Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the stark political limits of its ability to save — or end — the Roe v. Wade protections.
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President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas lease sales while considering their effect on climate change, and onshore and offshore sales were legally postponed, a federal attorney argued Tuesday.
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Supreme Court justices have long prized confidentiality, but that preference extends beyond work on opinions to things like travel, health issues and more.
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A Minneapolis man was found guilty Tuesday of lying to a federal grand jury about abusing a process for submitting absentee ballots for other voters during Minnesota’s primary election in August 2020.
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A military college student said in a lawsuit filed Thursday that armed services officials deemed him unfit for service because he tested positive for HIV.
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The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services, New York’s attorney general announced Wednesday.
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Minnesota could become a destination for abortion services for women from other states if the U.S. Supreme Court throws out the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Read More »Leaked opinion would transfer abortion authority to state leaders
The final text may be different, but the meaning of the draft is clear: The powers of states to decide if abortion is legal is increasing and the Supreme Court's barriers for overruling a precedent are decreasing.
Read More »With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose
A statistical analysis shows if the U.S. Supreme Court allows states to further restrict or even ban abortions, minority women will bear the brunt of it.
Read More »Luger orders entire staff to work on violent crime
Minnesota’s top federal attorney says he’s ordering his entire staff to work on violent crime cases.
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