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News Articles: Law

A patient prepares to take mifepristone, for a medication abortion. A federal appeals court ruled to impose new restrictions on the drug Wednesday but the ruling will not take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Mifepristone ruling; summer COVID tips; Rainn Wilson gets spiritual

A federal appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions. COVID numbers are ticking up this summer. Why The Office's Rainn Wilson wants a spiritual revolution.

August 17, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Carelle Calvan in blue T-shirt, hugs Nora Bulosan as they gather near a checkpoint in hopes to get access to their home destroyed in recent wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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  • National

Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he had instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina. He acknowledged the move will likely face legal challenges.

August 17, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A patient prepares to take mifepristone, for a medication abortion. A federal appeals court ruled to impose new restrictions on the drug Wednesday but the ruling will not take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in.

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  • Health

Ruling deals blow to access to abortion pill mifepristone — but nothing changes yet

A federal appeals court would restrict the use of mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions. But previous action by the Supreme Court means the status quo holds for now.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Diane Webber
Jenna Ellis, right, is seen with other members of former President Donald Trump's legal team, including Rudy Giuliani, left, and Sidney Powell, back, at a Republican National Committee news conference on Nov. 19, 2020.

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  • Politics

Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis is crowdfunding her Georgia indictment defense fees

Ellis is one of the 19 defendants charged for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Geoff Duncan, former Georgia Lieutenant Governor, walks outside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

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  • National

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. says Trump's 4th indictment is a 'pivot point' for the GOP

Geoff Duncan, former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, says Trump was "one of the biggest mistakes the country has made."

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Destinee Adams and
  • Leila Fadel
Former President Donald Trump is facing charges stemming from an investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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  • Politics

3 reasons Trump's latest charges could be hard for him to shake

The former president has been charged four separate times in just over four months. But the latest indictment stands out in terms of its scope, evidence and location.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami. One supposed feature of the U visa program is a faster track to citizenship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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  • Investigations

A visa program created to help law enforcement puts immigrant victims at risk instead

The U visa program was created to both help law enforcement solve crimes and protect the immigrant crime victims reporting them. But it puts applicants in limbo for years, unable to work legally.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Tirzah Christopher
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Judge in Louisiana will consider moving teens out of Angola state penitentiary

A hearing will start Tuesday on moving juvenile offenders out of the Angola prison in Louisiana. They were supposed to be housed there only until April, but are still there.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
Former President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced to speak at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Trump's Georgia indictment; DA Fani Willis; microbes and kimchi

Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the state's election results. DA Fani Willis, who is charging him, is no stranger to high-stakes cases. And, how microbes turn cabbage to kimchi.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Former President Donald Trump is seen on Jan. 28 in Columbia, S.C.

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  • Politics

Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election

The charges in Fulton County implicate the former president as the head of a sweeping conspiracy to subvert his defeat. It's the fourth indictment in as many months for Trump.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait on April 19 in Atlanta.

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  • Law

In charging Trump, the Atlanta-area DA relies on RICO law. Here's what it is

Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute allows prosecutors to pursue criminal enterprises, and it was based on — and is broader than — federal RICO law.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is photographed in her office in Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2022.

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  • Law

Fani Willis, the Atlanta DA who's charging Trump, is no stranger to high-stakes cases

"My career has taught me, no matter the political pressure, just do what's right," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pledged as she took office.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

Young women get proactive before heading to HBCUs in states with abortion bans

As some young women head to HBCUs in states where abortion is restricted or banned, they're getting education and birth control to help safeguard their reproductive health during college.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • April Dembosky
A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama's congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., during a special session in July.

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  • Elections

Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to win

Alabama is under a federal court order to draw a new congressional map with two districts where Black voters have a chance to elect their preferred candidate. But its GOP-led legislature refused.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
FBI agents process the home of Craig Robertson who was shot and killed by the FBI in a raid on his home on Wednesday in Provo, Utah. The FBI was investigating alleged threats by Robertson to President Biden ahead of the president's visit to the state this week.

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  • Politics

Violent threats against public officials are rising. Here's why

A Utah man was killed by federal agents this week after making violent threats against President Biden and other officials. Experts worry that heated political rhetoric is leading to more threats.

August 12, 2023
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  • Lisa Hagen
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