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Trump’s Jan. 6 Case Could Go On Even if Court Limits Use of Obstruction Law
The federal indictment of Donald Trump for plotting to overturn the 2020 election relies in part on the law that the Supreme Court weighed on Tuesday, [...]
Yousaf: Trans women will be protected by misogyny law
The first minister says anyone affected by misogyny will be covered, whatever their biological sex.
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No liberty in addiction, says minister on smoking ban law
"When I was a junior doctor doing surgery I remember the tragedy of seeing people, whose legs had had to be cut off because of the smoking that had da [...]
What Is the Powerful Surveillance Law That Divided Lawmakers?
Under Section 702, the government is empowered to collect, without a warrant, the messages of Americans communicating with targeted foreigners abroad. [...]
Kari Lake Backs G.O.P. Effort to Drop 1864 Abortion Law in Favor of 15-Week Ban
The Senate candidate and Donald Trump ally is supporting a handful of state Republicans who have backed away from a near-total ban that was upheld by [...]
Kari Lake Called Arizona’s Abortion Ban a ‘Great Law,’ but Now She Denounces It
In her 2022 race for governor, Ms. Lake delivered a strict anti-abortion message. Now running for Senate, she is retreating from that position.
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Trump Says Abortion Law Should Be Left to the States
After months of mixed signals, the former president said that whatever states decide “must be the law of the land,” adding that he was “strongly in fa [...]
JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over hate crime law
The Harry Potter author described several transgender women as men in a series of social media posts.
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South Sudan Cracks Down on Parallel FX Market to Fight Inflation
South Sudan has cracked down on forex dealers in the capital, Juba, in a move the country’s top central banker said was part of an effort to stabilize [...]
John Eastman Should Lose Law License, Judge Finds
The decision was only the latest effort by bar officials to seek accountability against a group of lawyers who sought to help President Donald J. Trum [...]
Call for Cody's Law after footballer's stabbing
The family of Cody Fisher, murdered at a club, want mandatory bleed kits and metal detectors at events.
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Obama Feared ‘One-Term Presidency’ After Passing Health Care Law
A set of oral histories released on Friday documents the behind-the-scenes drama of President Barack Obama’s drive to pass the Affordable Care Act, hi [...]
Texas Migrant Law Is Latest Test of America vs. Its States
The partisan gridlock gumming up Washington has prompted states controlled by one party to set off on their own.
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Rishi Sunak declines to back MP’s Down’s syndrome abortion law change
As the law stands in England, Wales and Scotland, doctors can authorise an abortion if "there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it wou [...]
DUP aims to veto new EU law from applying in NI
The move concerns a law passed by the EU in November on the protection of geographical indications.
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