Man pleads not guilty to raping Ohio 10-year-old
A man pleaded not guilty in Ohio to charges of raping a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The 27-year-old defendant is... More
July 25, 2022
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Man indicted in rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
A grand jury in Ohio has indicted the man accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. More
July 21, 2022
Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd’s rights
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. More
July 21, 2022
Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House
The Senate launched a new push to protect same-sex marriage in federal law after a surprising number of Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in the House. More
July 20, 2022
Abortion doctor signals she’ll sue Indiana AG over comments
Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on June 30, filed a tort claim notice over what she says... More
July 19, 2022
House to vote on same-sex marriage, responding to high court
The U.S. House prepared to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade... More
July 19, 2022
Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion
The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade ended a lawsuit in which... More
July 19, 2022
Indiana doctor’s lawyer tells AG to halt false statements
Attorney Kathleen DeLaney sent the “cease and desist” letter to Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on behalf of obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard, who performed a medical abortion... More
July 15, 2022
Emmett Till accuser, in memoir, denies wanting teen killed
The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 says she neither identified him to... More
July 14, 2022
Doctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion
The lawyer for an Indiana doctor who has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after revealing the story of a 10-year-old girl... More
July 14, 2022
Man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention following a doctor’s comments that the child had to... More
July 13, 2022
Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane
Texas woman Brandy Bottone contests HOV lane violation by telling cop her unborn daughter counts as a person. More
July 11, 2022
Lone Mississippi abortion clinic seeks legal path to reopen
Attorneys for Mississippi's only abortion clinic filed papers asking the state Supreme Court to block a new law that bans most abortions and to let the clinic... More
July 7, 2022
Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions
A Mississippi judge rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a law that would ban most abortions. More
July 5, 2022
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice and she took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement took effect... More
June 30, 2022
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till found the unserved warrant charging a white woman, Carolyn Bryant... More
June 29, 2022
Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires from Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn as the Supreme Court's 116th justice just as the man she is replacing, Justice Stephen Breyer, retires. More
June 29, 2022
A look at 50 years of Supreme Court abortion decisions
A look at some of the Supreme Court's major abortion rulings over the last 50 years. More
June 24, 2022
Excerpts from the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision
The Supreme Court, in a ruling Friday, ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years. More
June 24, 2022
Trans people can correct sex on North Carolina birth records
Transgender people born in North Carolina may now correct the sex designation on their birth certificate without undergoing surgery after a consent judgment issued by... More
June 23, 2022
Man pleads not guilty to trying to kill Justice Kavanaugh
Nicholas John Roske, who was arrested near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home in Maryland, pleaded not guilty to trying to kill Kavanaugh. More
June 22, 2022
Armed man arrested for threat to kill Justice Kavanaugh
The Supreme Court said Wednesday that an armed man who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's house in Maryland. More
June 8, 2022
Oklahoma governor signs the nation’s strictest abortion ban
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation's strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end... More
May 25, 2022
Search for Supreme Court leaker falls to former Army colonel
U.S. Army Col. Gail Curley, Marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court, will oversee an investigation into the leak of a draft opinion and apparent votes... More
May 24, 2022
Trump pays $110K fine, must submit paperwork to end contempt
Former President Donald Trump has paid the $110,000 in fines he racked up after being held in contempt of court for being slow to respond... More
May 20, 2022
Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election
Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, was more involved than previously known in efforts to overturn... More
May 20, 2022
Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders
Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods of time amid a critical shortage of public defense attorneys filed a... More
May 16, 2022
Fire at Wisconsin anti-abortion office investigated as arson
Vandals struck an anti-abortion group office, where a fire broke out and a Molotov cocktail was found, authorities said Sunday. More
May 9, 2022
Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned
A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according... More
May 2, 2022
Redfin settles lawsuit alleging housing discrimination
Redfin will change its minimum housing price policy, alter other practices, and pay $4 million to settle the suit brought against it by the National... More
April 29, 2022
