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Supreme Court allows Louisiana to immediately move on drawing new map(The Center Square) â Louisiana lawmakers can immediately begin drawing a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night put into effect its ruling striking down the… Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allows mail-order abortion pills(The Center Square) â The U.S. Supreme Court will temporarily allow women to obtain abortion pills through the mail, without visiting an in-person doctor. Justices on the court blocked a… Read More
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Suspect in $7 million Missouri gambling conspiracy pleads guilty, faces prison timeÂAn Indian citizen living in the U.S. pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in an illegal gambling conspiracy that generated more than $7 million through multiple locations… Read More
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Court temporarily blocks shipment of chemical abortion pills nationwideÂThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the nationwide shipment of chemical abortion pills without an in-person doctorâs consultation, according to a ruling released… Read More
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Charges dropped against librarian accused of recruiting people to kill Trump(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A West Virginia prosecutor dismissed charges Thursday against a librarian who allegedly tried to recruit assassins to target President Donald Trump, a local TV station… Read More
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Unanimous: Supreme Court secures pro-life orgâs right to federal litigation after state harassmentThe U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that a group of New Jersey pregnancy centers can pursue a First Amendment challenge in federal court â after the centers alleged state… Read More
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Pharma giant Purdue must pay $5.5 billion for âfueling the opioid epidemicâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced in a New Jersey federal court on Tuesday to pay over $5 billion in criminal penalties for âfuelingâ the… Read More
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Nebraska middle school teacher admits to generating child porn images at school, officials sayA Nebraska middle school teacher was arrested last week for allegedly creating hundreds of explicit images of children using artificial intelligence during the school day. Millard Public Schools teacher Matthew… Read More
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SCOTUS issues redistricting ruling that could impact midterms(The Daily Signal) â The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Louisiana congressional districtâs boundaries relied too much on race, in a redistricting case that could impact which party controls… Read More
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KS serial burglar swiped money, electronics from churches; gets 11-year sentenceA Wichita, Kansas, man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after a crime spree targeting churches, massage and therapy businesses, and an animal clinic. Stephen Rowell, 49, was sentenced Friday for 11 burglaries in Wichita,… Read More
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Missouri family files lawsuit against Nebraska Furniture Mart after contracted worker pleads guilty to sexual assault charges against childÂA Missouri family is suing a furniture store after a carpet installation in their home resulted in their young child being sexually assaulted by a third-party companyâs illegal employee. Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas… Read More
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BREAKING: Trump shooting suspect charged with attempted assassinationThe man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at Saturday’s White House Correspondentsâ Association Dinner has been charged in federal court. Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was charged Monday… Read More
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Supreme Court punt parental rights case of school concealing gender transition(The Daily Signal) â The Supreme Court on Monday opted not to hear a gender secrecy case out of Florida, in which parents objected to a policy that… Read More
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New report warns about impact of treating AI as legal personGranting artificial intelligence legal personhood could lead to dangerous exploitation in the future, according to a new report from the Institute for Family Studies. Such rights could shield bots from… Read More
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US Supreme Court to hear TPS for Haiti, Syria Wednesday(The Center Square) â The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in two cases that could determine the temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. Justices on… Read More
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Virginia 1 of 4 in courtroom battles for congressional redistricting(The Center Square) â Less than 100 days into Gov. Abigail Spanbergerâs administration, Virginiaâs redistricting fight is unfolding across multiple fronts, from the ballot box to the Legislature and drawing… Read More
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Department of Justice adds firing squad as means of execution, âdeterring barbaric crimesâÂThe Department of Justice said Friday that it will readopt lethal injection and firing squads to strengthen the death penalty. In response to President Donald Trumpâs day-one… Read More
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Texas Ten Commandments law may reach Supreme Court(The Center Square) â A federal appeals court ruling upholding a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is setting up a potential challenge before the U.S. Read More
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Visa-carrying Chinese national caught photographing planes at US Air Force baseA Chinese national was arrested in connection with illegally photographing Air Force planes at a military base in Nebraska, according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ… Read More
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Virginia circuit court rules redistricting vote unconstitutional(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Virginia circuit court in Tazewell County issued a ruling Wednesday that strikes down a series of election-related laws, handing a major legal defeat to… Read More