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“I hope that this will make people more careful about when they cite studies," one lawyer told Salon

New anti-drag laws were deemed unconstitutional in every state where they were challenged this year.

The Court announced today that it would take up a case involving access to the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone.

Justices will hear arguments to the first major challenge to abortion rights since striking down a constitutional right to abortion care last year

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States

Fifth Circuit judges slap the ATF for making up illegal rules against homemade guns.

Brewer lost a clemency appeal earlier this week, despite one of his jurors pleading that his life be spared and an expert witness’ methods put into question. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to pause Brewer’s execution Thursday afternoon to hear arguments about the “junk science” used against him.

Last year, Judge Matthew Kacmsaryk closed off one of the only avenues for Texas teens to get confidential contraception. The 5th Circuit on Monday considered arguments in the case.

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The judge ruled that the law was unconstitutionally overbroad, vague, and viewpoint discrimination.