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News8/26/2026
The grassroots climate lawyers taking the EPA to court
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News8/26/20269th Circ. panel largely upholds block on Feds’ grant terms
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News8/25/2026
Trump’s “election integrity” threat: Defunding police
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News8/20/2026
Columbus sues Trump administration over plan tying anti-terrorism funding to election changes
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News8/18/2026
Metro Nashville sues DHS over withholding grant funds
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News8/18/2026
Harris county sues Trump over threats to local elections
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News8/17/2026
U.S. communities sue DHS over scheme to force states to restrict voting by withholding anti-terrorism funds
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News8/17/2026
Nashville, localities sue DHS over FEMA funding condition
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News8/17/2026
Ciudades de cuatro estados demandan a gobierno de Trump por condicionar fondos de seguridad a cambios electorales
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News8/17/2026
DHS accused of withholding anti-terrorism funds unless cities, counties change election rules
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News8/17/2026
nashville sues Trump administration over attempt to withhold first-responder grants to force election changes
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News8/15/2026
After losing TPS in United States, some Haitians seek Canadian refuge
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News8/6/2026
What gets erased when nonprofits scrub DEI language
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News7/28/2026
Connecticut’s ICE arrest ‘obstacles’ can’t stand, feds say
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News7/24/2026
Judge orders EPA to fund climate grants, including $20 million for tribe in NV
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News7/24/2026
Federal judge orders EPA to administer environmental justice grants
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News7/23/2026
Chews Views with Richard Chew, July 23, 2026
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News7/22/2026
EPA ‘defying’ order reviving $2.8B grant program, judge says
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News7/8/2026
Connecticut and New Haven deny interfering with ICE agents
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News7/6/2026
New Haven urges court to toss trump lawsuit targeting city’s welcoming city, public safety policies
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News7/2/2026
Judge rules against HUD’s ‘rapid, untimely overhaul’ of homeless funding
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News6/29/2026
In major win for California, SCOTUS says states can count ballots that arrive post-Election Day
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News6/29/2026
Supreme Court slaps down republicans’ attempt at dismissing late mail-in ballots
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News6/27/2026
Supreme Court’s ‘unjustifiable decision’ to end TPS for Haitian and Syrian immigrants will hit the economy hard
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News6/26/2026
‘State-sanctioned cruelty’: Haitians in Philly react to Supreme Court ruling on TPS
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News6/25/2026
Advocates sue Trump’s HUD to protect housing for 97,000 people
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News6/25/2026
Right-wing Supreme Court rules in Trump’s favor in 2 anti-immigration cases
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News6/25/2026
Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants
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News6/18/2026
SC judge rules that Trump’s EPA unlawfully terminated environmental justice grant
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News6/11/2026
Feds illegally axed enviro justice grant funds, judge says
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News6/5/2026
City and County of Milwaukee seek outside legal help amid FBI probe
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News6/3/2026
Mullin’s airport threat is a World Cup own goal
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News5/28/2026
US judge tosses Trump administration’s challenge to Boston’s ‘sanctuary’ immigration law
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News5/28/2026
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration’s sanctuary lawsuit against Boston
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News5/28/2026
Boston defeats feds’ challenge to sanctuary policies
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News5/28/2026
Boston defeats Trump challenge to Its sanctuary law
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News5/28/2026
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration’s sanctuary lawsuit against Boston
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News5/18/2026
WCPT 820 interview: Jill Habig of Public Rights Project
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News5/13/2026
Feds’ sanctuary city suit against Boston scrutinized
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News5/4/2026
Supreme Court hears arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian/Syrian migrants
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News4/29/2026
New Haven mayor believes all law enforcement agents should identify themselves, including ICE
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News4/21/2026
Feds drop 1st Circ. homelessness funding appeal
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News4/2/2026
1st Circ. won’t let HUD cut homelessness grant funding
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News4/1/2026
Trump administration cannot alter homelessness funding conditions, US court rules
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News3/29/2026
Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship threatens ‘chaos’ in proving newborns’ status
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News3/22/2026
Supreme Court to consider deadlines for late-arriving mail ballots, as Trump continues attacks
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News3/18/2026
WCPT 820 Interview: Jill Habig of Public Rights Project
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News3/16/2026
Environmental groups fight EPA’s $3B grant cut in court
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News3/5/2026
DC Circ. urged to pause DOT immigrant truck driver rule
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News3/3/2026
Judge says accounts of DOJ and FEMA ‘completely different’
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News3/2/2026
Trump’s surge in Minneapolis — and more importantly the city’s resistance — should be a lesson for other mayors
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News2/27/2026
Coalición y grupos jurídicos piden a la Corte Suprema defender la ciudadanía por nacimiento
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News2/25/2026
Democratic cities are building a wall against ICE, and it matters for Asian Americans
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News2/18/2026
Democratic-led cities move to block ICE, setting up clash with Trump
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News2/8/2026
Trump, California and the multi-front war over the next election
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News2/5/2026
Ga. DAs, state spar over prosecutor watchdog challenge
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News2/3/2026
Local housing programs face instability as changes to federal homelessness funding are paused
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News1/31/2026
How cities are handling immigration in the current climate
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News1/30/2026
Mayor Wu leads coalition of mayors in amicus brief challenging Minnesota ICE surge, Boston residents call for local action
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News1/30/2026
ICE, violence, and legal crisis in Minneapolis
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News1/29/2026
Coalition of Mayors across U.S. file amicus brief challenging ICE surge in Twin Cities
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News1/28/2026
Unions say FEMA staff cuts threaten disaster readiness
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News1/28/2026
HUD asserts authority in homeless services funding suits
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News1/28/2026
Denver joins dozens of cities in amicus brief against Trump Administration
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News1/28/2026
User Clip: Chicago Mayor Johnson on ICE actions
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News1/28/2026
City joins 80+ municipalities in court brief to block Trump’s ‘unlawful federal law enforcement’ in MN
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News1/28/2026
City supports Minnesota’s anti-ICE-occupation lawsuit
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News1/26/2026
Kansas City mayor joins coalition in support of Minnesota lawsuit against ICE
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News1/24/2026
Dozens of mayors call for end to federal agents in Minneapolis
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News1/23/2026
Boston Mayor Wu files court brief calling for end to President Trump’s ICE surge in Minnesota
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News1/23/2026
NEW: Alexandria joins coalition challenging ICE deployment in Minnesota
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News1/23/2026
Mayors mobilize sgainst Trump administration as coalition fights federal overreach in Minneapolis–St. Paul
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News1/23/2026
Judge expands block on Trump’s grant restrictions
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News1/21/2026
4th Circ. says judge wrongly blocked Trump grant freeze
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News1/20/2026
What’s the endgame for Trump’s offensive against blue cities?
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News1/6/2026
Democratic state AGs will lead opposition to Trump in new year
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News8/27/2025
Trump administration increases pressure on ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ with public listing
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News8/27/2025
Trump administration publishes list of sanctuary cities and counties to target
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News6/4/2025
Meet the lawyer leading Harris County’s fight against President Trump’s White House
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News6/2/2025
Seattle joins lawsuit against Trump admin over illegal immigrant policies
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News6/2/2025
Mayors across U.S. file amicus brief in opposition to Trump administration’s drastic cuts to federal research funding
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News6/2/2025
Boston joins nationwide fight against NIH cuts, citing threats to research, jobs
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News6/2/2025
New Haven sues Trump administration over climate funds freeze
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News6/2/2025
Farmers hurt by funding freeze sue Trump administration for climate grants
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News6/2/2025
The legal landscape of DEI: A conversation with Jill Habig
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News6/2/2025
Why legal fear shouldn’t drive DEI decisions: What leaders need to know
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News6/2/2025
Judge orders Trump administration to release frozen grants, including $14M for Nashville
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News2/13/2025
What are sanctuary cities and why is Trump targeting them?
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News2/10/2025
Portland to join San Francisco, other sanctuary cities in suing Trump administration
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco is latest city to sue Trump over immigration policies
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco sues Trump administration over crackdown on sanctuary cities
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco leads multi-jurisdiction lawsuit against Trump administration sanctuary city crackdown
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco sues Trump, alleging ‘authoritarian’ threats against sanctuary cities
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco sues over Trump sanctuary city orders
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco, Santa Clara County say they will sue Trump over immigration
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News2/7/2025
S.F. to sue Trump administration over attacks on sanctuary cities
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco is suing Trump administration for targeting sanctuary cities
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News2/7/2025
‘Illegal and authoritarian’: San Francisco to sue Trump over immigration crackdown
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News2/7/2025
San Francisco leads lawsuit against Trump’s threats to punish sanctuary cities
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News2/7/2025
Portland joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s sanctuary city crackdown
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News2/7/2025
Portland will join other sanctuary cities in lawsuit against Trump administration
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News1/31/2025
HIPAA’s reproductive privacy rule under siege: Legal attacks and a Trump administration loom
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News1/29/2025
Trump’s executive order on gender includes an attack on abortion rights
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News1/8/2025
This powerful legal tool can help local governments defend against Trump policies
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News1/7/2025
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project has set a new standard for how students can impact local law
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News11/4/2024
20-year election official debunks ‘dangerous myths’ about the U.S. electoral process
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News11/1/2024
Boosting confidence in Pennsylvania’s election system
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News10/31/2024
Margaret “Maggie” Daun: Please leave election administration to the experts
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News8/26/2024
Judge allows prosecutors’ case against oversight panel to proceed
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News8/12/2024
Elections officials battle a deluge of disinformation
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News7/11/2024
Why Trump supporters keep avoiding convictions on Election charges
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News6/24/2024
How SCOTUS gave prosecutors incredible power over abortion access
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News6/14/2024
Abortion pill access could still face challenges after Supreme Court decision
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News5/16/2024
Republicans can’t decide: Do they hate prosecutors because of bail reform or abortion?
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News5/16/2024
Red states seek to make anti-abortion regimes absolute by boxing out democratic prosecutors
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News4/27/2024
Supreme Court to decide whether Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted
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News4/23/2024
Supreme Court will hear challenge to Idaho’s near-total abortion ban
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News4/19/2024
No, Trump’s plan to deploy 100,000 poll workers isn’t about “election integrity”
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News4/17/2024
Georgia district attorneys file new lawsuit challenging state oversight panel
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News4/17/2024
Ga. DAs revive legal fight over prosecutor watchdog
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News4/12/2024
Arizona’s abortion ban tees up legal battle over ballot measure
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News4/10/2024
Arizona Supreme Court rules abortion ban from 1864 can be enforced
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News4/9/2024
Lawmakers, groups and others react to Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion access
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News4/9/2024
Abortion proposal on Florida’s November ballot might not end legal fights about the issue
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News4/9/2024
Arizona upholds an 1864 ban on abortion — making it illegal in the state
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News4/9/2024
Arizona Supreme Court greenlights near-total abortion ban, making November ballot fight existential
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News4/9/2024
Arizona brings back Civil War–era law banning abortion, one day after Trump says states should decide
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News4/8/2024
Putting abortion question to Florida voters is unlikely to end court fights
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News4/5/2024
Abortion, reproductive rights threaten to upend close races nationwide
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News4/2/2024
How the right Is taking over state courts with judicial gerrymandering
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News4/2/2024
Fetal personhood fight spurred by Florida abortion ballot ruling
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News3/28/2024
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s concern about abortion drug case hints at Supreme Court ruling outcome
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News3/25/2024
Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could have sweeping consequences
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News3/22/2024
Election workers are bracing for another barrage of Trump threats
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News3/11/2024
Florida leaders, advocacy nonprofit take legal step to fight for Black congressional district
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News2/28/2024
New program to help US local elections officials who face ‘death by 1,000 cuts’
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News2/28/2024
Public Rights Project launches national Election Protection Hub to defend 200+ officials under unprecedented attack in 2024
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News2/20/2024
New maps in Wisconsin will allow democracy to ‘work better’ for Black and working Americans, say advocates
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News2/19/2024
Public Rights Project: Harnessing local government for the better
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News2/9/2024
U.S. Supreme Court justices could rule in favor of Trump in Colorado presidential primary ballot case
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News2/8/2024
Here are the legal questions the Supreme Court will consider in the case to disqualify Donald Trump
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News2/8/2024
What to watch for at US supreme court oral arguments on keeping Trump off 2024 ballot
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News2/5/2024
‘The threat isn’t over’: the expert arguing to the supreme court Trump is an insurrectionist
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News1/30/2024
Lawrence: Historians’ brief teaches Supreme Court 14th Amendment’s real history
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News1/30/2024
If it walks like an insurrection and talks like an insurrection…
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News12/29/2023
Court fights over redistricting draw cries of partisanship
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News12/26/2023
Now comes the map making in Wisconsin’s legislative redistricting dispute
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News12/22/2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns GOP-favored legislative maps
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News12/22/2023
Pivotal Arizona abortion case
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News12/16/2023
The Buzz: Arizona navigates legal uncertainty with two conflicting abortion bans
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News12/15/2023
Here’s why abortion rights activists are taking their fight to the states
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News12/13/2023
Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments against 1864 anti-abortion law
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News12/12/2023
Arizona Supreme Court weighs the future of legal abortion
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News12/12/2023
Arizona Supreme Court hears oral arguments in high-stakes abortion case
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News12/11/2023
GPB evening headlines for December 11, 2023
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News12/2/2023
Georgia Supreme Court blocks Republican attempt to remove Fani Willis
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News11/28/2023
Georgia Supreme Court blocks GOP attack on Trump prosecutor — for now
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News11/26/2023
Dem voters urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down ‘unconstitutional’ maps
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News11/22/2023
Court ruling on Black voters’ right to sue under Voting Rights Act is ‘unconscionable’
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News11/21/2023
Supreme Court hears arguments in maps case
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News11/21/2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing offers hope for restoring fair election maps
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News11/21/2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments over wildly gerrymandered maps
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News9/27/2023
Judge allows DA oversight law in Georgia to take effect
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News9/27/2023
Unrigging the gig economy
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News9/8/2023
Politicians’ efforts to undermine courts often target the Black women challenging their political agenda
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News9/7/2023
DA Willis calls to keep juror identities secret in GA election case
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News9/4/2023
Georgia Republicans’ attempts to remove Fani Willis threaten democracy
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News9/3/2023
Why Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s defense of Fani Willis rings hollow
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News9/3/2023
Protecting Fani Willis at all costs: Why lawyers are on a mission to defend GA prosecutors
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News9/1/2023
The Jolt: Dozens of Georgia mayors call for legislation to curb gun violence
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News9/1/2023
Republican state senators seek new path to unseating Georgia DA Fani Willis
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News8/29/2023
Bad Laws: Texas attorneys are fighting 6 bills set to take effect this week
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News8/29/2023
Georgia prosecutors sue over state law they say undermines their power
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News8/27/2023
The fight to protect Fani Willis from being removed is underway
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News8/25/2023
Georgia Republicans say they’ll move to remove Fulton County DA Fani Willis from office with new state law
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News8/24/2023
Georgia GOP gears up to remove Atlanta prosecutor who indicted Donald Trump
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News8/9/2023
Gov. DeSantis suspends Democratic state prosecutor overseeing Orlando
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News8/2/2023
Reformist DAs sue Georgia over law to remove elected prosecutors — including one probing Donald Trump
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News8/2/2023
Georgia prosecutors are suing to strike down a new state law that undermines their authority
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News8/2/2023
Georgia district attorneys challenge law allowing state to oust prosecutors
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News6/20/2023
Oakland’s city attorney is about to become more powerful
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News6/8/2023
6 cities to end challenge to Florida police budgets law
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News6/8/2023
Florida cities end a constitutional challenge to the state’s police budgets law
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News6/8/2023
Trump: “I’m innocent,” condemns indictment in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case
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News6/1/2023
Opinion: A Supreme Court ruling is a warning for Prop. 13 — tax law should be fair
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News5/23/2023
Oakland nonprofit could help Jackson sue over governor’s line-item vetoes
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News5/6/2023
Why St. Louis’s reform DA Kim Gardner quit
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News5/3/2023
Sham’ website customer likely didn’t affect Supreme Court ruling on same-sex weddings, experts say
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News5/1/2023
DeSantis, suspended prosecutor spotlight bigger discretion fight
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News4/28/2023
Bethel set to join brief supporting mifepristone access in federal lawsuit
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News4/25/2023
Advocates fight for pregnant women to have access to abortion pill
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News4/25/2023
California Supreme Court to consider prosecutorial discretion over “three-strikes” law
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News3/3/2023
17 states have now tried to pass bills that strip powers from reform-minded prosecutors
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News2/20/2023
Judge dismisses Andrew Warren’s federal lawsuit against DeSantis after suspension
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News2/20/2023
Judge blasts DeSantis over Warren suspension but says he’s powerless to reinstate him
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News2/20/2023
DeSantis violated state law, but Warren can’t be reinstated, judge rules
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News2/20/2023
Biden signs historic law: Insurers cheer, drugmakers regroup
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News12/26/2022
The abortion battle has moved to your local court
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News12/23/2022
Medicaid and Moore v. Harper: Two issues that dominated North Carolina politics in 2022
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News12/21/2022
Warren v. DeSantis: Ruling expected soon in case of suspended prosecutor
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News12/19/2022
Decision in federal lawsuit challenging firing of Andrew Warren expected in coming days
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News12/1/2022
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ controversial Andrew Warren power grab gets its day in court
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News11/29/2022
Warren vs. Desantis trial begins today
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News10/1/2022
The Future of the Supreme Court
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News9/22/2022
Lawsuit against anti-riot bill’s ‘defund the police’ provision advances
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News8/19/2022
Michigan judge blocks enforcement of ‘dangerous and chilling’ 1931 abortion ban
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News8/19/2022
Michigan court extends block on 1931 abortion ban
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News8/18/2022
The abortion arguments in Michigan
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News7/28/2022
Abortion benefits make their way into the boardroom post-Roe
