• Supreme Court justices Thomas and Alito want to use a ‘zombie law' to restrict abortion

    Repealing the Comstock Act — the Victorian-era anti-vice law that anti-abortion lobbyists aim to use to ban abortion nationwide, even in states where abortion rights are protected — has just turned from an urgent question to an absolute necessity. And it’s all thanks to the Supreme Court. Oral arguments at the court Tuesday morning suggested the court was likely to side with the White House in its appeal of lower court rulings restricting access to the abortion medication mifepristone. But...

  • The next Clarence Thomas? Abortion pill case spotlights rightwing judge and his wife’s shadowy connections

    Judge James Ho ruled to restrict mifepristone. His wife Allyson is linked to the anti-abortion group that brought the caseExplainer: the mifepristone caseHow abortion pill case court could undo the FDAWhen the former president Donald Trump appointed the Texas attorney James Ho to the fifth circuit court of appeals in 2017, lawyers at the prominent law firm Gibson Dunn – where Ho worked before his appointment – had a problem: how to replace the politically connected Ho. Turns out, they didn’t...

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    PM Chicago (3/27) – Dick Simpson on Chicago’s Modern Mayors

    On this episode of PM Chicago: Bret Gogoel speaks with the Chicago Tribune’s LaMond Pope, who gives us a White Sox season preview ahead of tomorrow’s home opener. Dick Simpson, renowned political scholar, joins the program to speak about editing the book, “Chicago’s Modern Mayors: From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot.” Plus, the CTU is […]

  • Conservative justices express support for Comstock Act

    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon}   Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Conservative justices express support for Comstock Act The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about access to mifepristone, a widely available drug used in medication abortion. While justices broadly appeared skeptical that the plaintiffs had the right

  • Unilever pledges support for women-driven policies

    Unilever Nigeria Plc has pledged its support for the advancement of women-driven policies as part of efforts aimed at fostering inclusion in the workplace. The firm’s Managing Director, Tim Kleinebenne, according to a statement on Friday, made this pledge during a panel discussion session held at the company’s headA office in Lagos to commemorate the Read More

  • Trump signals support for 15-week abortion ban

    NEW YORK >> Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure.

  • Maui’s mayor pledges to return residents home

    Maui Mayor Richard Bissen made his second State of the County address since the Aug. 8 wildfires Friday night and said, “I am here to report that the state of our county is heartbroken.”

  • SCOTUS Justices Are Curious About 1873 Law That Could Ban Abortion Nationwide

    Conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas asked questions about the Comstock Act while hearing mifepristone arguments.

  • Breyer indicates support for age limits for Supreme Court Justices

    Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Sunday that he would back age limits for justices, claiming the controversial policy would have helped his own decision-making about his retirement

  • NDDC pledges legacy projects, sustained support for security agencies

    The Niger Delta Development Commission has restated its commitment to support and collaboration with the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies operating in the Niger Delta region to ensure sustainable peace. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this when the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Sahid Akinwande, and the Commander Read More

  • Trump reiterates support for abortion compromise to 'make both sides happy'

    The former president also claimed he turned the issue of in vitro fertilization into a positive for Republicans by rushing to endorse it.

  • Supreme Court justices question 'conscience objections' in abortion pill case

    WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court rejection of a challenge to abortion pill mifepristone could hinge on how the justices assess "conscience objections" raised by doctors who do not wish to treat patients suffering from complications after taking the drug. The court signaled during Tuesday's argument that it could conclude that the plaintiffs — seven named doctors and associated anti-abortion groups — do not have legal standing to bring the lawsuit in part because their conscience objection arguments...