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Can a State Stop Abortion Travel?
A judge says Alabama can’t make it a crime to help a woman obtain an out-of-state abortion.The Wall Street Journal - World - Abortion -
Trump legal team hammers at Cohen's credibility in questioning
Prosecutors are nearing the end of their hush money case against former President Donald Trump as Michael Cohen's testimony wraps up.NBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Radical change looms for Japanese legal sector
Advisers are braced for more domestic businesses to become targets for unsolicited takeoversFinancial Times - World - Japan -
Fifa to make legal assessment on Israel suspension
The Palestinian football federation calls for a vote at Fifa's congress to suspend Israel over the war in Gaza.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
FIFA to seek legal advice over Israel suspension
FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international football because of the conflict with Hamas.ESPN - Sports - Israel -
Legalized Weed is Landing More Seniors in the E.R.
In Canada, cannabis poisonings rose sharply among people 65 and older after the country legalized the drug, a new study found.The New York Times - Top stories -
Does Legalizing Cannabis Increase Adolescent Use?
Contrary to expectation, a major study found that weed use among minors was lower in states where the drug was legal.The New York Times - Health -
Free Speech Becomes a New Battleground in Abortion Litigation
The First Amendment looms large in lower court cases that may find their way to the Supreme Court.The New York Times - Top stories - Abortion -
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Voters have sided with abortion rights supporters every time the issue has been directly on the ballot since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion in 2022ABC News - Health - Abortion -
Louisiana house votes to criminalize abortion pills
The Louisiana House voted Tuesday to criminalize possession of mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription. The two drugs are used to induce a medicated abortion. The unprecedented effort would be the first instance of a state declaring ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Supreme Court rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding structure is legal
The Supreme Court decision protects the CFPB from the potentially crippling risk that Republicans in Congress will block annual funding for the agency.CNBC - Business -
A Legal Scholar Critiqued Elon Musk's Pay. Now He's Out of a Job.
Tesla threatened to fire a law firm over Charles Elson’s objections to the CEO’s proposed pay package, an email suggests.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Hunter Biden's allies scramble for legal fee support as main benefactor retreats
The financing crunch comes at a precarious time for President Joe Biden's son, whose two criminal trials are set to begin in June.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Senate Republicans introduce legislation to legalize IVF treatment nationally
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Ala.) announced Monday that they are introducing legislation to protect legal access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created ...The Hill - Politics - Republican Party -
'The Apprentice' team fires back after Trump campaign threatens lawsuit
'Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people,' the film's director, Ali Abbasi, said of the former president. 'They don't talk about his success rate, though.'Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - Donald Trump -
Legal battle ensues over Elvis Presley's Graceland estate
Elvis Presley's family is facing a legal battle to preserve the singer's famous Graceland estate from potential foreclosure. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca explains how the historic home became a legal issue.CBS News - Top stories -
Tucker Carlson: Program airing on Russian state TV 'without legal permission'
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson's media company says a Russian state television agency that is airing portions of his show is doing so without legal permission. Newsweek initially reported on Tuesday that Carlson was launching his show on ...The Hill - Politics - Russia -
Hogan Backs Codifying Roe, Tacking Left on Abortion Ahead of a Tough Race
The former two-term Republican governor, who vetoed legislation in Maryland to expand abortion access, called himself “pro-choice” in an interview and said he would back a federal law to ensure access to the procedure.The New York Times - Top stories - Abortion -
Biden's HHS is trying to twist the Hyde Amendment to mandate abortion funding
HHS has taken a lot of aggressive positions under this administration, but this may be its most ludicrous.The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
The Constitution is the best and most difficult way to protect abortion rights
Amending the Constitution offers the only long-term guarantee for rights and access.The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Americans split on abortion pill restrictions ahead of Supreme Court ruling
Americans are split on whether women should be required to have an in-person visit with a doctor before receiving abortion pills ahead of the Supreme Court ruling that will determine access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in medication ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Abortion rights initiatives make the ballot in South Dakota and Colorado
Abortion rights ballot initiatives will go before Colorado and South Dakota voters this NovemberABC News - Health - Abortion -
Hogan argues abortion pivot during Maryland Senate race not 'a major transformation'
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), the GOP nominee for retiring Democratic Sen. Cardin's seat in Maryland, argued Friday that his recent pivot on abortion, is not “a major transformation.” Hogan said he supports "restoring Roe as the law of the ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?
A judge's decision in a lawsuit against Ohio’s ban on most abortions could be nearABC News - Health - Abortion -
Democrats campaigning to suspend filibuster rule to pass abortion protections
Many Democrats campaigning for the Senate this year say they support suspending the filibuster rule to pass nationwide abortion protectionsABC News - Health - Abortion -
Abortion access finds wide support, but inflation, immigration fears propel Trump
Is the issue of abortion offsetting the drag on President Biden stemming from inflation nationally and immigration in a state like Arizona?CBS News - Politics - Abortion -
Rubio predicts Trump 'won't get to sign' federal abortion ban
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday predicted former President Trump will not have the opportunity to sign a national abortion ban even if he is reelected and wanted to, arguing the issue will never receive enough support in Congress. When asked ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Red state abortion bans headed for clash with blue state shield laws
A clash is looming between anti-abortion red states and the blue state telemedicine shield laws trying to preserve abortion access. More than a dozen states have laws shielding medical providers and others from out-of-state investigations and ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Abortion rights amendments qualify for the ballot in Colorado and South Dakota
Officials in Colorado and South Dakota have certified proposed amendments that would enshrine abortion access in their states' constitutions for the November ballot.NBC News - Politics - Abortion -
Nevada abortion rights groups submit signatures to advance ballot measure
A proposed amendment to enshrine access to abortion in Nevada’s constitution is one step closer to appearing on the battleground state's November 2024 ballot.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
The power — and limit — of abortion for Democrats in 2024: From the Politics Desk
Abortion remains a powerful force for Democrats in the 2024 election. But it also has limits — at least in the context of the showdown between Biden and Trump.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
Georgia state Supreme Court fight puts abortion front and center
Abortion is front and center in a high-stakes Georgia Supreme Court race pitting a Republican-appointed justice against a former Democratic lawmaker seeking to make a political comeback. Former Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) has made abortion a ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
California bill to help Arizona abortion seekers heads to Newsom
A California bill that aims to help Arizonans seeking an abortion is back on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk, just about a month after he introduced the legislation. The bill, Senate Bill 233, allows Arizona abortion providers to be quickly approved ...The Hill - Politics - California -
Louisiana passes bill to make abortion pills a controlled dangerous substance
Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would add two medications commonly used to induce an abortion to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, making possession of the drugs without a valid prescription a crime ...NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
John Oates goes public about legal battle with former Hall & Oates partner Daryl Hall
Hall & Oates' legal troubles began late last year, when Daryl Hall filed suit against John Oates over the latter's plan to sell his share of their company.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Card payments remain a ‘challenge’ for legal cannabis as major banks avoid the sector. Changing classification won’t help.
Standard credit card transactions remain elusive but more financial services firms are moving into the space.MarketWatch - Business -
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas groupABC News - Entertainment - Israel -
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas groupABC News - World - Israel -
The Apprentice: Trump campaign threatens legal action over biopic that depicts him as a rapist
Campaign spokesperson called Ali Abbasi’s film, which premiered at Cannes on Monday, ‘pure fiction which sensationalises lies that have been long debunked’. The Trump campaign has come out swinging against The Apprentice after the film, which ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Trump campaign calls 'The Apprentice' film 'blatantly false,' director offers to screen it for him
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called “The Apprentice,” a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, “pure fiction” and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film FestivalABC News - Entertainment - Donald Trump