It takes more than eight hours to drive to Bristol, Virginia, from Jacksonville, Florida. That’s up 10 from Orlando and closer to 14 from Miami. Despite that distance, the Women’s Health Center in Bristol is bracing for an influx of Florida women seeking abortions when the tougher ban goes into effect next month. For many …
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas plans to arrest migrants suspected of enter the US illegally will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely blocks Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s new immigration law pending a broader decision on whether it is legal. The 2-1 decision late Tuesday is the second time a three-judge …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court Monday seemed likely to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go in the fight controversial posts on social media on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set standards for free speech in …
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Washington — On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that tests how far the federal government can go in pressuring social media companies to remove content it says spreads misinformation before it crosses a constitutional line. The case, known as Murthy v. Missouri, arose out of an effort in the early months …
WASHINGTON (AP) – Unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first came before the Supreme Court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Judge Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court, said officials who use personal accounts to make official …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Reproductive freedom has taken center stage under Biden state of the union speech but abortion rights advocates had mixed reactions, raising concerns about the president’s attempt to capitalize on what will be a central campaign issue while avoiding the use of the word “abortion”. Abortion rights have proven to be a powerful …
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Momentum is gathering in a homeless encampment case that will go before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities like nationwide homelessness has reached record levels. Dozens of briefs have been filed in recent days, including by the Justice Department, members of Congress and attorneys …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has urged a Florida judge to drop the criminal case on a charge of illegal storage of classified documentsarguing in part that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution, though that broad argument has so far failed in federal appeals courts in a separate case. In one of several …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Pres Donald Trump there is a deadline of Monday to inquire at Supreme Court to prolong the delay of his trial allegations that he planned to reverse his 2020 election loss. His lawyers indicated they would file an emergency appeal just four days after the justices heard Trump’s separate motion appeals …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are edging closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps which the GOP has used for the past 13 years to increase its majority and advance its agenda. The question in the Wisconsin battleground are borders for state assembly and senate districts in a purple state where Republicans keep a tight …
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