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BodyThe U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to side with Catholic preschools in Colorado on November 3, 2026, as several conservative justices questioned whether the state can deny public funding to religious schools that require families to support church teachings on marriage, sexuality, and gender identity.The dispute could allow Catholic schools...
BodyA committee advising the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has put out for public comment a proposal requiring lawyers and anyone else filing documents with the state's courts to certify that they verified the accuracy of citations and information in their filings when they used artificial intelligence. The notice was published last month in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, the official weekly where the state publishes proposed rules and regulations.
BodyRepublican Florida Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2026. To the right, Democratic candidate Eliott Rodríguez at the Frost Museum of Science in Miami on September 19, 2026.
BodyUS President Donald Trump's administration has vowed not to change course on its mass deportation plans after last week's midterm elections defeat. "This administration will not slow down its efforts to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens who terrorise our communities," the White House said in a statement to the BBC.
BodyIn fight over mandatory detention for immigrants facing deportation, Trump administration asks Supreme Court to hear Racine man’s case.
BodyAhead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a bipartisan group of more than 90 U.S. lawmakers called for Pope Leo XIV to be invited to address the next Congress.
BodyA North Dakota woman who spent more than $110,000 on building materials and other items for a home on land owned by her longtime partner's family trust cannot get her money back through an unjust enrichment claim, the North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled. The decision, issued on Friday, 6 November 2026, upheld a Grant County District Court ruling that rejected a financial claim filed by Mary Roth.
The decision, issued on Friday, 6 November 2026, upheld a Grant County District Court ruling that rejected a financial claim filed by Mary Roth.
BodyUnmarried couples cannot legally adopt a child together under North Dakota law, the state's Supreme Court has ruled. The decision blocks a joint adoption request by a grandmother and her partner, who have cared for her grandson since he was four months old.
BodyDemocrats plans for the next Congress, where they'll hold significant majorities in both chambers. Week in politics: Democrats plan for the next Congress, Trump's new Chief of Staff Democrats plans for the next Congress, where they'll hold significant majorities in both chambers.
BodyThis law's success will depend on consistent inspections, cooperation between state and local law enforcement and real consequences for businesses that keep selling illegal products. Moulder is the retired chief of police of Des Moines, Iowa.
BodyDemocrats won attorney general races in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Iowa and Kansas, potentially reshaping state legal policies and cooperation with federal immigration agencies.
BodyA convenience store employee in West Baltimore ended up in the hospital after investigators say three suspects assaulted him and ran off with merchandise on October 8. Police are now offering a $2,000 reward as they try to identify the people responsible, and the case has reignited a long-running argument in Annapolis over how Maryland handles young offenders accused of crime. that day to a convenience store at 3000 Arunah Avenue, according to WBFF.
BodyAward-winning Seattle immigration attorney Tahmina Watson celebrates birds, wildlife, and finding joy in nature at her debut photography exhibition in Bellevue. What began as a journey of Finding Joy has evolved into Chasing Joy and, ultimately, Chasing Life-embracing every moment with greater purpose, gratitude, and wonder.
BodyNovember 8, 2026 - By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock \- In the summer of 2022, Allison Mertzman and her wife, Leanne, asked their fertility clinic to destroy their embryos. clinic to destroy their embryos after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022. With “fetal personhood” laws in several states, Mertzman feared they might face legal ramifications if their embryos were damaged while being moved across state lines.
Body— A woman formerly incarcerated in Nevada has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the founder of a prominent prison reentry nonprofit of sexually abusing her while she was in state custody and alleging that corrections officials and nonprofit administrators failed to protect women despite receiving complaints about his…
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