Michigan organizers petition to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
Organizers in Michigan submitted 750,000 signatures for a November ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
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President Biden touts gun safety legislation, but critics say he's not doing enough
President Biden is under pressure from people in his own party who say he's not meeting the moment, saying he hasn't been forceful enough on gun legislation and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Fertility treatments could be in jeopardy in anti-abortion states, IVF patients fear
Some who are struggling to conceive worry that the battle over abortion could put fertility treatments like IVF in jeopardy. The argument that life begins at conception could restrict such processes.
Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers
When law enforcement requests it, Google usually hands over location and search data collected through its smartphone apps. Will that now be used against people seeking abortions in some states?
As states ban abortion, the Texas bounty law offers a way to survive legal challenges
States can now enforce laws that criminalize abortion. But a Texas law that outsources enforcement to civilians could have legal immunity that other laws don't, pushing more states to follow suit.
A Supreme Court decision could radically reshape presidential elections
A new Supreme Court case could radically change congressional and presidential elections by giving broad, largely unchecked power to state legislators in deciding how those elections are run.
First Amendment advocates respond to a new Arizona law limiting recording of police
Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.
The Supreme Court handed coal power a win. But experts say that won't save it
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices sided with coal companies in a recent case over the EPA's authority. But market forces have pushed the ongoing decline of coal power.
Emmett Till's family says authorities are protecting the woman accused in his death
Family members and advocates say regardless of time passed and age, the arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham must still be served.
Ukraine prepares for first rape case connected to the Russian invasion
Ukraine is preparing to try its first rape case related to the Russian invasion. Rape has been used a tactic of war by Russians before - against German women during World War II.