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Supreme Court abortion ruling is ‘catastrophic,’ liberal justices write in furious dissent
The Supreme Court’s monumental ruling overturning longstanding federal abortion protections is a “catastrophic” decision that takes away women’s freedoms, threatens other rights and erodes the court’s credibility, three dissenting justices wrote in a blistering rebuke. The court overruled the constitutional right to an abortion, which was established a half-century ago by Roe v. Wade and […]
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says gay rights, contraception rulings should be reconsidered after Roe is overturned
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff | Pool | Reuters Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday said that landmark high court rulings that established gay rights and contraception rights should be reconsidered now that the federal right […]
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Congress passes most significant gun reform bill in decades, sends it to Biden
Supporters of gun control hold signs in front of supporters of gun rights during a demonstration by victims of gun violence in front of the Supreme Court as arguments begin in a major case on gun rights on November 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Joshua Roberts | Getty Images Scrambling to respond to a recent […]
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Attorney General Garland warns against violent protests, says DOJ ‘strongly disagrees’ with high court ruling on Roe
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against a suspect from Ukraine and a Russian national over a July ransomware attack on an American company, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, November 8, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to ward off violent protests to the […]
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Biden to address the nation after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
[The stream is slated to start at 12:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh if you do not see a player above at that time.] WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is slated to address the nation on Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that eliminates a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion after […]
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Roe vs. Wade: Landmark Supreme Court abortion ruling divides America
Pelosi accuses Republicans of seeking to ‘punish and control women’ with state abortion bans U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol May 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of seeking to “punish and control […]
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Roe v. Wade overturned: Here’s how tech companies and internet users can protect privacy
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Abortion rights protesters participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2022. Caitlin Ochs | Reuters The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to roll back the […]
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Here are the states set to ban or severely limit abortion access now that Roe v. Wade is overturned
The overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling by the Supreme Court is set to almost immediately remake how access to abortion looks in America, with nearly half of the states on track to outright ban or severely limit the procedure. Twenty-two states had laws or constitutional amendments that were already in place which […]
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights
Pro life protestors march in front of the Supreme Court building amid the ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade on June 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973. The court’s […]
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Zendesk to be acquired by investor group for $10.2 billion
Zendesk co-founder and CEO Mikkel Svane Eric Piermont | AFP | Getty Images Customer experience software company Zendesk agreed to be acquired by an investor group in an all-cash transaction valuing it at around $10.2 billion, the company announced Friday. The deal, led by investment firms Permira and Hellman & Friedman, will give shareholders $77.50 […]
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