Abortion remains legal in Michigan after injunction blocks 1931 law being reinstated
After a court ruling Friday, abortion in Michigan continues to be legal for now - though there are more legal challenges ahead.
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A Dragon Ball voice actor loses his appeal of his sexual harassment defamation suit
Vic Mignogna's defamation suit against two women who accused him of sexual misconduct has put a spotlight on sexual harassment in the Japanese animation industry.
Classical musicians with ties to Plácido Domingo arrested in Buenos Aires
Musicians who have been publicly linked to Plácido Domingo and other major artists have been arrested in connection to an alleged Argentine crime ring, or are still wanted by police.
Black activists say Florida's new election laws and map weaken Black voting power
Black voters in Florida face new election laws — which a federal judge said continues a pattern of discriminatory provisions — and a new congressional map that broke up a prominent Black district.
What the Inflation Reduction Act means for electric car buyers and auto companies
The Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law this week includes a key provision that is meant to spur greater growth in the electric vehicle market.
Judge blocks prosecutors from enforcing 1931 abortion ban in Michigan
Abortion is still legal in Michigan after a circuit court judge ruled that county prosecutors can't charge providers with a felony. The decision blocks the enforcement of a 1931 pre-Roe abortion ban.
An Islamic State member is sentenced to life in prison in the deaths of hostages
El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.
Michigan's abortion ban is blocked for now
A Michigan judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing the state's 1931 ban on abortion for the foreseeable future. An attorney representing two GOP county prosecutors said an appeal is planned.
Was it surprising that the judge favored unsealing portions of the affidavit?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jessica Roth, a law professor at the Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University in New York, and a former federal prosecutor, about the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit.
Federal judge creates a path for releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search
A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.