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August 24, 2022

NYPD adopts new concealed carry permit license rule after Supreme Court ruling

The New York Police Department adopted a new rule that includes several barriers to overcome during the process of applying for a concealed carry license.

August 24, 2022

Texas AG Ken Paxton claims victory after court sides with state in abortion lawsuit against Biden admin

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday hailed a court's decision siding with the state in its abortion lawsuit against the Biden administration.

August 24, 2022

New Mexico will soon stop denying applicants law licenses based on citizenship

New Mexico can no longer deny applicants law licenses based on citizenship or immigration status. The state Supreme Court ruled that this change will take effect in October.

August 24, 2022

Texas judge blocks enforcement of President Joe Biden's abortion guidance

A U.S. District judge in Texas temporarily blocked a federal ruling that requires hospitals to provide abortions when the mother's life is at risk.

August 24, 2022

Judge in Texas blocks Biden administration emergency abortion guidance

A Texas federal judge blocked the enforcement of new abortion guidance Tuesday requiring hospitals provide emergency abortions to women regardless of state bans on the procedure.

August 23, 2022

‘Abortion is actually going to save democracy’ by mobilizing voters, Planned Parenthood president tells MSNBC

On MSNBC's "The ReidOut," Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson suggested that abortion could “save democracy” as the 2022 midterm elections grow closer.

August 23, 2022

Planned Parenthood president: Abortion could 'save' democracy

Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson said on MSNBC's "The ReidOut" that abortion could be used as a political issue to "save democracy" in the midterms. 

August 23, 2022

How religion, abortion will affect the midterm elections in Florida among crucial Hispanic voters

Despite emphasis on the economy and crime ahead of Florida's Tuesday primaries, abortion could sway Hispanic Floridians whose demographic is seeing a shift to the Republican party.

August 22, 2022

Planned Parenthood sues after New York town forbids clinic in retail plaza

Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York is suing after an upstate town voted against a special use permit to build a clinic in a retail plaza.

August 22, 2022

Lawsuit claims Arizona voter registration law harms low-income, minority voters

Arizona faces a lawsuit from several groups over a new law which will make it a crime to help someone vote if they are already registered in a different state.