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New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a ceremony where Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of bills to strengthen gun laws on June 6, 2022 in New York.

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A judge has ruled New York's lawsuit against the NRA can move forward

1:51am June 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The New York attorney general's lawsuit against the NRA is no mere "witch hunt," a Manhattan judge ruled Friday in dismissing the group's claims that the case is a political vendetta.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week. A federal judge has blocked a set of immigration enforcement priorities that Mayorkas championed.

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A federal judge in Texas blocks a major DHS policy limiting immigration enforcement

8:06pm June 10, 2022

by Joel Rose

Federal Judge Drew Tipton blocked a Biden administration policy that limits who immigration authorities can arrest and deport. Critics say that's preventing ICE agents from enforcing the law.

Demonstrators gather on the steps to the state Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House on May 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas.

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A judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth

7:49pm June 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first big public hearing about its investigation on Thursday.

Here's every word of the first Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

6:57pm June 10, 2022

Read the full transcript from the June 9 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6th Capitol attack.

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On Judy Garland's 100th birthday, a look at the classic 'Wizard of Oz'

5:40pm June 10, 2022

by Bob Mondello

Friday is Judy Garland's 100th birthday. We thought that offered a great opportunity to revisit her most popular role — Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

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Supreme Court decision limits excessive force lawsuits against Border Patrol agents

5:27pm June 10, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with SCOTUSblog contributing writer Howard Wasserman about a Supreme Court decision which weakens the ability to sue Border Patrol and federal agents over excessive force.

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Liberal activists viewed the Jan. 6 hearings at watch events across the U.S.

5:27pm June 10, 2022

by Juana Summers

Liberal activists across the country held events to watch the first Jan. 6 hearing Thursday night, including one in Philadelphia.

Encore: Before Roe, the women of 'Jane' provided abortions for the women of Chicago

5:27pm June 10, 2022

In the 1960s, an underground network of women in Chicago called the Jane Collective helped others seeking abortions.

More than 40 people gathered at Summit Presbyterian Church in northwest Philadelphia on Thursday to watch the first public hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

In Philadelphia, liberals gather to experience the first Jan. 6 hearing together

5:26pm June 10, 2022

by Juana Summers

In a northwest Philadelphia church, more than 40 people gathered to watch the hearings, calling for a moment of collective action.

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California has been hit with its 1st — but not last — major heat wave of the year

5:03pm June 10, 2022

by Saul Gonzalez

California is enduring its first major heat wave of the year. Temperatures are in the triple digits across the state. Experts say there's more of this weather to come this summer.