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March 23, 2023

Hawaii Gov. Green enacts new law expanding abortion access, protect health care providers

The governor of Hawaii signed new legislation that would expand the state's access to abortion and protect health care workers from prosecution by out-of-state authorities.

March 23, 2023

Internet shocked at Biden judicial nominee's failure to answer simple question on legal procedure

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., went viral after he quizzed a Biden judicial court nominee on legal questions during a highly publicized nomination hearing.

March 23, 2023

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey reminds pharmacies they must stock up on abortion pills

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey reminded pharmacies that they are required to stock up on abortion drugs on Wednesday. The state passed a law in 2020 expanding access to abortion.

March 23, 2023

Jordan investigating Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s 'unprecedented abuse' and 'politically motivated' Trump probe

Republican Jim Jordan has demanded to hear from two attorneys who worked in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office as it investigates Donald Trump.

March 23, 2023

Wyoming woman arrested nearly a year after allegedly setting planned abortion clinic on fire

A 22-year-old Wyoming woman was arrested nearly a year after she allegedly set a planned full-service abortion clinic on fire weeks before its grand opening.

March 22, 2023

The leaks in DOJ's case against Trump 'make a mockery of the system': legal expert

Jonathan Turley says the leaks in the cases against former President Trump are "deeply troubling" and a continuation of a “pattern of selective leaks that are designed to influence public opinion.”

March 22, 2023

Sen. Kennedy’s question on legal procedure stumps Biden judicial nominee in front of Senate committee

Kato Crews, President Biden's nominee for district judge in Colorado, was stumped by questioning from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., over a legal procedure called a "Brady motion."

March 22, 2023

Cruz to introduce constitutional amendment to prevent Democrats from packing Supreme Court

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday introduced a constitutional amendment that would set the number of justices on the Supreme Court of the United States to nine.

March 22, 2023

Kansas House set to vote on 'born-alive infant protection' bill

The Kansas House will take a final vote on the "born-alive infant protection" bill. The bill would make abortionists preserve the lives of infants that were born during abortions.

March 22, 2023

Lawsuit targets Wyoming abortion pill law

Pro-choice supporters have filed a lawsuit in Wyoming that seeks to block the state's law on abortion pills, which Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed on March 17, 2023.