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Month: April 2024

Tennessee court to weigh throwing out abortion ban challenge, blocking portions of the law

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys defending Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban have alleged that doctors challenging the law do not want any oversight when deciding to terminate a pregnancy and instead are improperly withholding care to women facing serious medical emergencies. The Tennessee Attorney General’s office laid out its arguments Thursday

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RFK Jr. campaign walks back fundraising emails that said January 6 defendants were stripped of constitutional liberties

By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is walking back language used in campaign fundraising emails that referred to January 6 defendants as “activists” who have been “stripped of their constitutional liberties.” The fundraising appeals, sent to supporters on Wednesday and Thursday, sought

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Detienen a miembro de la Guardia Nacional de Texas tras presuntamente traficar a un migrante y desatar una persecución a alta velocidad

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un miembro de la Guardia Nacional de Texas fue arrestado y acusado de tráfico de personas después de supuestamente llevar a la policía en una persecución a alta velocidad cerca de la frontera entre Texas y México el domingo. El sospechoso, identificado por el Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas (DPS)

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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school students to watch a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group, or something comparable, under legislation that is headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk. The GOP-dominated Senate passed the legislation

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Ex-DOJ official Jeff Clark violated DC attorney ethics rules with 2020 election schemes, bar disciplinary panel says

By Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — An attorney discipline panel in Washington, DC, has made a preliminary decision that former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark could face sanctions including disbarment for trying to sow doubt in Donald Trump’s electoral loss in 2020. The finding follows a several-day trial and puts Clark on the path toward

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Inmates Dontavious Young and William Latham face charges of aggravated assault of a correctional officer

Inmates attack officer with shanks in Atlanta jail, sheriff’s office says

By Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WANF) — A Henry County jailer was attacked by two shank-wielding inmates Wednesday evening, according to the sheriff’s office. Inmates Dontavious Young and William Latham face charges of aggravated assault of a correctional officer, obstruction of a law enforcement officer, aggravated battery and unauthorized

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New York can take legal action against county’s ban on female transgender athletes, judge says

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — State officials are being allowed to continue legal action against a county outside New York City that has banned transgender players from women’s and girls teams. U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat Choudhury on Thursday denied Nassau County’s request for a temporary restraining order against state Attorney General Letitia James. Choudhury

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Texas National Guard member arrested and charged after allegedly smuggling a migrant and leading officers on high-speed chase

By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — A member of the Texas National Guard was arrested and charged with human smuggling after allegedly leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase near the Texas-Mexico border on Sunday. The suspect, identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety as 26-year-old Savion Johnson, was approaching a checkpoint in

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