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Rep. Zooey Zephyr on the Montana House floor as protesters chant "let her speak," on April 24, 2023. Zephyr, one of Montana's first transgender lawmakers, is blocked from speaking on the House floor after she condemned Republicans for advancing anti LGBTQ legislation.

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  • National

Montana GOP doubles down after blocking trans lawmaker from speaking, citing decorum

State Rep. Zooey Zephyr has been barred from speaking following her controversial comments on legislation to ban gender-affirming care. Wednesday, the House could vote to censure or expel Zephyr.

April 26, 2023
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By:
  • Shaylee Ragar
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Ed Sheeran vs. Ed heirs: A look at the test for determining music copyright claims

When it comes to making art, what's the difference between inspiration and theft? That's the question at the heart of one of the biggest musical copyright trials in years that began this week.

April 26, 2023
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By:
  • Adrian Ma and
  • Wailin Wong
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Chief Justice Roberts declines Senate invite to testify on Supreme Court ethics

Chief Justice John Roberts released a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin declining his invitation to testify about the ethical standards maintained by the Supreme Court.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Chief Justice John Roberts says he won't testify before a Senate panel that is examining judicial ethics.

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  • Law

Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine proposals to hold Supreme Court justices to the same ethical standards as the rest of the federal judiciary.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson, with U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference on Tuesday at the Department of Justice in Washington.

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  • Asia

A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea

British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.

April 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The Texas Department of Agriculture has handed down a new dress code for its employees — mandating they follow with it in a "manner consistent with their biological gender." Here in this Dec. 30, 2016, file photo, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller waves as he arrives at Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump's transition team in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • National

Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender'

Under a new dress code issued by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, department employees are expected to comply "in a manner consistent with their biological gender."

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio poses for a portrait at Delta Park during a rally on Sept. 26, 2020 in Portland, Ore.

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  • Law

Proud Boys operated as fighting force for Trump on Jan. 6, prosecutors say

Closing arguments in the landmark seditious conspiracy trial against five Proud Boys focused on their own words and the words of former President Trump.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc., where California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference on Thursday.

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  • Business

A group of state AGs calls for a national recall of high-theft Hyundai, Kia vehicles

Millions of vehicles manufactured by the companies between 2011 and 2022 can be easily hotwired and also lack engine immobilizers, a common anti-theft device.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Former President Donald Trump faces a lawsuit from E. Jean Carroll, an advice columnist who says he raped her in a department store in the mid-1990s. Trump denies the allegations.

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  • National

5 things to know as E. Jean Carroll's civil trial begins against Donald Trump

Jury selection starts Tuesday in Manhattan in the sexual assault and defamation civil suit against former President Donald Trump. E. Jean Carroll accuses Trump of raping her in the 1990s.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Ilya Marritz and
  • Andrea Bernstein
Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas state Capitol in Austin on May 14, 2022.

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  • Politics

Abortion policies could make the Republican Party's 'suburban women problem' worse

With the Supreme Court weighing in on abortion — again — voters are once again contending with which party best represents their views on the issue.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Chelsea Freels, a 17-year-old outside her home in Richmond Heights, Mo., on April 20, 2023. Freels, who is transgender, says she feels targeted by policies restricting gender-affirming care coming from Jefferson City, the state capital.

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  • National

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for trans adults this week

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey has issued a rule that severely limits adults and youth from receiving gender-affirming care. The rule, the first of its kind, is scheduled to take effect Thursday.

April 24, 2023
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  • Jason Rosenbaum
Security fencing is seen as people visit the Supreme Court on April 19.

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  • Law

Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

April 24, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Recent shootings bring attention back to stand your ground laws

In the wake of recent shootings, NPR's Adrian Florido speaks to Harvard Law professor Ronald Sullivan about the status of stand your ground laws across the country.

April 24, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • National

The state of student activism on abortion at Texas A&M

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion decision, a student group at Texas A&M that promoted abortion rights has seen its membership plummet, while an anti-abortion group is thriving.

April 23, 2023
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo and
  • Janet W. Lee
A South Florida man shot at two Instacart delivery workers who mistakenly drove to the wrong address.

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  • National

A South Florida man shot at 2 Instacart delivery workers who went to the wrong house

Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor called the incident "very disturbing" and said prosecutors would decide whether to file charges after reviewing the case.

April 23, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
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