Supreme Court blocks lower court decision in case on FDA approval of abortion pill
The Supreme Court has blocked lower court restrictions on the abortion medication mifespristone while litigation continues.
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Minnesota to join at least 4 other states in protecting transgender care this year
In 2023, a record number of states have passed rules or legislation to eliminate youth gender-affirming care, but a record number of states have also moved to protect care for trans youth and adults.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is ordered to pay $5M in election fraud challenge
The election conspiracy theorist said he has no intention of paying the arbitration panel's order of $5 million and that he expects the dispute to land in court.
What the Justice Clarence Thomas scandal says about ethics on the Supreme Court
With news that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose gifts of vacations, luxury experiences and business transactions, there is new scrutiny on the ethics governing the court.
Supreme Court set to weigh in on availability of abortion pill mifepristone
The Supreme Court is expected to weigh in by midnight Friday on whether to allow an abortion pill to remain widely available.
U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl
In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.
Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'
The former NFL quarterback is assisting the family of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.
College student who killed a man with sword sentenced twice to 55 years in prison
Two courts issued separate prison sentences to a man who attacked two people with a samurai sword, fatally shot a former classmate, kidnapped a woman and led police on a six-day manhunt in 2020.
Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone causes uncertainty for advocates
Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on access to mifepristone, an anti-abortion advocate contends that the most commonly used abortion method is not safe for women.
U.S. officials say they're poised to deal a 'crushing blow' to fentanyl traffickers
The officials say the U.S. has infiltrated the Sinaloa cartel, but the effort has sparked a backlash in Mexico. Some experts are skeptical fentanyl smuggling can be slowed.