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Democratic state lawmakers want to ensure abortion access remains legal in Colorado even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. On the day the Supreme Court heard arguments over a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a group of state legislators signed a proclamation to uphold Coloradans’ rights to abortion. They plan to introduce a bill next year codifyi...

The full U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear arguments on Tennessee's restrictive abortion law signed into law last year by Gov. Bill Lee. Lee signed a wide-ranging bill last summer putting in place some of the nation's most restrictive abortion measures, including one that seeks to block the procedure at a gestational stage as early as six weeks or if the doctor knows the patient ...

Texas is expected to implement a second major abortion law on Thursday as the Supreme Court weighs arguments that could change the future of how states can restrict abortion. The new Texas law would limit medication abortions, a nonsurgical procedure where a patient takes two pills known as mifepristone and misoprostol that induce an abortion. Medication abortions — not to be confused with th...

A Kansas City law firm is donating $1 million to the University of Missouri to support Black students pursuing careers in law and the university’s journalism school. The firm, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, announced the gift in a news release Wednesday. The $1 million will be evenly divided between two scholarship funds for students enrolled at Mizzou’s School of Law and for the School of Journal...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with O. Carter Snead, law professor at Notre Dame, about the legal standing for anti-abortion arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Popular on NPR.org NPR Editors' Picks

Delaware U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark took a cautious approach as he seeks confirmation to a Federal Circuit seat. USPTO nominee Katherine Vidal told the committee that she supports more clarity in patent eligibility law, be it through the courts or Congress.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers overstepped their authority in passing legislation that would allow more people to carry guns on public college campuses, a state judge has ruled. District Court Judge Michael McMahon on Tuesday granted the state Board of Regents' request for a permanent injunction against legislation that sought to block the regents from regulating the possession or sto...

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Served As The Chattanooga State Public Communications Director On the morning of Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Brenda Elizabeth Law Hamn, 78, passed away peacefully from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease. Brenda was born on August 10th, 1943 as the youngest of five children to “George” John Simeon and Birdie B Law in Troy, Pike County, Alabama. A bright student who played the flute ...

The White House has reportedly begun interviews with possible candidates to fill the empty seats on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System in 2022. According to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, U.S. President Joe Biden is considering qualified candidates including Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic, former Consumer F...