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The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the state’s pro-life law that prohibits most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected is constitutional and may be enforced. “The Supreme Court’s ruling marks a historic moment in…

by Just the News Staff   The Kentucky Supreme Court this week refused to strike down two major pro-life laws in the state, leaving them in place but sending one back to lower courts for further consideration. Abortion providers…

by Ben Whedon   The Vermont Supreme Court ruled in favor of a law permitting noncitizens to vote in local, municipal elections. In 2021, the state Legislature backed bills to change the local charters of Montpelier and Winooski…

The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a state abortion law that bans the procedure except in cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother, rejecting the claim that the state’s constitution provides a right to…

A federal judge ruled Thursday in favor of a West Virginia law that requires athletes to compete in sports on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity. Southern District of West Virginia Judge Joseph Goodwin ruled …

A U.S. appeals court upheld last Friday a Florida school board policy that required students to use bathrooms consistent with their biological sex. By a 7–4 vote, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a policy…