Dozens of people from the Crow, Northern Cheyenne and Blackfeet reservations filled a Helena courtroom Tuesday.
Read More »Lawsuit seeks to block policy on children seeking asylum
Advocates for immigrant children are suing to block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy that they say would erode legal protections for thousands of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the U.S.
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A state representative who was sued for defamation is not entitled to immunity because comments he made about the St. Paul city attorney were personal ...
Read More »Justices to decide on Trump bid to end DACA
The Supreme Court will decide whether President Donald Trump can end an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation.
Read More »Justices won’t revive Alabama ban on abortion procedure
The Supreme Court won’t revive Alabama’s ban on the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions.
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court allows partisan districts, blocks census query
WASHINGTON — In two politically charged rulings, the Supreme Court dealt a huge blow Thursday to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for ...
Read More »Kansas abortion ruling prompts new attack on death penalty
A recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling declaring that the state constitution protects access to abortion.
Read More »Ellison says he’ll defend Minnesota’s abortion restrictions
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’ll defend state laws restricting abortion against a legal challenge despite his strong personal support for abortion rights. Ellison ...
Read More »Arkansas judge asks to handle execution-related cases again
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration outside the governor’s mansion two years ago has asked the state ...
Read More »Wisconsin justices say governor should oversee school policy
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court reversed itself Tuesday and allowed the governor to take control of public school policy from the state superintendent, a ...
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