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Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters
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Quick Glance: Justices Question Obstruction Charge Against Jan. 6 Rioter
  • The Supreme Court is considering whether Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding, potentially impacting Trump's election interference case.

  • During Tuesday's hearing, justices expressed concerns about the Justice Department's use of the obstruction statute to prosecute those involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

  • A potential consequence of a ruling in favor of Fischer could affect Trump, although this outcome is not definitive. Prosecutors in Trump's case have emphasized that even if Fischer succeeds, Trump's actions would still be governed by a more restrictive interpretation of the law.

  • The provision was enacted in 2002 as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed after the Enron accounting scandal. Both Fischer and Trump argue that the obstruction law does not apply to their alleged conduct, meaning the charges should be dropped.
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Donald Trump Scores Win on Abortion: Polling conducted exclusively for Newsweek shows more Americans say states should decide abortion limits rather than the ...
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Donald Trump Scores Win on Abortion
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
  • Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.

  • Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.

  • State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.

  • A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
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The Staggering Implications of a Slate of Trump Legal Victories: The public isn’t sure he’s guilty in a hush money case, a Supreme Court ruling could toss two ...
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The Staggering Implications of a Slate of Trump Legal Victories
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Supreme Court declines Lindell appeal over phone seizure: The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Trump ally Mike Lindell on Monday over his attempt to ...
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Supreme Court declines Lindell appeal over phone seizure
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Fallout from Trump's bid to overturn election loss heads to Supreme Court: The actions of Donald Trump and his supporters following his 2020 election loss top ...
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Fallout from Trump's bid to overturn election loss heads to Supreme Court
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Supreme Court won't hear Mike Lindell's challenge over FBI seizure of cellphone: The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by MyPillow founder and election ...
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Supreme Court won't hear Mike Lindell's challenge over FBI seizure of ...
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How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map: How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has ...
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Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
  • Democratic bills to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban were blocked in the Legislature.

  • Arizona's highest court decision upholding a 1864 abortion ban caused chaos and confusion.

  • Democrats aimed to repeal the ban to protect women's health, facing hurdles in the Republican-controlled legislature.

  • The uncertainty loomed over whether Republican leaders would allow immediate action on repealing the ban, despite pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.
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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges ...
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Biden’s SAVE student loan repayment plan faces fresh legal challenges from Republican-led states
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Quick Glance: Biden Seeks Student Debt Relief
  • The Biden administration unveils plans to erase student debt for millions of Americans to fulfill a 2020 presidential promise.

  • The proposed new program aims to provide targeted relief to specific groups of borrowers, including long-term debt holders and those in financial distress.

  • Over 25 million borrowers are set to benefit from up to $20,000 in interest cancellation, with automatic relief planned for eligible borrowers.

  • In addition to these reliefs, long-term borrowers and those experiencing financial hardships will also receive assistance, with the debt relief process expected to take some time.
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Trump now out of options to delay Manhattan hush-money trial: experts: After striking out 0-3 in appellate court, only an unforeseen, nonlegal emergency could ...
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Trump now out of options to delay Manhattan hush-money trial: experts
Quick Glance: Path to Victory: Trump's NY Hush Money Trial
  • The first criminal trial of any former president began with extortion, Trump should aim for an acquittal.

  • Charges do not concern misconduct in settling hush money with Daniels, but entering payments to conceal another crime.

  • The burden of proof for criminal intent is high, requiring proof for two layers of specific intent to convict Trump.

  • A legal maneuver could allow Trump to dismiss his defense team and recruit a new team to potentially secure his case.
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Jack Smith Could Be Headed for 'Disaster' in Trump Case: An upcoming ruling could significantly change Jack Smith's case against Donald Trump.
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Jack Smith Could Be Headed for 'Disaster' in Trump Case
Quick Glance: Special Counsel Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump's Immunity Claim
  • The office of special counsel Jack Smith has filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump's appeal claiming immunity from prosecution in his 2020 election subversion case.

  • Smith argues that Trump's immunity theory lacks historical precedent, contradicting the founders' vision of the country.

  • The special counsel accuses Trump of suggesting presidents should be immune from prosecution for all criminal acts while in office, freeing them from crimes like bribery and murder.

  • The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on April 25, allowing Trump's team to respond to Smith's arguments in their upcoming brief.
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How Jack Smith is trying to get Trump's Jan. 6 trial moving: The special counsel urged the Supreme Court to let the case proceed as soon as possible rather than ...
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How Jack Smith is trying to get Trump's Jan. 6 trial moving
Quick Glance: Jack Smith Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump's Immunity Claim
  • Special counsel Jack Smith pushed the Supreme Court in a court filing ahead of the April 25 arguments to reject former President Donald Trump's stance that he should be given absolute immunity in the federal election interference case.

  • Outlined in the 66-page filing were a series of arguments by Smith and his team against Trump's assertion that a president is shielded from criminal prosecution.

  • Prosecutors contended that there are no presidential authorities that would grant Trump immunity in this instance, and historical evidence discredits Trump's assertions.

  • Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in 2022 to probe Trump's alleged involvement in disputing the 2020 presidential election results. The Supreme Court is scheduled to conduct oral arguments on Trump's immunity argument on April 25.
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Some Jan. 6 rioters win early release, even before key Supreme Court ruling: The Supreme Court’s pending review of a key federal charge levied against Jan ...
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Some Jan. 6 rioters win early release, even before key Supreme Court ...
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Trump is recreating his web of chaos at home and abroad in a preview of what a second term could look like
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Voters in Alabama's new congressional district return to the polls for primary runoffs
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Voters in Alabama's new congressional district return to the polls for ...
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Fani Willis pushes back on latest Trump effort to remove her from prosecuting Georgia election subversion case
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Fani Willis pushes back on latest Trump effort to remove her from ...
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How Trump’s Criminal Cases Test the US Constitution: Like no one before him, Donald Trump is at once a former president, a presumptive candidate to be nominated ...
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How Trump’s Criminal Cases Test the US Constitution
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ABC News' Rachel Scott is in Arizona, where the state legislature is grappling with the State Supreme Court's decision to repeal a near-total abortion ban in ... Show more   abcnews.go.com/Politics/arizona-republicans-block-quick-push-repeal-total-abortion/story
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Fact checking Trump's claims about 'election integrity': Trump has continued to falsely claim he won the 2020 election in several states.
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Fact checking Trump's claims about 'election integrity'
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Dallas appeals court rules against Ken Paxton in misconduct complaint: The ruling from the Dallas-based 5th Court of Appeals dealt a legal blow to Attorney ...
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Dallas appeals court rules against Ken Paxton in misconduct complaint
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Anti-abortion groups eye challenge if Florida voters approves ballot measure: The fight over abortion likely won't end in November.
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Anti-abortion groups eye challenge if Florida voters approves ballot ...
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Appeals court upholds ruling killing controversial ballot design in NJ Democratic primary
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Appeals court upholds ruling killing controversial ballot design in NJ ...
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Trump’s abortion stance could put Florida Republicans in a bind: The state GOP's strict abortion bans could be repealed if voters approve a ballot ...
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Trump’s abortion stance could put Florida Republicans in a bind
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Biden Gets to Hit the Campaign Trail as Trump Gets Stuck in Court: This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s ...
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Biden Gets to Hit the Campaign Trail as Trump Gets Stuck in Court
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DOJ To Supreme Court: No, Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Not Immune From Prosecution: If the high court agrees with the trial court and a federal appellate court ...
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DOJ To Supreme Court: No, Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Not Immune From ...
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Fulton County DA Fani Willis Asks Court To Refuse Trump’s Appeal To Oust Her From Election Case
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Fulton County DA Fani Willis Asks Court To Refuse Trump’s Appeal To Oust ...
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Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake | Africanews: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal ...
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Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake | Africanews
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US historians file brief with supreme court rejecting Trump’s immunity claim: Fifteen scholars on US history outline that Trump is not immune to prosecution for ...
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US historians file brief with supreme court rejecting Trump’s immunity ...
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GOP resolution says Trump didn’t engage in an insurrection. What do Americans think?
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GOP resolution says Trump didn’t engage in an insurrection ...
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Supreme Court Urged to Reject 'Intolerable and Dangerous' Trump Immunity Claim: "Trump's legal theory defies common sense and would enable an almost ...
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Supreme Court Urged to Reject 'Intolerable and Dangerous' Trump Immunity ...
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The former president – and his appointments to the Supreme Court – ended American women’s constitutional right to have an abortion. Trump used to crow about it ... Show more   www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-abortion-joe-biden-b2527704.html
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Justices Weigh Obstruction Charge Use Against Jan. 6 Defendants – and Trump: A ruling that prosecutors stretched the law too far would have sweeping implications ...
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Justices Weigh Obstruction Charge Use Against Jan. 6 Defendants – and ...
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Trump Allies Try to Convince Supreme Court He’d Never Order Hit on Rival: A pro-Trump group tells justices he could never have the military kill non-military ...
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Trump Allies Try to Convince Supreme Court He’d Never Order Hit on Rival
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GOP leaders pursue new lawsuits over 2024 election rules – including attacking methods of voting they want supporters to use
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GOP leaders pursue new lawsuits over 2024 election rules – including ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal won’t run again, shaking up race for control: The retirement of the longest-serving liberal on the narrowly divided court ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal won’t run again, shaking up race for ...
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Will Abortion in Florida and Arizona Decide the Election?: Battles over abortion rights and restrictions could redraw the electoral map in two key states this ...
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Will Abortion in Florida and Arizona Decide the Election?
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Colorado lawmakers defeat effort to impeach Secretary of State Jena Griswold: A Colorado House committee killed Republicans' quixotic bid to impeach ...
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Colorado lawmakers defeat effort to impeach Secretary of State Jena ...
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Not even AOC is calling for Sonia Sotomayor to retire: Progressive House Democrats are dismissing calls for the 69-year-old justice's retirement ...
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Not even AOC is calling for Sonia Sotomayor to retire
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Neal Katyal Was Their Resistance Hero. Until They Found Out About New Jersey.: Why is a top democracy defender fighting to help machine-politics bosses?
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Neal Katyal Was Their Resistance Hero. Until They Found Out About New ...
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Americans will find voting easier — or harder — depending where they live: Americans will find voting is different this year, but whether they have an easier or ...
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Americans will find voting easier — or harder — depending where they live
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'What a difference a judge makes': Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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'What a difference a judge makes'
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The Jamaica Labour Party's fight for the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation has reached the Supreme Court as its losing candidate for the Kintyre ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240409/jlps-fight-ksamc-reaches-supreme-court-0   #GLNRToday
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'Colleges warn of punishment for disruptions': A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
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'Colleges warn of punishment for disruptions'
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Trump trial live updates: Moments after a jury was complete, a man outside the courthouse set himself on fire, a witness said
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Editorial: Bob Graham did his best work for the people of Florida: Bob Graham was the last governor who owed his election to a runoff primary ...
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Editorial: Bob Graham did his best work for the people of Florida
Quick Glance: Bob Graham, Former US Senator and Florida Governor, Dies at 87
  • Bob Graham, former U.S. Senator and two-term Florida Governor, has passed away at the age of 87.

  • Graham, a prominent critic of the Iraq war and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee post-9/11, was remembered by his family as a visionary leader and dedicated public servant.

  • Known for his political quirks like 'workdays' and meticulous diary-keeping, Graham was an early opponent of the Iraq war and maintained good relationships with colleagues from both parties.

  • Highly popular with Florida voters, Graham's political career spanned five decades, marked by electoral victories and significant contributions to education and environmental protection in the state.
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If Biden Bans Menthol Cigarettes, Could He Hand the Election to Trump? It’s a Valid Concern.
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SF’s big-money judicial election is over, but its impacts will linger: Money, media and politics: Judges like me are now forced to think about all three as we ...
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SF’s big-money judicial election is over, but its impacts will linger
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State attorney Warren suspended by DeSantis changes mind, will run again: Changing course, a Democratic prosecutor suspended from office by Republican Gov ...
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State attorney Warren suspended by DeSantis changes mind, will run again
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Before Trump and Johnson, Kansas tried a proof of citizenship voter law. It failed
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Before Trump and Johnson, Kansas tried a proof of citizenship voter law ...
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Supreme Court hears case that may impact Trump prosecution: It zeros-in on whether a 2002 federal law created to prevent the destruction of evidence could apply ...
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Supreme Court hears case that may impact Trump prosecution
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Rage and conspiracy on Donald Trump’s campaign trail: On the evening of 13 April, Donald Trump’s cavalcade drove into the suburb of Schnecksville ...
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Rage and conspiracy on Donald Trump’s campaign trail
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GUEST COLUMN: Secretary of state exceeded the authority of her position: As Republican Canvass Board member for El Paso County, I have declined to certify the ...
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GUEST COLUMN: Secretary of state exceeded the authority of her position
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US President Biden’s election campaign banks on abortion question in Arizona: The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated an 1864 law that almost completely ...
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US President Biden’s election campaign banks on abortion question in ...
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As Trump’s hush-money trial begins, a look at four parallels in U.S. history: When the former president’s trial opens in New York today, it will mark the first ...
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Are Big California Tax Changes Coming Soon?: A controversial ballot initiative could restrict future taxes and tax hikes in the Golden State.
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Are Big California Tax Changes Coming Soon?
Quick Glance: Gender Pay Gap in UK Supermarkets and Income Impact
  • UK supermarkets are closing gender pay gap, with Morrisons experiencing a rise.

  • Ocado and Lidl show the most improvements, while Morrisons has the largest gap.

  • Hourly pay differences are reported by government service.

  • Equality initiatives and workplace improvements at M&S and Co-op.
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Allowing curative plea, how Supreme Court pushes the envelope: In 2002, in Rupa Hurra v Ashok Hurra, the SC allowed curative writs as the last resort to correct ...
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Allowing curative plea, how Supreme Court pushes the envelope
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BONUS: The Zombie Abortion Law Apocalypse Is Here: The state’s high court revived a centuries old law that will cut off reproductive rights for residents of the ...
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BONUS: The Zombie Abortion Law Apocalypse Is Here
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Jury selection begins Monday for Trump's first criminal trial over New York state charges that Trump falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment ... Show more   www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-trump-trials-court-dates-legal-timeline/
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In Florida, does parental notification for abortions equal consent?: The distinction between parental notification and parental consent may impact an abortion ...
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In Florida, does parental notification for abortions equal consent?