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Donald Trump December 12, 2023

Trump legal team files motion to pause proceedings pending appeal

Former President Donald Trump's legal team has filed a motion urging U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to pause proceedings against Trump while his appeal is pending.

Missouri December 12, 2023

Missouri county reaches $1.2M settlement with parents of man who died in restraint chair

Jackson County, Missouri, will pay $1.2 million to the parents of Marquis Wagner, who died in 2021 while being held in a restraint chair by jail guards.

South Dakota December 12, 2023

'Taste', 'decency' standards for South Dakota vanity plates unconstitutional, state admits

South Dakota will no longer deny vanity license plate applications based on "good taste and decency" standards the state admitted were a First Amendment violation.

Maryland December 12, 2023

Maryland taking applications to replace murdered circuit judge

Maryland's state judiciary is now accepting applications to replace Judge Andrew Wilkinson, who was killed in October by Pedro Argote after ruling against him in a custody battle.

Kentucky December 12, 2023

Kentucky woman who filed lawsuit for abortion says embryo no longer has cardiac activity

An unidentified pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit challenging the state's near-total abortion ban has been informed that her embryo no longer has cardiac activity.

Politics December 12, 2023

Planned Parenthood received $90 million in PPP loans during COVID-19 pandemic

Planned Parenthood received $90 million in PPP loans during the pandemic, raising concerns about fund allocation and priorities.

Texas December 11, 2023

Texas Supreme Court rules against pregnant woman hours after she leaves state to obtain abortion

A Texas pregnant woman has left the state to obtain an abortion procedure hours before the state supreme court ruled against her request seeking permission for the procedure.

Donald Trump December 11, 2023

Supreme Court: Trump must respond to special counsel’s presidential immunity petition before Christmas

The Supreme Court has agreed to expedite this appeal and asked Trump’s lawyers to respond to the motion by next Wednesday December 20

VIDEO December 11, 2023

Ranchers say Texas highway project flooded farms, killed animals

The DeVilliers have ranched in Texas for nearly a century. They say their land never flooded until the state raised Interstate 10. Now they're headed to the Supreme Court.

Abortion December 11, 2023

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York law allowing abortion clinic buffer zones

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a NY law that allegedly targeted a Catholic "sidewalk counselor," upholding precedent allowing abortion clinic buffer zones.