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The Pride Flag flies at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Heartland states where conversion therapy bans could be reversed depending on SCOTUS ruling

The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments last week in a case that could see the court restrict the ability for states to prohibit conversion therapy.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage ...

Abortion AP-NORC poll: Majority in US want legal abortion nationally By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press – 7/21/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide, according to a new poll that finds over half say they feel at least ...

LGBTQ Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent – 7/20/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate unexpectedly launched a new push Wednesday to protect same-sex marriage in federal law after a surprising number of Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in the ...

Biden OPINION: A War President: Here’s the speech we need to hear from President Biden By Edwin Eisendrath – 7/11/22

Alexander Hamilton saw a partisan Court as a mortal threat. We should, too.

Abortion Abortion, women’s rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press – 7/01/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds a growing percentage of Americans calling out abortion or women’s rights as priorities for the government in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision ...

Biden Supreme Court: Biden can end Trump-era asylum policy By JESSICA GRESKO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press – 6/30/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday the Biden administration can scrap a Trump-era immigration policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration courts, a ...

Abortion Judge to block Florida abortion ban; Kentucky ban on hold By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and BRUCE SCHREINER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press – 6/30/22

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge said Thursday that he will temporarily block a 15-week ban on abortions in his state, but his bench ruling won’t take effect before the ban becomes ...

Environment Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press – 6/30/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide ...

Abortion Alabama cites abortion ruling in transgender medication case By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press – 6/30/22

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama has seized on the decision to argue that the state should also be able to ban ...

Abortion Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press – 6/30/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift that comes as Democrats coalesce around an ...

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