Feb 11 What to know about state proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek to end pregnancies By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Lawmakers in some states are pushing measures to crack down on abortion pills or penalize women who obtain abortions. Continue reading
Feb 07 How the courts have (so far) pushed back on Trump’s attempts to expand presidential power By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Now the question is whether the court rulings are a mere speed bump or an insurmountable roadblock for the Republican president. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 8:35 The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen. A federal judge put… Continue watching
Jan 17 Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban if not sold by Chinese, Trump has promised a solution By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court held Friday the risk to national security posed by TikTok's ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the U.S. A sale does not appear imminent. Continue reading
Jan 17 Read the full Supreme Court ruling upholding ban on TikTok if not sold by Chinese parent company The court’s decision Friday means new users won’t be able to download the app and updates won’t be available, but it won’t disappear from users’ phones. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:01 The clock is ticking on TikTok with potential ban coming this weekend By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins The clock is ticking on a potential ban on TikTok. In April, Congress and President Biden gave the app’s Beijing-based parent company 270 days to find a new owner or face a shutdown. They argued that Chinese control of the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Texas argues that technology has improved significantly in the last 20 years, allowing online platforms to quickly and easily check users' ages with a quick picture, making it more like ID checks at traditional stores that were upheld by the… Continue reading
Jan 14 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Texas law restricting access to porn websites By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 7:00 TikTok’s future in hands of Supreme Court as justices hear arguments against ban By John Yang, Kyle Midura In a matter of days, one of the most popular social media apps in the country could pull the plug if the Supreme Court doesn’t grant it a legal reprieve. Concerns about TikTok's Chinese ownership led Congress to pass a… Continue watching
Jan 09 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on whether TikTok can be banned in free speech case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The high court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Continue reading