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Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma religious charter school is constitutional

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Catholic school in Oklahoma is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for it to become the nation's first religious charter school funded directly by taxpayers.Oral arguments will be heard in the landmark case on Wednesday, pitting claims of religious... Read More.

Abortion rates in US increased by 5% in 2021, the final year it remained a constitutional right under Roe: CDC

Thursday, November 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Abortion rates increased by 5% in the United States in 2021, the final year the procedure remained a constitutional right under Roe v. Wade, according to new federal data.In 2021, there were 625,978 abortions reported, according to an annual report published Wednesday... Read More.

How a proposed constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in Florida could impact access in the state

Wednesday, November 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A proposed amendment in Florida that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution is currently at the center of a battle that could be taken up by the state's Supreme Court.State Attorney General Ashley Moody and other groups have asked... Read More.

Pennsylvania Senate approves bills to display constitutional preambles in classrooms

Monday, October 30 by Louise Bennett

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Senate has approved two bills proposed by local 25th District Senator, Cris Dush, which would require all public schools in the state to display the preamble of both the state and federal constitutions.Dush says the preambles would be displayed on... Read More.

Police raid on small Kansas newspaper sets off constitutional alarms

Tuesday, August 15 by ABC News

(MARION, Kan.) -- A police raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper is prompting a First Amendment fight.Surveillance video of the raid on the family-owned Marion County Record newsroom obtained by ABC News shows a police officer reading Miranda Rights to a reporter and other... Read More.

Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional

Friday, August 11 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The Illinois State Supreme Court found a strict assault weapons ban passed after the Highland Park shooting to be constitutional in a ruling issued Friday.The ruling came in response to a lawsuit that claimed that the ban violated the equal protections... Read More.

Florida group launches initiative to get abortion constitutional amendment on 2024 ballot

Tuesday, May 9 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- A coalition in Florida launched an effort Monday to get a question on the ballot in the 2024 general election that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.The group, Floridians Protecting Freedom, is proposing asking voters if they support a constitutional... Read More.

Using 14th Amendment to solve debt ceiling would risk ‘constitutional crisis,’ Yellen says

Sunday, May 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said invoking the 14th Amendment to get around the debt ceiling and continue borrowing money to pay the nation's bills would risk a "constitutional crisis," downplaying the idea that the amendment would simply solve the looming problem... Read More.

Democrats advance gun-control bills in PA House of Representatives

Friday, April 28 by Louise Bennett

HARRISBURG — Democrats in Harrisburg are quickly advancing gun-control bills in Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives.Four bills were passed out of House committees this week on party line votes, and they could go before the full House for consideration as early as next week.Democrats claim... Read More.

Alec Baldwin claims special prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case violated his constitutional rights

Friday, March 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Alec Baldwin's attorneys claimed in a new court filing that the now-former special prosecutor who investigated the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" used the case to advance her career and that public statements made in... Read More.

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