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Where more women cops walk the beatDuring a recruiting crisis in police departments across the U.S., women are being welcomed as officers. That shift toward equality is opening new professional opportunities and improving policing.聽
First LookDetroit limits cash bail, aiming to relieve racial inequalityDetroit is limiting courts鈥� use of cash bail, a move meant to lessen racial inequality in the U.S. city with the highest proportion of African Americans. The reforms will not ban bail, but will limit when courts can ask for it, protecting due process for those who cannot afford it.
FocusSupreme Court turns to history: How does past speak to the present?As the U.S. moves forward, its highest court is looking to the past. But putting a premium on history and tradition leaves open several questions: 鈥淲hat do we mean by history and tradition? Whose history? Whose tradition?鈥澛�
First LookTexas clinics halt abortions after state Supreme Court rulingClinics are shutting down abortion services in Texas after the state鈥檚 high court blocked an order that briefly allowed the procedure to resume in some cases.
First LookNorth Carolina appeal could reshape state power over electionsThe Supreme Court will hear a case that聽could hand more power to state legislatures and block state courts from reviewing challenges to election procedures and results. The case,聽brought forward by North Carolina Republicans, could shift the way elections are conducted.
After Supreme Court ruling, can EPA still tackle climate change?A Supreme Court ruling limits Environmental Protection Agency leeway to regulate greenhouse gases, at a time when Congress hasn鈥檛 been acting on the issue.
First LookSupreme Court votes to remove Trump immigration policySupreme Court overturns former President Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥渞emain in Mexico鈥� immigration policy. Joining the majority opinion was聽 Brett Kavanaugh, appointed by Mr. Trump, as well as liberal justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.
First LookSupreme Court ruling: A blow to EPA fight against climate changeBy a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Clean Air Act does not give the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.聽The ruling聽limits the EPA to plant-by-plant regulation and could compromise the fight against climate change.
First LookSupreme Court expands Oklahoma鈥檚 jurisdiction on tribal landsOn Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American.聽The 5-4 decision cut back on the high court鈥檚 ruling from 2020 that said a large portion of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation.
First LookMaxwell sentenced: Two decades of prison, and a life of regretGhislaine Maxwell, socialite parter of Jeffrey Epstein, has been sentenced to 20 years for her role in Mr. Epstein鈥檚 sex trafficking ring. Nearly three years after Mr. Epstein鈥檚 death, Ms. Maxwell says meeting him has been her 鈥済reatest regret.鈥�
FocusPrayer on the 50-yard line: Supreme Court reshapes church-state relationshipWith a decision returning prayer to public schools, the Supreme Court Monday gave another win to the free exercise clause of the Constitution.
How overturning Roe will reverberate through AmericaAfter almost half a century, Roe v. Wade is no more. The United States will be grappling with the implications for years, if not decades, to come.
A history of American thought on abortion: It鈥檚 not what you thinkWith Roe and Casey overturned on Friday, legal scholar Geoffrey R. Stone, author聽of 鈥淪ex and the Constitution,鈥� talks abortion history鈥檚 evolution in American thought.
First LookRoe v. Wade: U.S. Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortionThe Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not protected by the U.S. Constitution, opening the door for states to ban the practice. The court鈥檚 vote to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health Organization, which came in a 6-3 decision, ends 50 years of abortion as a constitutional right. Former President Donald Trump鈥檚 three appointees joined the majority.
Gun rights: Supreme Court brings Second Amendment to the streetsThe Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling Thursday underscores just how dramatically Second Amendment jurisprudence has shifted in recent decades.
First LookU.S. Supreme Court rules against New York gun restrictionsIn a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law against concealed carry. The decision is likely to lead to more concealed carry weapons on the streets of major U.S. cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston.聽
First LookSupreme Court ruling: Maine鈥檚 religious schools can get public moneyIn a Tuesday ruling, Supreme Court justices voted to expand public funding for religious entities. The decision overturned a lower court ruling that previously dismissed claims of religious discrimination.
First LookJournalist or spy? WikiLeaks founder to face U.S. trial.The U.K. government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Around the world people and organizations such as Amnesty International voice distrust over the U.S. court system鈥檚 ability to handle this case fairly.
First LookWhite supremacists arrested in Idaho on way to disrupt LGBTQ eventPolice arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho LGBTQ pride event Saturday. The group, riding the back of a U-Haul truck, came from 11 states.聽
First LookJustice Department to review police handling of Uvalde shootingAfter the Uvalde, Texas, shooting the community and nation want answers. In response, the U.S. Justice Department is launching a review of Uvalde鈥檚 law enforcement protocols and the city鈥檚 mayor has promised full cooperation.
