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Kate Murphy is a writer and producer for Yahoo News, covering domestic and global news. Before joining the Yahoo team in 2016, she was a producer at Al Jazeera America and Cablevision. Before coming to the New York City area in 2011, Murphy was a video producer for network affiliates in Syracuse, NY, where she grew up and developed a tolerance for the cold and snow.
Yahoo NewsVoting rights to student loan forgiveness: 5 key Supreme Court rulings coming soon
It’s crunch time for the U.S. Supreme Court: The justices must issue opinions on dozens of cases before they break for recess in late June or July. Among the rulings yet to be announced are in cases involving affirmative action, LGBTQ+ rights and student debt relief.
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Is a 12-week abortion ban an effective compromise for the GOP in 2024?
Nebraska and North Carolina both recently enacted 12-week abortion bans. Republicans have recently suffered defeat on a string of abortion-related issues, from ballot measures in the 2022 midterms to losing a Wisconsin state supreme court seat in an April election. Now, prominent figures in the GOP are calling for their party to find unity on the issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Is a 12-week abortion ban an effective compromise for the GOP in 2024?
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Why a growing number of women are suing Texas over the state's abortion laws
Eight more women have joined a lawsuit filed by five women against the state of Texas, where, they say, abortion laws prevented them from terminating their pregnancies despite life-threatening health concerns.
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Future of key abortion pill mifepristone in the hands of federal appeals court
A federal appeals court weighs arguments in a high-stakes legal battle over women's access to a widely used key abortion drug, mifepristone.
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North Carolina's 12-week abortion ban bill: What's at stake
Yahoo News spoke with Kelly Baden, vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, to unpack what’s in the bill and what’s at stake for abortion access in the surrounding region if it goes into effect on July 1.
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New York law gives adult sex abuse survivors more time to sue. But does it go far enough?
New York state’s Adult Survivors Act creates a one-year window for survivors of sexual assault that occurred when they were over the age of 18 to sue their alleged abusers, regardless of when the abuse occurred. E. Jean Carroll filed her lawsuit against former President Donald Trump under this law.
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GOP Rep. Mace says her party 'can't be a**holes to women' if they want to win in 2024
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is calling on her GOP colleagues to adopt a more centrist approach to abortion ahead of the 2024 election cycle.
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What to know if you've been denied abortion medication at the pharmacy
Since last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, restrictive and sometimes vague state laws have prompted a slew of legal challenges, creating a landscape of uncertainty for abortion access among health care providers, clinics, pharmacies and patients across the U.S.
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Abortion access news you may have missed as Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone
The Supreme Court’s impending decision on how it will handle a significant medication abortion case dominated headlines this week. Lower court rulings in the case put restrictions on access to the widely used abortion drug mifepristone.
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The Supreme Court temporarily extends access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Here’s what’s at stake.
A legal expert breaks down some frequently asked questions about access to mifepristone and what to watch for in Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision on whether to keep restrictions on the abortion drug in place.
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Who is Matthew Kacsmaryk, the judge who suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone?
In an unprecedented ruling, a conservative federal judge in Texas has just further restricted access to abortion nationwide by suspending the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a widely used abortion drug that was approved over two decades ago.
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Despite Wisconsin Supreme Court election loss, Republicans in other states push for new abortion restrictions
Democrats scored a major victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday, winning a seat on the state Supreme Court in the latest example of how the issue of abortion is still playing a massive role in swing races.
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Trump has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges. Now what?
Former President Donald Trump’s next court appearance isn’t until Dec. 4, but there’s a lot that could happen in the next eight months. Here, according to legal experts, is what to expect.
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Law expert: Trump could still be elected president in 2024 despite indictment
Now that a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump over alleged hush money payments on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, the unprecedented decision presents a major twist as Trump mounts his third campaign for the White House.
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Utah is the 1st state to limit kids’ access to social media. Experts break down FAQs about new law.
Utah has become the first state to pass legislation seeking to limit teenagers' access to social media sites last week. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said he signed the two bills in order to protect the state’s youth from the harmful effects of the platforms.
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Nashville father who helped reunite parents and children after Covenant shooting: 'They're Nashvillians'
Josh Gatlin didn’t have much of a connection to the school beyond the fact that he commutes past it every day. But when he heard that a reunification center for Covenant students and their families was being set up at the church where he’d been baptized, he felt compelled to volunteer.
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Trump hush money case: Legal experts break down our FAQs
Yahoo News spoke with several current and former prosecutors to help break down the strengths and weaknesses of the potential case being brought by the Manhattan district attorney.
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What's happening with abortion laws in the U.S. right now?
Between abortion ban proposals at the state level and lawsuits over medication abortion, a lot of movement has happened recently in the fight over reproductive rights. Here’s what you should know.
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Here's what the Supreme Court could rule on the legality of Biden's student debt forgiveness plan
The fate of President Biden’s $400 billion student debt relief program is now in the hands of the Supreme Court, whose decision as to whether Biden overstepped his executive power could significantly impact the lives of over 40 million U.S. student loan borrowers.
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Supreme Court hearing on Biden student loan forgiveness: What to know if you've applied
President Biden’s student loan debt relief plan is on hold for now, leaving millions of Americans who are eligible for relief in limbo.