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Murray Sinclair, First Nation advocate for justice and Canadian senator, has died
Murray Sinclair, a former First Nation judge, senator and chair of the commission that delved into Canada’s troubled history of residential schools for First Nations students, has diedWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Trump considers tough antitrust advocate for justice department unit
Gail Slater is ally of JD Vance who had also been in the running to chair the Federal Trade CommissionBusiness - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
Trump considers tough antitrust advocate for justice department unit
Gail Slater is ally of JD Vance who had also been in the running to chair the Federal Trade CommissionWorld - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
Trump considers tough antitrust advocate for justice department unit
Gail Slater is ally of JD Vance who had also been in the running to chair the Federal Trade CommissionWorld - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
Immigration advocates brace for Trump: 'Buckle up'
Immigration advocates are bracing for Trump 2.0, whose pledge of mass deportation is sending waves of panic and anger throughout the movement. Even before President-elect Trump’s resounding victory ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Immigrant advocates to Biden: 'Meet the urgency of the moment'
A coalition of 138 immigrant, civil and human rights groups is calling on President Biden to take executive action to protect certain vulnerable immigrants from President-elect Trump’s pledge of ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
How I Discovered I Was Stolen at Birth
There could have been as many 50,000 babies trafficked out of Chile between the 1950s and the 1990s.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor
Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn to little to afford private insuranceHealth - ABC News - October 31 -
Elon Musk worries free speech advocates with calls to prosecute researchers and critics
First Amendment advocates are concerned that Musk could use his sway as a Trump adviser to retaliate against a long list of enemies.Politics - NBC News - November 12 -
Advocates call on Congress to reauthorize radiation compensation law in lame-duck session
A coalition of advocates and stakeholders called on Congress to take action in the lame-duck session to reauthorize the law compensating Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by the federal ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Democratic Latino groups wrestle with Trump's election gains
A group of Democratic-leaning advocates say their polling shows that Trump did not win a majority of Latino men and that Latinos still support progressive policies.Politics - NBC News - November 14 -
A ‘gut punch’: Trump’s alleged sexual assault victims and their advocates on his win
Trump’s alleged victims, as well as other victims of sexual abuse, voice disappointment that he was elected again. When Donald Trump was elected to a second term last week, women who say he ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
Migrant rights advocate held in Tunisia under anti-terrorist investigation
Rights group says Abdallah Said’s case is a troubling first for the country amid president’s increasing crackdown. Tunisian anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of a leading advocate ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
Health care advocates prepare to fight RFK Jr. nomination
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Health advocates launch effort to bar RFK Jr. nomination Democratic-aligned health advocacy groups are ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Judge strikes down Wyoming’s anti-abortion laws in victory for rights advocates
Wyoming was the only state to explicitly ban abortion pills – one of the laws struck down on Monday. A Wyoming judge has struck down the state’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-country ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
Al Fayed abuse could be on scale of Savile, survivors’ advocate tells BBC
Speaking about her new role, Dame Jasvinder Sanghera says Al Fayed's "tentacles went far and wide".Top stories - BBC News - November 20 -
Advocates fear national book ban under unified GOP government
A Republican trifecta in Washington is raising concerns over the potential for national book ban legislation. Congressional Republicans have shown increased interest in the possibility, with House ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Parents advocate for food allergy awareness after daughter's tragic death
Two Texas parents are on a mission to raise awareness about food allergies after the death of their 23-year-old daughter.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
No-fault divorce advocates start to fret as talk of banning it bubbles up
Warnings have been popping up on social media urging women who might be considering divorce to "pull the trigger" while they still have the option of no-fault divorce.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Ranked-choice advocates forced to regroup after election losses
Proponents of ranked-choice voting are recalibrating after Americans across the country broadly rejected measures intended to implement the system. It wasn’t all bad news for advocates of the ...Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago -
No-fault divorce advocates start to fret as talk of banning it bubbles up
Warnings have been popping up on social media urging women who might be considering divorce to "pull the trigger" while they still have the option of no-fault divorce.Politics - CBS News - Yesterday -
UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing
Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010Business - Financial Times - October 30 -
Justice Dept. Sues Rocket Mortgage for Appraisal Discrimination
After a white appraiser slashed the value of a Black woman’s duplex, the Justice Department sued all involved in the assessment, including the nation’s largest lender.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Jenrick accepts role in Badenoch's top team
Kemi Badenoch's Tory leadership rival has accepted the role of shadow justice secretary, the BBC understands.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Justice flips Manchin’s West Virginia Senate seat
Popular Gov. Jim Justice (R) rolled to an easy victory to pick up retiring Sen. Joe Manchin’s (I) seat in West Virginia, marking the first time Republicans have won the seat since the 1950s. He ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Matt Gaetz, a Bomb-Thrower for the Justice Department
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be attorney general has set a new bar for in-your-face nominations.Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
Trump picking Gaetz to head justice sends shockwaves
Picking the outspoken congressman for attorney general is Trump laying down a challenge, writes Anthony Zurcher.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Justice served in Wales draw against Turkey - Bellamy
Wales boss Craig Bellamy says justice was served as Turkey missed a controversial late penalty in their goalless Nations League draw.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
What Trump's reelection means for the Justice Department
Donald Trump on the campaign trail repeatedly accused Democrats of using the U.S. Justice Department to indict him for several crimes. So what exactly does this baseless claim signal about how the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
Musk posts support for Gaetz: 'Hammer of Justice'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk publicly backed President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), pushing back against concerns over allegations of misconduct against ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Justice Department calls for breakup of Google and sale of Chrome
The proposed breakup calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent its Android smartphone software from favoring its search engine.Top stories - CBS News - November 20 -
Justice Department targets Google's search engine monopoly
The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a motion calling for Google to sell its Chrome search engine, arguing in court documents that "the playing field is not level." The Justice Department ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
When Leniency Is the Goal, a Justice System Breaks Easily
Two recent cases show New York’s fragile courts have little room for error.Top stories - The New York Times - 20 hours ago -
A first-time NYC marathon runner's special race goal: Advocate for gun violence prevention
Trevon Bosley will be one of 50,000 people at the starting line of the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Many parents voted for Trump. His top priority should be expanding the child tax credit, advocates say.
Parents — specifically, male parents — voted for President-elect Donald Trump this election cycle in an ongoing show of support for the Republican Party by voters with children, according to exit ...Business - MarketWatch - November 7 -
How advocates predict Trump's 2024 win could impact gun violence prevention laws
ABC News follows gun violence survivor Drew Spiegel and Rep. Maxwell Frost as they push for stricter gun laws.Top stories - ABC News - November 7 -
‘A total waste of time’: why Papua New Guinea pulled out of Cop29 and why climate advocates are worried
Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29. Papua New Guinea’s decision to pull out of an ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
Anti-abortion advocates say they will quickly dismantle some of President Joe Biden's abortion policies once President-elect Donald Trump makes his return to the White House next yearHealth - ABC News - November 9 -
‘We’re a fierce advocate and a wise friend’: Here’s what AARP’s new CEO will do for its 38 million members.
Social Security, caregiving, health and advocacy are at the top of her list.Business - MarketWatch - November 16
