5 things to know about the latest abortion case in Texas
The case involves just one abortion, but it's likely to have wider implications in the state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country.
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Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on immigration
Immigration has become one of the cornerstone issues of the 2024 campaign as GOP presidential hopefuls try to stand out as the toughest on both illegal and legal immigration.
The Supreme Court will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a key abortion drug
The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments next year on the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.
Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case
The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of mifepristone, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed.
Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years
Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old. At the time, Beals, a 22-year-old student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, was home in Chicago during Thanksgiving break.
Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care
Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.
A jury decided Google's Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers
The maker of Fortnite sued three years ago, alleging that Google abused its power to shield its Play Store from competition in order to protect a gold mine that makes billions of dollars annually.
Woman who sued Texas for access to abortion seeks procedure out of state instead
Kate Cox, a pregnant woman from the Dallas area who had sued Texas for access to an abortion, has left the state for one instead. The fast-moving case was pending before the state Supreme Court.
Special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity
The special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump enjoys absolute immunity from election interference charges.
Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week
Supreme court justices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming will hear arguments in cases that will impact abortion access across the Mountain West. Here's what to know.