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People protesting Arkansas House bill HB1570, which prevents doctors from providing gender-affirming care to patients under 18, on March 18 outside the Arkansas state House. The bill became law in April, but was temporarily halted by a judge on Wednesday.

Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Arkansas Transgender Health Care Ban, Arguing It Causes 'Irreparable Harm'

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that bans transgend...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that bans transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming health care

This photo from Thursday Jan. 19, 2017, shows Inaugural Committee chairman Tom Barrack speaks at a pre-Inaugural Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Barrack, chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee, was arrested Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump's foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates.

Trump Powerbroker Tom Barrack Charged With Acting as Agent of the UAE

One of Trump’s close personal friends for decades, Barrack is the latest in...

One of Trump’s close personal friends for decades, Barrack is the latest in a long line of the former president’s associates to face criminal charges.

In this file image from U.S. Capitol Police video, Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa, Fla., front, stands in the well on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.

U.S. Capitol Rioter Who Breached the Senate Gets 8 Months in Jail

A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying...

A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge in the...

The Bushmaster AR-15 was used during a massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

A Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Families of Sandy Hook School Shooting Victims Has Taken a Strange Turn

Attorneys say gunmaker Remington dumped pictures of Santa Claus, ice cream ...

Attorneys say gunmaker Remington dumped pictures of Santa Claus, ice cream and other "random" images on plaintiffs to delay a wrongful death lawsuit arising from the Sandy Hook school shooting

In this Feb. 12, 2020 file photo, a statue stands outside the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. The Boy Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization’s bankruptcy case. Attorneys for the BSA filed court papers late Thursday, July 1, 2021 outlining a restructuring support agreement, or RSA, with attorneys representing abuse victims.

Boy Scouts of America Reaches $850 Million Settlement With Sex Abuse Victims

The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attor...

The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse.

#FreeBritney activists protest at Los Angeles Grand Park during a conservatorship hearing for Britney Spears in Los Angeles on June 23, 2021.

How Britney Spears' Case Could Change the Future of Conservatorship

When Britney Spears told a judge on Wednesday about her experience with her...

When Britney Spears told a judge on Wednesday about her experience with her conservatorship—the legal arrangement that gave her father control over her finances and personal life—her words horrified the public. “This conservatorship is doing...

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy in the East Room of the White House on May 10, 2021.

Inside Joe Biden's Plan to Confirm Diverse Federal Judges

Few politicians understand the federal judiciary like President Joe Biden d...

Few politicians understand the federal judiciary like President Joe Biden does. As a young Senator, he served in top roles on the Judiciary Committee for over 15 years, overseeing the confirmation of hundreds of district...