental state.
• Megan Huntsman, 40, a Utah woman who killed six of her newborns and hid their bodies in her garage, will serve 49 years in prison before her first parole hearing, officials said.
• Angie Floyd, 47, a state social worker who authorities in Mississippi say allowed minors to drink alcohol during a birthday party for her teenage son, was fined $500 and given a 90-day suspended sentence.
• Omar Gonzalez, 43, a Texas man awaiting sentencing for scaling a White House fence and dashing into the Executive Mansion, has pleaded guilty to two felony counts regarding a Virginia high-speed chase.
• Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, signed a bill further shielding journalists from libel lawsuits if they accurately report a whistleblower's allegations, even if they turn out to be false.
• Rockne Newell, 61, was sentenced in northeastern Pennsylvania to three consecutive life prison terms, plus 61 to 122 years, for fatally shooting three people at a 2013 municipal government meeting because he was angry about being forced off his debris-strewn land.
A Section on 05/30/2015