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SCOTUS tosses ban on conversion therapy: The Supreme Court struck down a Colorado state law banning conversion therapy, siding with a Christian counselor who said the ban violated her freedom of speech. The decision could invalidate laws in some two dozen other states that bar mental health therapists from practicing a version of talk therapy that seeks to change a teenager's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Trump issues new voting order: President Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to reshape American elections, signing an executive order that seeks to create lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state, and instructing the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified voters. Legal experts say he lacks the authority to mandate such policies, and the order is likely unconstitutional.
DHS deal or no deal? Republican congressional leaders said this week that they struck a deal to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. But that plan requires the House to revive a Senate-passed measure funding most of DHS – but not ICE or Border Patrol – that House Speaker Mike Johnson called a “joke” just last week. And with both Houses in recess until April 13, it’s not clear when or how the process will move forward.
Trump admin illegally stripped migrants of status, judge says: A federal judge in Boston Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it ended the immigration status of nearly 900,000 migrants who came to the U.S. through a Biden-era parole program called CBP One. In a statement to NPR, the Department of Homeland Security called the ruling "blatant judicial activism" that undermines the president's authority. |
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Going Deeper: Why A 98-Year-Old Judge Is Asking SCOTUS For Her Job Back |
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A federal judge who has been sidelined for three years over questions about her competency is asking the Supreme Court to throw her a lifeline. Judge Pauline Newman is 98 years old — and she wants a chance to hear cases again.
Her story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where the average age of federal jurists is 69. Lifetime tenure is now raising thorny questions about retirement. Read more from Supreme Court and Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson. |
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For the first time in more than 50 years, U.S. astronauts are heading to the moon.
A 322-foot-tall orange and white rocket carrying four NASA astronauts successfully blasted off at 6:35 Eastern Daylight Time Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission is now on a 10-day, 230,000-mile trip around the moon and back.
If successful, Artemis II will mark the first time humans have returned to the moon since the last Apollo mission in 1972 — and the first time that a woman, a person of color and a non-American have made the journey. The mission also lays the groundwork for an eventual moon landing that will support NASA's goal of establishing a permanent lunar presence, including a moon base, with the help of international partners. |
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