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Abortion rights supporters are seen gathering for a "pink out" protest organized by Planned Parenthood in the rotunda of the Wisconsin Capitol, June 22, 2022, in Madison, Wis.

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  • Law

Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.

November 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Victoria Burke discusses proposed protections for victims of assault and abuse during a 2023 news conference in California.

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  • Law

This lawyer is fighting defamation lawsuits that can silence sexual assault victims

Since the start of the #MeToo movement, many accused abusers have filed defamation charges against their accusers in retaliation, advocates say. Law professor Victoria Burke wants to change that.

November 10, 2024
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks about an unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Special counsel Jack Smith taking steps to wind down federal cases against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith is taking steps to end both federal cases against Trump before the president-elect takes office, according to a source familiar with the Justice Department deliberations.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A yard sign in front of the Graball Country Store in Hogg Hummock encourages McIntosh voters to vote yes and repeal rezoning on Sapelo Island. Credit: Jazz Watts/SICARS

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  • Law

Judge stalls permits for larger homes on Sapelo

New zoning is put on hold while the Georgia Supreme Court weighs the validity of a referendum on the same issue.

November 07, 2024
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  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Candidates for president and vice president of the United States, Democrats Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Republicans former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, are seen on part of a mail-in election ballot in New York on Sunday.

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  • Politics

When will mail-in and absentee ballots be counted?

Various state rules regarding when election officials can process and count mail ballots means it will likely take some time after Election Day before the results from these ballots are fully known.

November 05, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
On election night, Craig Muhammad doesn’t plan to be glued to the television. He’s more invested in continuing the work he started in prison as a mediator in the community violence prevention space.

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  • Elections

For the formerly incarcerated, voting for the first time is also about those who can't

Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence.

November 04, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Charlotte West
A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.

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  • Business

A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines

What would a McDonald’s be without its temperamental McFlurry machines? We may be closer to finding out.

November 03, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Daren Abbey, 41, is being held on a charge of deliberate homicide in the killing of Dustin Kjersem earlier this month.

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  • National

Montana camper offered his killer a beer — and it held suspect's DNA, sheriff says

A bear attack was initially suspected in Dustin Kjersem’s death. But police now say he was killed by a man he had just met — and that a beer can offered by Kjersem provided critical DNA evidence.

November 02, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case involving provisional ballots in Pennsylvania.

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  • Law

Supreme Court sides with Democrats in Pennsylvania voting case

It is hard to estimate how many ballots will be affected by the decision or whether it will ultimately impact the outcome of the presidential election.

November 01, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Ilana Dutton
Supreme Court of Georgia bench. (Supreme Court of Georgia/X)

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court upholds state Capitol arrests, tax on strip clubs

The Georgia Supreme Court issued two rulings Thursday that upheld the arrests of two Democratic state lawmakers for protesting inside the state Capitol and declared constitutional a state tax levied on adult entertainment establishments.

November 01, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump shake hands during their debate on Sept. 10. Whoever wins the election could shape the Supreme Court for years.

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  • Law

What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump

Depending on who wins the presidential election and the Senate, the conservative supermajority could remain the same, be trimmed or expand to an even larger and more lopsided conservative majority.

October 31, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27 in New York City.

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  • Politics

Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?

Political prognosticators legally bet over $100 million on the 2024 presidential election, favoring Harris over Trump.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
A person waits to cross Lexington Avenue in Manhattan on Feb. 21. Newly passed legislation decriminalized jaywalking in New York City.

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  • National

Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally

The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls.

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  • Law

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls

The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls. The order comes less than a week before Election Day.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Ilana Dutton
The JPMorgan Chase headquarters building is seen in New York City. The banking giant is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

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  • Business

JPMorgan Chase is suing customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

JPMorgan Chase is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

October 30, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
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