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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court. Four are serving today

Dec. 02, 2023 12:56 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly 25 years to take in an “amazing” sight. The first — and for 12 years, the only — woman on the high court saw three women in...

Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico

Dec. 01, 2023 23:06 PM EST

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, dealing a blow to one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive measures aimed at stopping migrants from entering the U.S. illegally. ...

Judge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal

Dec. 01, 2023 22:11 PM EST

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Alaska on Friday rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter construction work for the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope while the groups’ legal fight over the drilling project wages on. U.S. District...

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

Dec. 01, 2023 20:57 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a...

Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court rules

Dec. 01, 2023 20:54 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former president's bid to dismiss the cases accusing him of inciting the violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say

Dec. 01, 2023 20:43 PM EST

Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for killing George Floyd, federal prosecutors said Friday. John Turscak was charged with...

Former Colombian military officer accused in base bombing extradited to Florida

Dec. 01, 2023 19:43 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian military officer accused of injuring dozens, including three U.S. soldiers, in a bombing attack at a Colombian military base has been extradited to South Florida. A five-count indictment against Andres Fernando Medina Rodriguez, 39, was unsealed...

Parents can fight release of Tennessee school shooter's writings, court rules

Dec. 01, 2023 19:31 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Parents of school shooting victims in Tennessee can seek a court order to keep the writings of the shooter from ever being released to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The parents, along with The Covenant School and Covenant...

Court pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic operators to get grants -- but only in Ohio

Dec. 01, 2023 19:26 PM EST

A federal appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive federal family planning money — but only in Ohio, where state health officials said the policy took money away from them. Since 1981, federal policy has...

Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols' death had some violations in prior prison guard job

Dec. 01, 2023 19:26 PM EST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Before a former Memphis Police officer joined in a deadly beating on Tyre Nichols, prompting murder charges against him and four colleagues, Demetrius Haley incurred some policy violations in a prior prison guard job and faced accusations of excessive force that his...