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See where abortions are banned and legal — and where it’s still in limbo

Following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, 19...

Federal appeals court deals major blow to Voting Rights Act

A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits challenging election policies that allegedly...

What to watch for during the Supreme Court’s historic birthright citizenship arguments

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday about President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship and significantly limit the power of federal courts...

Trump involved in discussions over suspending habeas corpus, sources say

President Donald Trump has been personally involved in discussions inside the administration over potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure that allows people to...

Judge halts drastic cuts to agencies being done under Trump executive order

A federal judge is halting the Trump administration from carrying out, under a February executive order, mass firings or major reorganizations of multiple agencies...

Justice Department’s ending of grants for domestic violence programs is likely unconstitutional, judge finds

A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump Justice Department likely engaged in unconstitutional retaliation when it cut off grants to American Bar...

See where abortions are banned and legal — and where it’s still in limbo

Following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, 19...

Federal appeals court deals major blow to Voting Rights Act

A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits challenging election policies that allegedly...

Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Bush nominee who veered to the left, dies at 85

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting consistently with its liberal wing,...

Trump involved in discussions over suspending habeas corpus, sources say

President Donald Trump has been personally involved in discussions inside the administration over potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure that allows people to...

Why Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship may be a legal loser but still give the president a major boost

As the Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday on a major Donald Trump policy for the first time in his second term, the president could...

Justice Department’s ending of grants for domestic violence programs is likely unconstitutional, judge finds

A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump Justice Department likely engaged in unconstitutional retaliation when it cut off grants to American Bar...

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