PHOENIX — A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus in […]
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Arizona judge rejects GOP wording for voters’ abortion ballot initiative pamphlet
PHOENIX — A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus in […]
Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says pop singer wasn’t intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped
Justin Timberlake ’s lawyer said Friday that the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month, as he seeks to get his drunken […]
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state […]
Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Supreme Court overturned a death sentence Thursday for a man convicted of murdering a woman to stop her from testifying […]
Arkansas abortion measure’s signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the […]
Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court’s new ethics code
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday became the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to call publicly for beefing up its new […]
Newsom orders California state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies Thursday to start removing homeless encampments on state land in his boldest action yet following […]
Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
NEW YORK — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers released Thursday that the verdict […]
Uvalde school police officer pleads not guilty to charges stemming from actions during 2022 shooting
UVALDE, Texas — A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at […]