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The US Senate voted 51-46 on Monday, stopping the advancement of a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The House approved the bill in October in a 237-189 vote. The bill , entitled the...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday introduced the new Conscience and Freedom of Religion Division . The purpose of this program is to reinforce preexisting legislation protecting "fundamental and unalienable rights of...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Supreme Court added 12 cases to its docket on Friday, including two Texas redistricting cases. The court had previously blocked two lower court rulings that...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Wednesday that a 17-year-old immigrant in government custody was blocked by the Trump administration from obtaining an abortion. The unidentified 17-year-old girl, referred to as Jane Moe, is believed to be in...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a 2014 citizen vote to amend the state constitution to remove the right to abortion. The question before the court was not whether such...

Eight states have filed an amicus brief in a case concerning a 17-year-old undocumented immigrant's attempt to obtain an abortion without parental consent while in government custody. Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and South Carolina...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled unanimously Friday that a Baltimore law that requires pro-life pregnancy clinics to post signage in their waiting rooms stating that they do not offer or...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: US President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on Friday, making sweeping changes to US tax rates, exemptions and deductions. ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped their appeal against minor Jane Roe on Tuesday night, which was preventing her from receiving an abortion. Jane Roe was being housed in a federally-funded shelter due to lack...

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from preventing two undocumented immigrants in federal custody from accessing abortion services. The government immediately appealed the decision. The two...