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Texas' abortion law is temporarily blocked. Congress appears closer to a deal that keeps the government paying its bills. A study estimates more than 140,00 children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The anti-abortion law in Texas has been put on hold, but it is unclear if people seeking abortions will actually be able to get them. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We talk here of a ...

Courtesy Stanford University This story is co-published with & the West, an independent publication at Stanford University. Assistant Professor Elizabeth Reese, who is Nambé Pueblo, joined the Stanford Law School faculty as its first Native American member in June 2021. Her new article, published in the Stanford Law Review, analyzes the way United States legal institutions systemat...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University announced on Wednesday that an alumnus and Board of Trust member has donated $10 million to the law school. Justin Ishbia graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Law in 2004 and is the founder and managing partner of Shore Capital Partners, according to a news release from the school. Law school Dean Chris Guthrie said the donation will be used to...

A man called the Whitefish Police Department after a man driving a black car with New Jersey plates followed him and his wife home. The driver of the New Jersey vehicle then approached the man and told him that “God told him to follow them.” When the man asked the driver to leave, he did so in a peaceful manner. But the interaction left the husband and wife uncomfortable. A man wearing a blac...

China, U.S. agree to take action to bring ties back to right track Shenzhou-13: China ups preparation for new manned space mission China practices not only the rule of law but also the rule of virtue, said Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang in a keynote speech during a forum organized by the U.S.-Asia Institute on Wednesday. He made the remarks after sharing several buzzwords in...

Demonstrators protest against vaccination mandates at a rally in front of L.A. City Hall on Aug. 14. SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Gavin Newsom said last week that California would require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a critical caveat was tucked within the nation-leading announcement: Parents can opt their children out of inoculation based on personal beliefs. Newsom did not defin...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday granted the Justice Department’s request to halt enforcement of the recently passed Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state while the legal battle over the statute makes its way through the federal courts. In his 113-page ruling, Robert L. Pitman, a U.S. District Court judge in Austin, Texas, sided with the Biden administration, which ha...

The law was named after Collin Wiant, who died after a hazing incident at Ohio University in 2018. The law went into effect Thursday. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hazing is now a felony in Ohio. That’s after Collin’s Law went into effect on Thursday. The law, signed by Governor Mike DeWine back in July, also makes failure to report a misdemeanor. Colleges and universities also will now be required to co...

Poland’s constitutional tribunal has ruled that some EU laws are in conflict with the country’s constitution, taking a major step towards a “legal Polexit” with far-reaching consequences for Warsaw’s funding and future relations with the bloc. The tribunal, whose legitimacy is contested after multiple appointments of judges loyal to the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, said som...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A former resident of Lock Haven pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Wednesday. Jared Nyman, 24, of Lock Haven, pleaded guilty to Count Two of the Superseding Indictment before United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guilty plea, from July 2019 to ...