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Mar 14 2021
Analysis
Virginia next in line to abolish death penalty. What’s behind the shift?
Rachel Sutphin wasn’t thinking about the death penalty when her father, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy Cpl. Eric Sutphin, was killed on duty in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 2006. She was only 9, after all. Nor did she really understand it two years later, when a jury sentenced her father’s killer, William Morva, to death.
But as Mr. Morva’s lawyers periodically appealed the verdict over
Christian Science MonitorNov 06 2019
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Swing State Polls
“President Trump remains highly competitive in the battleground states likeliest to decide his re-election, according to a set of new surveys from The New York Times Upshot and Siena College. Across the six closest states that went Republican in 2016, he trails Joe Biden by an average of two points… [and] leads Elizabeth Warren by two points among registered voters, the same margin as his win
The Flip SideApr 28 2021
Analysis
The free speech case so complicated it seems to have stumped the Supreme Court
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L, which the Supreme Court heard on Wednesday, is a tough case. And it’s not tough because it presents the kind of politically toxic questions that often cause the justices to retreat into their partisan corners.
Members of the Court from across the political spectrum spent Wednesday morning struggling to determine when a school district should be
VoxOct 07 2015
Background
Should Abortion Be Legal?
The debate over whether or not abortion should be a legal option continues to divide Americans long after the US Supreme Court's 7-2 decision on Roe v. Wade declared the procedure a "fundamental right" on Jan. 22, 1973.
Proponents, identifying themselves as pro-choice, contend that choosing abortion is a woman's right that should not be limited by governmental or religious authority,
ProCon.orgJun 08 2015
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On 37th anniversary of priesthood ban’s end, black Mormons say race issues still need attention
Thirty-seven years ago Monday, the LDS Church announced a momentous decision: Its priesthood would henceforth be open "to all worthy male members," ending a centurylong ban on black men and boys in its ranks.
The June 8, 1978, change was celebrated throughout The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leading many Mormons to believe past racial issues were now over.
The
Oct 04 2015
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Abortion, birth control, race top Supreme Court's agenda
Abortion, birth control and race are among the most divisive issues the Supreme Court will confront over the next nine months, amid a presidential election campaign in which some candidates are talking pointedly about the justices and the prospect of replacing some of them in the next few years.
The justices are returning to the bench on Monday for the start of their new term and their
Fox News DigitalMar 13 2024
Headline Roundup
Georgia Judge Dismisses 6 Counts Against Donald Trump
The judge in former President Donald Trump's election interference case in Georgia dismissed six of the counts against him and his 14 co-defendants, but hasn't yet ruled on whether District Attorney Fani Willis will be disqualified from the case.
The Details: Trump had been indicted on three of the six counts that were dismissed. He still faces 10 other counts in the case.
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The Hill NBC News Digital Washington ExaminerDec 15 2019
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U.K. Election Results
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Last Thursday, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory. His Conservative Party won 365 seats, and holds a 78-seat parliamentary majority.Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party only won 203 seats Abridge NewsMar 12 2019
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Women running for president is the new normal
A record-breaking six women have already announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination.
Six women — so far — have declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination in 2020. It’s the most women who’ve ever run for a major-party nomination in history.
Until this cycle, there had been, at most, two women who had ever competed in a major party primary, according to
VoxMar 12 2019
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Trump's Budget Would Add $7.9 Trillion to the National Debt Over the Next Decade
And the real outcome is likely to be worse, since the budget relies on overly rosy assumptions about future economic growth.
Page 1 of President Donald Trump's proposed budget boldly promises to tame America's runaway national debt, which recently surpassed $22 trillion and continues to grow.
"My 2020 Budget builds on the tremendous progress we have made and provides a clear
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