A recent Alabama supreme court decision asserted the legal personhood of human fetuses in a case involving in vitro fertilization, or IVF. While this case was not directly about abortion, columnist Russell Shaw argues in this opinion piece that two upcoming Supreme
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 in a case concerning mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. It is the first major case involving abortion on its docket since the high court overturned its previous abortion precedent in 2022.
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Washington Roundup: Congress races on shutdown; CRS backs USAID reform; SCOTUS readies abortion case
The House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill March 22 to fund the federal government through September, leaving the Senate with just hours to follow suit to avert a partial government shutdown. The move angered some House Republicans, who indicated they may
A divided U.S. Supreme Court March 19 lifted a temporary pause on a controversial Texas law that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico, allowing the state to enforce the law while litigation proceeds.
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The U.S. Catholic bishops agree that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s current protocol with the abortion pill not only makes informed consent about the risks impossible but also endangers women, according to a newly-filed Supreme Court brief. Together with nearly a
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 4 that the 14th Amendment does not permit Colorado to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot, as doing so would be a matter for Congress, not the states. While the justices offered
Washington Roundup: McConnell steps down; Supreme Court scrutinizes guns; Senate deals with IVF
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate leader in history, will step down from that position after the November election, he announced Feb. 28.
Also in Washington the same week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case concerning a federal ban
Court case may be successful in setting ‘dangerous precedent’ on parental rights, trans identity
The teen at the center of a dispute about parental rights and transgender identity -- a case involving the teen's parents trying to get a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court -- is now legally an adult over age 18.
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Washington Roundup: Biden pushes back; Supreme Court skeptical; Senate moves on Ukraine
President Joe Biden defended himself Feb. 8 after a special counsel's report on his handling of classified documents said he showed signs of memory loss. Also in Washington the same week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case concerning former
The Supreme Court Jan. 24 rejected an appeal by death-row inmate Kenneth Smith, whose planned execution by the state of Alabama -- the first known execution by nitrogen gas -- was openly decried by more than 100 Alabama faith leaders just days