President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law Aug. 6, 1965, surrounded by many Civil Rights leaders who had fought hard for its passage.
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said, “It’s a great day, as female athletes in West Virginia will have their voices heard.”
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Washington Roundup: Supreme Court concludes term, Senate weighs ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Senate parliamentarian rejected key Medicaid provisions in Senate Republicans’ version of Trump’s megabill.
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In upholding a Texas law requiring age verification to view online pornography, the Supreme Court June 27 aligned with a proposal from the U.S. bishops.
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Catholic immigration advocate decries high court ruling allowing third-country deportations
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt Jensen“The countries they are being sent to, such as South Sudan and El Salvador, are dangerous and unstable.”
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3 years after Dobbs, states still navigating abortion policy changes
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“We recognize how much work is ahead, with the number of abortions increasing since the Dobbs decision,” said Kelsey Pritchard with SBA Pro-Life America.
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“The common sense of Tennessee voters prevailed over judicial activism,” Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement.
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Supreme Court takes up appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy centers
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonFirst Choice Women’s Resource Centers provide some medical services, including ultrasounds, to women with unplanned pregnancies.
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High court sends Catholic groups’ challenge to NY abortion-coverage mandate back to state courts
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt JensenNew York state officials narrowed an exemption only to religious entities that primarily employ and serve people of their own faith.
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Justices zero in on consequences for hospitals, gun rights in birthright citizenship case
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonIn January, Trump signed an executive order seeking to end the practice of birthright citizenship for children born to immigrants without documentation.