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Courts Strike Down Gun Control Measures in Two States
The rulings in Maryland and Oregon come amid a shifting legal landscape in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that has imposed new limits on gun regulation.
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Vehicle Explosion Shuts Down U.S.-Canada Bridge in Niagara Falls
The cause of the blast at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge and whether there were casualties were unknown. Authorities called the situation “fluid.”
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DeSantis Picks Up Key Endorsement From Iowa Religious Leader
The endorsement by Bob Vander Plaats was long expected, but comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis has tried to build momentum heading into the Iowa caucuses in January.
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How Many Abortions Did the Post-Roe Bans Prevent?
The first estimate of births since Dobbs found that almost a quarter of women who would have gotten abortions carried their pregnancies to term.
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How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack
A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to a law that has shored up Black Americans’ political power.
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Colorado Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Trump’s 14th Amendment Case
A state judge ruled last week that the former president had engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, but allowed him to remain on the ballot.
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Federal Judge Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania Must Be Counted
The judge said that a state law requiring voters to date the return envelope violated the voting protections of the Civil Rights Act.
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Wisconsin Court Hears Case That Could Upend State Politics
A challenge to district maps that have locked in Republican control of the Legislature is being argued on Tuesday before a State Supreme Court with a new 4-to-3 liberal majority.
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This Republican Wants Voters to Have a Say on Abortion
Republicans have struggled politically with the issue of abortion since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — a point proven several times over with anti-abortion measures failing in relatively conservative states. Just this month, Ohio added abortion ...
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DeSantis’s Two-Pronged Approach in Iowa: Hit Trump on Abortion, and Get Personal
The Florida governor is courting white evangelicals by using Donald J. Trump’s criticisms of hard-line abortion restrictions against him.