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Emily Wales, interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, speaks to a group of abortion rights advocates outside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The Oklahoma House gave final legislative approval to a bill that would make performin

Oklahoma's vote to ban most abortions comes at a key moment for reproductive rights

4:43pm April 06, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

It's the latest conservative legislature to approve a new restriction on abortion, as the country awaits a Supreme Court decision that could upend Roe v. Wade.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

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Two more Republicans say they'll vote to confirm Jackson's Supreme Court nomination

7:38pm April 04, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

Sens. Murkowski and Romney said they'll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines to advance her nomination to the Senate.

Justice Patricia Guerrero was sworn in as the newest judge of California's Supreme Court Monday, becoming the first Latina woman in the role.

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Newest California Supreme Court judge is the first Latina in the role

7:25am March 29, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Justice Patricia Guerrero has been an associate justice in a federal appeals court, a trial court judge, a law partner and a federal prosecutor.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, moderates a panel discussion titled "When did World War III Begin? Part A: Threats at Home" during the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 23, 2017.

Supreme Court Justice Thomas' wife Ginni has a long history of conservative activism

10:03pm March 25, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The text messages Virginia Thomas sent Trump's chief of staff pushing false claims about the 2020 election are the latest in her often public work to support conservative Republicans.

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday that he intends to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, likely securing her spot on the Supreme Court.

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Manchin says he will support Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

2:56pm March 25, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened on Tuesday

10:32pm March 22, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Monday in Washington, D.C.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened Monday

5:44pm March 21, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.

Justice Thomas worries 'trends' like 'cancel culture' will compromise institutions

12:00pm March 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

"By doing this, you continue to chip away at the respect of the institutions that the next generation is going to need if they're going to have civil society," Thomas says at Utah event.

Democratic Sen. Lauren Book speaks in favor of her amendment to SB 146, a proposed abortion bill in the Florida Senate on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Abortions after 15 weeks are one signature away from being banned in Florida

9:33am March 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The measure in Florida comes as Republicans across the country move to tighten access to the procedure.

Abortion rights supporters protest in Austin, Texas, in October. Doctors say their worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true.

Doctors' worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true

7:36am March 01, 2022

It's been six months since Texas passed a law banning almost all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Doctors and patients are feeling frustrated as they navigate the new legal environment.

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