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April 23

WATCH: Red state gov urges firearms makers to ditch Colorado amid its anti-gun push

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is inviting gun manufacturers and sellers to move to Montana from Colorado after Democrats there passed one of the nation's most restrictive gun laws.

April 23

New Mexico Supreme Court bans judge after alleged TdA member arrested at home

Disciplinary action was handed down on Tuesday after an alleged Tren de Aragua member was arrested at a former judge's home in New Mexico.

April 23

California judge convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife

A Southern California judge was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for the August 2023 fatal shooting of his wife during an argument.

April 23

New York's Nassau County seeks to ban standing within 15 feet of cops under bill panned as unconstitutional

Lawmakers in Nassau County, New York, are pushing a measure to make it illegal to stand within 15 feet of police or other first responders during an emergency.

April 22

'Striking': DC appeals court interrogates Trump admin on Pentagon's transgender military ban policy

A D.C.-based appellate panel questioned the Trump administration's transgender military ban policy and a lower court's finding of animus behind the ban.

April 22

'Let us be the parents': Supreme Court should let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ school lessons, lawyer argues

Counsel representing a coalition of parents fighting to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum says the case is "not a book ban case but a religious freedom one.

April 22

Missing Texas realtor Suzanne Simpson’s husband ‘forcing state’s hand’ in fight to toss murder case: experts

A Texas court on Tuesday will hear Brad Simpson's attorneys argue that his murder indictment should be thrown out. He is charged in his wife Suzanne Simpson's disappearance and death.

April 22

Atlanta approves $1.4M settlement for family of man killed by officer acquitted in 2019 shooting

The Atlanta City Council settled for $1.4 million with the family of a man shot and killed in 2019 by a former Atlanta cop who was later acquitted.

April 21

Texas legislation could weaken protections against frivolous lawsuits, warn free speech advocates

An anti-SLAPP law in Texas meant to protect ordinary citizens from intimidating lawsuits is in danger of being gutted, free speech advocates say.

April 21

Navy veteran suing Associated Press over Afghanistan story says 'smuggling' language implied criminal conduct

Zachary Young, who successfully sued CNN for defamation earlier this year, is now seeking punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press.