Nation Oct 01 State laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegations Under New York state law, rape charges generally need to involve force or a clear refusal of sex, unless the victim is physically helpless due to being unconscious, or mentally incapacitated due to being drugged without their consent.
Nation Sep 26 Persistent nor'easter batters U.S. Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death Tens of millions of people were in the path of the nor'easter, which was forecast to affect the Mid-Atlantic area and New England throughout the weekend.
Politics Sep 25 Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for third time The justices halted a federal appeals court ruling that would have revived the Republican-friendly map for the November elections, which will determine control of Congress. There were no noted dissents.
Politics Sep 21 Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final say A federal appeals panel has ruled in favor of new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump. But there is no immediate impact from Monday’s ruling.
Politics Sep 10 Missouri is poised to revert to former districts after Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed map The decision means Missouri could run the November general election with different U.S. House districts than were used in the August primary — an extremely rare situation that could switch the candidate choices for more than a million potential voters.
Politics Sep 10 Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected Missouri congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, a loss for Republicans trying to maintain control of the House in the pivotal midterm elections.
Politics Sep 09 Competing court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections Dueling court orders eight weeks before Election Day left Missouri’s congressional map uncertain Tuesday as legal wrangling over a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump sparked fresh confusion.
Politics Sep 08 Supreme Court rejects Missouri's push to use new Republican-drawn U.S. House map in November Missouri's new districts were used in the August primaries, but the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in September that the state must revert to districts adopted after the last census.
Politics Sep 04 Missouri court blocks Trump-backed U.S. House map and orders it to be put to a vote Republicans had hoped Missouri’s new congressional boundaries could help them win an additional seat and hold onto their slim House majority in the midterms.
Politics Aug 26 Democratic-backed Maryland redistricting amendment can't go on November ballot, court rules A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections.