A Case Challenging Roe v. Wade Is Going to the Supreme Court

wrote in his decision that since the law went into effect last month, “women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution.”Acknowledging that a higher court may rule differently, Pitman added that in the meantime, “this Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right.”The Texas law bans abortion at just 6 weeks, a direct violation of constitutional precedent established by Roe

Eddie Robinson was the oldest living former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and the last surviving member of the 1948 World Series winning Cleveland Indians.Robinson got his start in the minor leagues before being called up by the Indians in 1942. His career was interrupted by military service: He served in the U.S.

First in the spotlight as the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new session Monday (October 4) is the seemingly precarious state of the right to abortion, an issue LGBTQ groups have long considered to be of “vital importance” to LGBTQ people.

William Shatner is heading to space!

UPDATE, SATURDAY AM: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected a request to block New York City’s vaccination mandate for all Department of Education employees.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh is testing positive for COVID-19.

has died. The TikTok star, known as GabeNotBabe on the platform, died in a car crash on Sunday, Sept.

Gabriel Salazar, a popular TikTok personality with more than 2 million followers on the social media app, has died at the young age of 19.

UPDATE: A group of New York City public school teachers has petitioned the US Supreme Court to block the city’s vaccine mandate, which kicks in this week.

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Gabby Petito’s case may be at a frustrating standstill, but the media attention that came from it has apparently helped authorities find the body of another missing person — one who reportedly disappeared over a month ago.

A Federal appeals court in Georgia Monday issued a stay in its review of the state’s currently inactive abortion law pending a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on a similar case from Mississippi set for oral arguments Dec. 1 as this issue, which boiled over in Texas, heats up across the nation.

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver dragged Jeopardy! once again in the HBO series’ first episode back since Sept. 12.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Fox News Sunday today that an estimated 12,000 Haitian migrants have been released into the Us. The staggering number goes well beyond previous estimates tied to the Del Rio, Texas bridge encampment.

When Gabby Petito set out on her road trip across the country with boyfriend Brian Laundrie, she was so optimistic she began documenting the whole thing on YouTube and Instagram.

Fox News’ Sean Hannity railed against the Federal Aviation Administration’s grounding of a Fox News drone at the Texas-Mexico border. “The FAA is being used to cover up for [President Joe Biden’s] failures,” the primetime host said, “and are we going to let that stand? I don’t think so.” Hannity pointed to footage that aired Wednesday night of what appeared to be thousands of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers under the Acuna International Bridge in Del Rio.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunited they have been traveling everywhere together, recently visiting Venice, Italy, and New York City. Now, they’re reportedly headed to Texas where Affleck is filming his new movie.