Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail…

Professors sue Texas over TikTok ban, signaling First Amendment fight

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Lawsuit seeks to block Texas from banning gender transition-related care for children

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Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes web designer’s Supreme Court case helps her fight

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University of North Texas can charge out-of-state students higher tuition than undocumented Texans, appeals court rules

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New minimum pay rates for NYC app-based food delivery workers are delayed

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Friday ordered New York City to temporarily delay new minimum…

Gunman in 2019 El Paso mass shooting receives 90 life sentences

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Texas courts struggle to resolve criminal appeals that got lost in Harris County for decades

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“I want them to haunt you.”: Man who killed 23 at El Paso Walmart hears from victims’ families

EL PASO — Patrick Wood Crusius is scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison in…

Iowa’s Republican governor calls a special legislative session to revive abortion restrictions

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday called a special legislative session…