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US judge declines to pause challenge to Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors

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A federal judge in Alabama declined on Tuesday to stay a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (VCCPA). Burke dismissed the government’s motion without prejudice, noting that a stay may be appropriate if the Eleventh Circuit or Supreme Court take up these cases.

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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. .” The US District Court Southern District of Texas ruled in favor of the states, enjoining Homeland Security from enforcing the memorandum.

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Justices take up challenge to purported racial gerrymander in South Carolina’s congressional map

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2954 , a federal law enacted in 1928 that directs executive agencies to respond to requests for information from at least seven members of the House Oversight Committee, in 2017 they asked the GSA for documents – such as correspondence with Trump’s company and reports showing the hotel’s revenue and expenses – related to the lease.

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A Reform DA Fights Back

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She did not return calls to The Imprint , but her campaign pledges include protecting victims’ rights, enforcing the law and holding offenders accountable. Then, in 1963, a young Becton watched as police in Birmingham, Alabama used high-powered water hoses and dogs to attack Black people fighting for equal rights.

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