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Mar 14 2023
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Trump weakening? Not judging by his Iowa swing.
Braving the cold March Iowa wind, Patty Havill stands amid a snaking line of red MAGA hats and flag-themed costumes, waiting to see the one man she believes can still save America from all its problems. Other Republican presidential hopefuls have been through town recently – including, on Friday, hot-ticket Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – but Ms. Havill is single-minded in her devotion. For her,
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 15 2023
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Texas judge to consider banning abortion pill in US
A U.S. judge in Texas is set to hear arguments on Wednesday in a bid by anti-abortion groups to ban sales of the abortion pill mifepristone across the country, even in states where abortion is legal, as they challenge regulatory approval granted more than two decades ago.
Dozens of journalists and people planning to attend the hearing gathered before dawn outside the federal courthouse
Reuters
Mar 09 2023
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Man accused in plane rampage faces judge
SARAH: IT WAS A PROSECUTOR AND NOT THE DEFENSE THAT WAS REQUESTING THE SUSPECT UNDERGO EIGHT MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION AND THE PROSECUTOR POINTING TO THE STATEMENTS MADE ON THE PLANE AS WELL AS STATEMENTS MADE RIGHT IN THE COURTROOM. >> SINCE I’M TAKING OVER THIS PLAIN -- >> FRANCISCO TORRES MAKING TROUBLING STATEMENTS ON THE FLIGHT PASSENGERS REPORTED HE THREATENED TO KILL EVERYONE
WCVB
Mar 16 2023
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Judge hears sides in challenge of FDA’s abortion pill approval
AMARILLO, Texas -- A federal judge in Texas raised questions Wednesday about a Christian group's effort to overturn federal regulators' decades-old approval of a leading abortion drug, in a case that could threaten the country's most common method for ending pregnancies. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk heard more than four hours of debate over the Alliance Defending Freedom's request to revoke or
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Mar 14 2023
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Abortion pill access case: Judge wants 'less advertisement'
A federal judge overseeing a high-stakes case that could threaten access to medication abortion across the nation told lawyers not to publicize upcoming arguments in the lawsuit and that “less advertisement of this hearing is better,” according to a transcript of the meeting, in a move experts say is outside the norm in the U.S. judicial system. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk — who was
San Francisco Chronicle
Mar 10 2023
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Judge sides with ConocoPhillips Alaska in well data dispute
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge has ruled that data from wells drilled by ConocoPhillips Alaska on federal lands on Alaska’s North Slope — including wells that are part of a major oil project the company is pursuing called Willow — can remain confidential for now. This week’s decision by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason in Anchorage comes as the Biden administration weighs whether to
Associated Press
Mar 15 2023
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Judge appears sympathetic to abortion pill challenge in consequential Texas hearing
AMARILLO, Texas — A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that aims to ban an abortion medication that has been widely used by millions of American women for over two decades. During the four-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk appeared sympathetic to arguments from the lawyers for a coalition of anti-abortion groups called the
NBC News (Online)
Mar 07 2023
Analysis
Senate Should Show More Spine on Biden Judges
Joe Biden has been stocking the federal bench with an increasingly radical and unqualified raft of judicial nominees. Thus far, his choices have been waved through blindly by a compliant Senate. Biden’s nominees have been confirmed at a faster pace than those of Donald Trump or prior modern presidents.
Traditionally, senators have taken the view that the president is entitled to some
National Review
Mar 09 2023
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Judge uses slavery law to rule on frozen embryo case
FAIRFAX, Va. — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves. The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner – delivered in a long-running dispute between a divorced husband and wife – is being criticized by some for wrongly
San Jose Mercury News
Mar 06 2023
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Judge Orders North Idaho to Reinstate Its President
A judge on Friday ordered North Idaho College to reinstate its president, Nick Swayne, who was placed on administrative leave without cause in December, The Spokesman-Review reported. “The board’s majority has wrongfully locked its captain in the brig while steering NIC toward an iceberg,” State Judge Cynthia Meyer, wrote in granting a preliminary injunction to Swayne. “The board’s decision to
Inside Higher Ed