In his State of the Union address Thursday, President Biden highlighted key achievements of his first term and made the case that voters should give him a second. Here are six highlights.
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Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April
The order from the court on Wednesday keeps Trump’s prosecution in the Jan. 6 case on hold.
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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Texas and Florida social media laws
These cases raise a critical question for the First Amendment and the future of social media: whether states can force the platforms to carry content they find hateful or objectionable.
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Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule that limits pollution
The justices will consider whether to hit pause on a federal rule designed to reduce air pollution that drifts across states and can cause health troubles.
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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’ under state law
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state.
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How far can cities go to clear homeless camps? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide
Lower courts have said it’s unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.
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Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds
The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events.
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Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted
A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge’s ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.
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How will Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, LGBTQ protections affect Rhode Island?
Steven Brown of the Rhode Island ACLU on two of the several big decisions made this week by the country’s highest court.
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What Rhode Islanders need to know about the US Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overruled the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, ending a half-century guarantee of federal constitutional protection of abortion rights. It’s now up to each state to decide whether to restrict or ban abortion. Health reporter Lynn Arditi talked with our host Dave Fallon about what this means for Rhode Island. […]
