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Ellen Ash Peters, Pioneer on the Connecticut Bench, Dies at 94
The first woman on the faculty of Yale Law School, she was named to the State Supreme Court in 1978…
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How R.F.K. Jr. Got on the Michigan Ballot, With Only Two Votes
The independent candidate persuaded a tiny party to give him its line on the ballot in a key 2024 battleground…
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Arizona Legislature Expects New Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
The state has been in turmoil since its Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil…
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The Smothering of Abortion Rights Reveals Something Else About Republicans
Last Monday, Donald Trump said that abortion rights were best left to the states. “The states,” he said, “will determine…
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How Women at One Arizona Clinic Are Grappling With the Abortion Ruling
Leah found out she was five weeks pregnant on the same day that the Arizona Supreme Court upheld an 1864…
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Jan. 6 Obstruction Case at Supreme Court Could Help Trump and Many Others
The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could alter hundreds of prosecutions for the assault on…
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House Passes 2-Year Surveillance Law Extension Without Warrant Requirement
Speaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five after Donald J. Trump had urged Republicans to…
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Kari Lake Backs G.O.P. Effort to Drop 1864 Abortion Law in Favor of 15-Week Ban
The Senate candidate and Donald Trump ally is supporting a handful of state Republicans who have backed away from a…
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Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Democrats in both houses of the Legislature were blocked from advancing bills to roll back a reinstated 160-year-old ban on…
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Joining Texas, Iowa Enacts Law for State Immigration Enforcement
Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed the bill on Wednesday and accused the Biden administration of failing to secure the…