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Anti-abortion legislation is sweeping the U.S., including in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. We speak with Michele Goodwin, author of “Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood,” about the links between current conflicts between state and federal law and their historic precedents, such as Brown v. Board of Education and the Fugitive Slave Acts. “Bounty hunter” pro...

File photograph by Jaymie Baxley/The Pilot When the Moore County Board of Education reviewed a new retainer agreement with its longstanding law firm earlier this year, member David Hensley suggested that the board might be better off with a new legal team. The rest of the board disagreed and approved a slight increase in Tharrington Smith’s fees. But Hensley is getting his wish, and the ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation into law April 6 that bars any healthcare facility in the state from restricting in-person visitation to patients. SB 988, titled the "No Patient Left Alone Act," applies to hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. The law states that facilities' visitation pol...

DHS is fundamentally a department of partnerships. Our ability to execute our critical mission relies on the strength of our partnerships with you and our other key partners across the public and private sectors. Every day, you serve on the front lines to keep our communities safe. We are committed to ensuring you have the tools, resources, and support you need to continue doing so successful...

Kerry Abrams, dean of the Duke School of Law Kerry Abrams, who has served as dean of Duke Law School since 2018, has been reappointed to another five-year term through June 30, 2028, President Vincent Price and Provost Sally Kornbluth announced today. The reappointment follows the recommendation of a review committee chaired by Georg Vanberg, Ernestine Friedl Distinguished Professor of Politi...

Tech giants have a message for Congress: Stop pushing for antitrust laws, and pass privacy rules instead. Lobbying to stop a package of bills designed to curb internet giants’ power reached a frenzy this week, as the window for major legislation before the midterms closes. Two industry groups representing companies such as Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. held separate lobbying days to o...

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Oklahoma's abortion law and its ripple effect National correspondent Bill Keveney reports. Plus, a top U.N. official says a ceasefire won't be easy in Ukraine, national correspondent Elizabeth Weise tells us we're close to the point of no return on climate change, the Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court and the first complet...

(from Getty Images) * Standing Evacuation: Republicans flee en masse as Judge Jackson is confirmed to the highest court in the land. [Mediaite] * Marjorie Taylor Greene, who advocated for the execution of Democrat politicians in 2018 and 2019, ran to the police because of a joke on Jimmy Kimmel. Talk about a snowflake. [Twitter] * The 4th as a nicety: Portland Police did a bunch of snooping a...

Where preapproval to providers covering treatment is required by Michigan insurers, the new law means insurers must react quickly to doctor's requests or face automatic approval. Meanwhile, Alabama lawmakers pass an anti-trans youth health care ban. Michigan insurers that require health providers to get pre-approval to cover treatment will have to promptly respond to doctors’ requests or th...

MSNBC, CNN, celebrities slam GOP and DeSantis over Florida parental rights law 00:00 00:0001:43GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay The Alabama state legislature has passed a sister bill to Florida's parental rights law that bans lessons or specific discussion of sexuality and gender identity for children from kindergarten to fifth grade. The bill, which originally aim...