U.S. Senate delays same-sex marriage vote until after midterm elections
The U.S. Senate won’t vote on legislation to secure marriage equality for millions of Americans until after the midterm elections,…
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Jay Ashcroft clarifies position in high-profile U.S. Supreme Court redistricting case
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants to be clear that his amicus brief in a high-profile U.S. Supreme Court…
Same-sex marriage and contraception at risk after abortion ruling, U.S. House panel told
WASHINGTON — Advocates told Congress on Thursday that a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a landmark abortion rights case is…
Members of U.S. Senate panel fight over effects of abortion ruling on Black patients
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee began on Tuesday wading through the dozens of state laws that have taken…
Biden unveils executive order on abortion access, cites case of 10-year-old rape survivor
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly been criticized as slow to respond to the widely expected U.S. Supreme…
Jackson sworn in, becomes first Black woman on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the…
High court rules for inmates seeking reduced prison terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan…
Missouri now permits abortion only in cases of ‘medical emergency’ – but not rape, incest
ST. LOUIS – Shaking her head in disbelief while sitting at Missouri’s last remaining abortion clinic, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush,…
Parson signs proclamation to end elective abortions in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY – Today, in response to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Gov. Mike Parson signed…
Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision
After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling…
U.S. Supreme Court overturns right to abortion in landmark decision
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right.…
Supreme Court expands gun rights in striking down New York concealed carry law
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Thursday a New York law that made it illegal to carry…
If Roe falls, some district attorneys won’t enforce anti-abortion laws
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, progressive prosecutors…
30 cases in a month: Abortion, guns top justices’ to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) — Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement that…
Vote on abortion rights planned in U.S. Senate next week; likely to fall short
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will force a vote next week on a bill to codify abortion protections, following…
Kansas abortion rights battle will affect the many Missourians who cross state line
The stakes for the August vote over a Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion access were made clear by the leak of…