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Justice
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Jury rules Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million for defaming Georgia election workers
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss sued Giuliani in a case at the intersection of democracy and racialized threats that featured wrenching testimony.
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Police officers can help prevent domestic violence killings by asking the right questions, research shows
More states are seeking to make "lethality assessment" questionnaires mandatory or more widely used during domestic violence calls.
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How a group of grandparents is mobilizing to push back against Moms for Liberty
Grandparents for Truth, a project of progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, is working to fight book bans, right-wing school boards and what it describes as authoritarianism in the nation’s schools.
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Disability advocates breathe a sigh of relief at Supreme Court’s Acheson decision
The 9-0 ruling to dismiss the case as moot preserves the right for civil rights testers to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act in some jurisdictions.
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Anti-abortion Arizona Supreme Court Justice recuses self from abortion case
An Arizona Supreme Court judge who once accused Planned Parenthood of committing genocide has agreed to recuse himself from a case involving the organization that will determine the future legality of abortion in the state.
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Boston police recommit to solving murder of Rita Hester, whose death inspired Transgender Day of Remembrance
It’s been 25 years since Hester, a Black trans woman, was found stabbed to death in her Boston apartment.
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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman Supreme Court justice, dies at 93
The Reagan appointee co-wrote a key decision reaffirming Roe v. Wade in 1992, establishing that states couldn’t impose an 'undue burden' on anyone seeking an abortion before fetal viability.
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The 19th Explains: What’s next for New York’s Adult Survivors Act on sexual assault
How a New York law created a look-back window for sexual violence cases — and might do so again in the future.
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First Native Hawaiian woman confirmed as federal judge
Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park’s confirmation marks a historic step forward in representation for Indigenous people and continues Democrats’ efforts to expand the number of women in federal judge positions.
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They were prosecuted for using drugs while pregnant. But it may not have been a crime.
Dozens of women in Mississippi have faced child abuse crimes that, based on existing state law, they may not have committed.