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April 2, 2024

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy to release memoir reflecting on growing up, landmark cases

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is set to release a two-volume memoir in the fall, reflecting on his childhood in California and his 30 years on the court.

April 2, 2024

Alabama inmate set for second-ever nitrogen gas execution sues: 'pain and disgrace'

Alabama inmate Alan Eugene Miller is suing to block the state's attempt to put him to death using nitrogen gas after that execution method was tried in January with unclear results.

April 1, 2024

Florida Supreme Court approves abortion ballot initiative while upholding 15-week ban

Florida's high court on Monday will let voters decide on a constitutional amendment to would enshrine abortion protections.

April 1, 2024

GOP state AGs press Supreme Court to take up Hawaii climate change case they say is 'grave threat'

Twenty Republican state attorneys general are asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a climate change case they say could have "grave" consequences for American energy production.

April 1, 2024

Supreme Court skeptical on abortion pills

The press was relieved at apparent opposition to ban. 

April 1, 2024

Maine GOP lawmaker sounds alarm on 'sanctuary state' proposal for abortions and sex changes

Hearings continue for controversial bill in Maine that would make it a sanctuary state for abortions and gender-transition procedures.

April 1, 2024

Sorority lawsuit exposes who knows what a woman is

Sorority lawsuit seeks to defend something that the vast majority of people understand -- that men and women are different. Changing that could jeopardize laws that protect women.

March 30, 2024

GOP attempts to define position on discarding IVF embryos amid pro-life stances

The Republican Party cannot find a consistent stance to take on IVF procedures after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling raised questions about the technology's compliance with pro-life ethics.

March 30, 2024

Hawaii’s Big Oil suit a 'stalking horse’ for Green New Deal push nationwide, experts say

Consumer and legal experts say Hawaii's "hyper-ideological" Supreme Court is threatening to dictate climate policy for the United States.

March 29, 2024

D.C. judge's comments on Trump in hush money case ‘inappropriate’ and ‘unseemly,’ experts say

D.C. Judge Reggie Walton is facing criticism for his comments about former President Trump in a media interview as Trump faces a federal trial in the judge's district.