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The near-absence of laws criminalizing the practice of fertility fraud until recently means no doctors have yet been criminally charged for the behavior. In 2019, Indiana became the second state, more than 20 years after California, to pass a statute making fertility fraud a felony. He added some of his biological children have “expressed gratitude for their existence” to him and even sent him photos of their own children. Cline’s case spurred lawmakers to pass legislation that outlawed fertility fraud but wasn’t retroactive, meaning he was never prosecuted for it. “In fertility fraud, no parent is saying that – no parent is saying I would have gotten an abortion,” she said.

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☆ Why a Supreme Court easy out in Trump ballot battle could lead to post-election chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( John Fritze | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When it comes to deciding whether former President Donald Trump should be booted from Colorado’s ballot, the easiest path the Supreme Court could take now may wind up causing the most chaos early next year. In the ballot litigation, Trump is appealing a decision from the Colorado Supreme Court in December that he incited the attack on the US Capitol as electoral votes were being counted in 2021. Arguments at the US Supreme Court last week focused less on whether there was an insurrection and more on technical questions about whether states may enforce the ban. A political fight over eligibility would likely be limited to Congress, but it could sweep the Supreme Court back into the thicket, as well. “Depending on just how horrendously ugly the situation could get, the court might feel compelled to become involved,” Foley said.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Gerard Magliocca, Trump, Magliocca, Jack Smith, John Roberts, Van Jones, “, Edward Foley, ” Foley, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden, Jason Murray, ” Jackson, ” Murray, Murray, Derek Muller, –, Muller, Katelyn Polantz Organizations: CNN, Trump, Indiana University, Democratic, “, DC Circuit, Colorado Supreme Court, Capitol, US, Electoral College, The Ohio State University, Notre Dame Locations: Colorado, United States

☆ Sweet & Sour: Here’s why Valentine’s Day candy is so expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

For example, she said a Valentine’s Day-themed heart-shaped box of Sour Patch Kids candy (3.45 oz) was listed on Walmart.com for $3.96 ($1.15 oz), while a regular box of the candy (3.5 oz) costs $1.24 ($0.35/oz). Walmart said it was looking into the price differences, but said some of the Valentine’s Day candy items on its website are listed by third-party sellers on Walmart marketplace. A Walmart supercenter in New Jersey visted by CNN also had the heart-shaped Sour Patch Kids candy box for $3.96 on the shelf. Some Sour Patch Kids Valentine's Day editions cost much more than the regular versions of the candy for roughly the same quantity. “Buy the candy after Valentine’s Day when it’s heavily discounted or buy the regular cheaper version of the candy and package it yourself,” he said.

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☆ What New Love Does to Your Brain
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Dana G. Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New love can consume our thoughts, supercharge our emotions and, on occasion, cause us to act out of character. “People pine for love, they live for love, they kill for love and they die for love,” said Helen Fisher, a senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Their findings suggest that song lyrics and dramatic plotlines don’t overstate it: New love can mess with our heads. Experts define “romantic love” as a connection deeper than lust, but distinct from the attachment associated with a long-term partnership. These regions are also activated by drugs like cocaine, leading some experts to liken love to a sort of “natural addiction.”

Persons: ”, Helen Fisher, “ Organizations: Kinsey Institute, Indiana University Locations: M.R.I

☆ Romantic kissing’s earliest record dates to 4,500 years ago, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Romantic kisses have long been celebrated in songs, poems and stories, commemorated in art and film. Modern scholars therefore concluded that romantic kisses likely originated in India. Across thousands of cuneiform tablets kissing isn’t the most mentioned topic, “but it is attested regularly,” he said. But Arbøll and Rasmussen suspected that romantic kissing became accepted in Bronze Age Europe, and not because of migration alone. Even today, many cultures shun romantic kissing, Arbøll and Rasmussen reported.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Guy de Maupassant, Troels Pank, Assyriology, Justin R, Garcia, ” Garcia, de Maupassant, Arbøll, Dr, Sophie Lund Rasmussen, ” Arbøll, “, primatologist Frans B.M, De, Rasmussen, isn’t, It’s, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, University of Copenhagen, Indiana University, Kinsey Institute, Oxford University, Emory University, Scientific Locations: Mesopotamia, Bloomington, India, De Waal, Atlanta, Europe, Russia

☆ Student Housing Has a New Mantra: Bigger Is Better
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the Standard, an off-campus student housing complex, opened in the fall in Bloomington, Ind., welcoming its first batch of residents, it had a decidedly resort vibe. Along with the requisite pool and fitness centers, it enticed students with two pickleball courts, a dog park and a motion sports simulator. The arms race over amenities in student housing is nothing new, but what is striking about the Standard is its size: 1,000 beds, about twice the size of a typical dorm. In fact, the Standard could house 3 percent of Indiana University’s 34,000-plus undergraduates. Off-campus student housing complexes across the country are getting larger, some home to more than 1,500 students, and they are being built on prime parcels as close to campus as possible, as developers seek to better manage their bottom line.

Persons: ”, Wesley Rogers Organizations: Landmark Properties Locations: Bloomington, Ind, Indiana

☆ Voters are already weary of a 2nd Biden-Trump matchup. The recent special counsel report questioning Biden's memory doesn't help
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Biden's age and memory have been a frequent target for his opponents — largely Republicans — who argue that the 81-year-old is not fit for a second term in office. AdvertisementA recent NBC News poll found that 76% of voters, including Democrats, had major or moderate concerns about Biden's age. The special counsel report and the subsequent media gaffes the president made in his Thursday press conference to defend his mental acuity don't help. The special counsel report does raise some important questions about 2024. Advertisement"This is obviously a serious charge for anyone who wants to be president," Dusso said, referring to concerns about Biden's age.

Persons: —, Robert K, Hur, Joe Biden, Biden, Beau, Donald Trump, Biden's, Harris, Biden shouldn't, he's, There's, Christian Grose, Grose, Trump, Aaron Dusso, Dusso, Ian Bremmer Organizations: Service, Business, Biden, Trump, Harvard, NBC, Democratic, NBC News, University of Southern, Trump's, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, Voters, Eurasia Group Locations: willfulness, University of Southern California, Trump

☆ Many women lost sexual desire during the pandemic. Here’s what to do
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sexual function — which includes factors like desire, arousal and pleasure — in men and women decreased significantly after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a January 2022 meta-analysis of 21 studies published in the journal BMC Public Health. And women — even more so than men — struggled when it came to desire. Many people, particularly women, tend to experience what is called responsive arousal as opposed to spontaneous arousal, she said. And the data showed that men were more likely than women to seek professional help for the sexual problems they experienced, he said. “Unfortunately, I think we’ve sort of normalized sexual difficulties for women,” he added.

Persons: don’t, —, “ I’ve, ”, Vanessa Marin, “, Marin, Justin Lehmiller, Lehmiller, ” Marin, Deborah Fox, Fox, ” Lehmiller Organizations: CNN, BMC Public Health, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Fox Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Washington ,

☆ How using the 14th Amendment against Trump went from a ‘pipe-dream fantasy’ to the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

‘A sheer coincidence’The journey to the Supreme Court unknowingly began even before the insurrection itself. (In the Cawthorn case, the group partnered with a retired GOP state Supreme Court justice.) CREW appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court, whose members were all appointed by Democratic governors, though they originate from a pool of candidates recommended by a bipartisan panel. Trump appealed the Colorado ruling to the US Supreme Court in early January and oral arguments are set for Thursday. “It’s embarrassing, and it shows the imbalance on our state Supreme Court,” Buck told CNN.

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NEW YORK (AP) — GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns have generated $30 billion since 2010, the fundraising platform announced Tuesday, as younger generations look beyond institutions to make their donations. GoFundMe, a privately held, for-profit company, has annually released the total amount raised on its crowdfunding platform since its founding, but hasn't published a breakdown of funds raised in an individual year. Part of that growth includes GoFundMe's acquisition of Classy in 2022, which is an online platform that facilitates giving to nonprofit organizations. It's not yet clear how much giving through a crowdfunding campaign has supplanted giving to nonprofit organizations, Soskis said, in part because data about crowdfunding is less public. Other platforms also facilitate online crowdfunding, besides GoFundMe.

Persons: GoFundMe, Tim Cadogan, GoFundMe's, Gen, Indiana University Lilly, “, we’ve, ” Cadogan, hasn't, Cadogan, “ That’s, Damar, ’ ”, Margaret Richardson, Hamlin, —, Benjamin Soskis, It's, Soskis, ” Soskis, it's, Meta, ” Organizations: Indiana University, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Associated Press, Buffalo Bills, Corporate, Hamlin, M’s, Urban Institute, Nonprofit, IRS, Facebook, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: U.S, Uvalde , Texas, ecommerce, GoFundMe

☆ These Keyboard Musicians Are Thinking Beyond the Piano
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Jeffrey Arlo Brown | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Phyllis Chen began studying the piano at age 5, learning from a strict, traditional teacher who taught her the standard repertoire. She was a passionate musician, but sometimes wondered how much of her playing was artistic, rather than purely athletic. Her teacher, the virtuoso pianist André Watts, was a Liszt specialist but encouraged her to pursue her own interests. Once, Watts tried Chen’s toy piano; the keys were so small and his hands so big that he struggled to play a single note at a time. “I was very excited to be able to explore without all of the traditional boundaries being tied to it,” she said.

Persons: Phyllis Chen, “, ” Chen, André Watts, Liszt, Watts, ”, ’ Organizations: Indiana University

☆ China's population decline likely won't be solved by throwing money at its citizens, an expert on China says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

China's ruling party introduced a "three-child policy" in 2021, welcoming families to have more than two children. A solution for China's demographic crisis likely won't come through a few policy initiatives, Wang argued. The law was introduced, in part, as an effort to boost the country's birth rate. Taiwan has so far invested $3 billion in implementing programs to get more citizens to have children, The Los Angeles Times reported. This is a "global shift," Wang told BI.

Persons: —, Wang Feng, Wang, BI's Huileng Tan, China's, Ethan Michelson, Michelson Organizations: Service, country's National Bureau, Statistics, Business, University of California, Communist Party, Chinese Community Party, Ethan Michelson , Indiana University Bloomington's, East Asian, BI, Los Angeles Times Locations: country's, China, Irvine, Hangzhou, East China, Wenzhou, Ethan Michelson ,, Seoul, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan

☆ China is facing a brutal reality as it desperately tries to fix its population decline problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

China's population fell for a second consecutive year as the birth rate reached a record low. AdvertisementFor the second year in a row, China's population fell. But still, the Chinese population — young people, in particular — did not bite. The law was introduced, in part, as an effort to boost the country's birth rate. This is a "global shift," Wang told BI.

Persons: —, Wang Feng, Wang, BI's Huileng Tan, China's, Ethan Michelson, Michelson Organizations: Service, country's National Bureau, Statistics, University of California, Communist Party, Chinese Community Party, Ethan Michelson , Indiana University Bloomington's, East Asian, BI, Los Angeles Times Locations: country's, China, Irvine, Hangzhou, East China, Wenzhou, Ethan Michelson ,, Seoul, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan

☆ Everybody hates locked-up products. This company says it has a solution
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —People tend to hate going to a store and finding deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, cosmetics and other everyday products locked up on shelves behind display cases. So some retailers are testing a way to let customers use their cell phones to open locked shelves. So stores are now testing a security tool that lets customers use their cell phone to unlock products on the shelf. Stores are now testing a security tool that lets customers use their cell phone to unlock products on the shelf. Earlier this month, Indyme’s website listed Kroger, Safeway, Lowe’s, Raley’s and other chains as retailers testing the security device.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Opera has scrapped plans for the world premiere of Mason Bates' “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” this fall because of finances. The work will instead open with a student cast at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. Cremo sent an email last month to Abra K. Bush, dean of the Jacobs School, suggesting the shift. Bates, 47, won a Grammy Award in 2019 for “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” which premiered at the Santa Fe Opera in 2017 and was coproduced with the Jacobs School. “It's a story about Jewish immigrants changing American culture and certainly that resonates in LA,” Bates said.

Persons: Mason Bates, Clay, Bates, Michael Chabon's Pulitzer, Dorothy Chandler, Christopher Koelsch, Koelsch, “, ” Peter Gelb, Gelb, Jeanine Tesori, George Brandt, Evans Mirageas, Paul Cremo, Cremo, Bush, ” Bush, ‘, ’ ” Bush, Bartlett Sher, Michael Christie, Yannick Nézet, Mark Grimmer, Steve Jobs, Gene Scheer, ” Bates, ” Organizations: Los Angeles Opera, Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, Metropolitan Opera, Musical Arts Center, LA, Met, Washington National Opera, Cincinnati, Jacobs School, Jacobs, Lincoln Center Theater, Santa Fe Opera Locations: Bloomington , Indiana, America, Abra K, Indiana, New York, LA

Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses. Bill supporters say that more than 30 states have adopted the definition in some way over the years. Since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, several states have passed resolutions condemning Hamas and voicing support for Israel. Some protesters gathered in the capitol in Indiana this month before the House unanimously advanced a bill incorporating the definition there. How colleges are acting to prevent or stop antisemitism on campus has become a hot-button issue across the country.

Persons: ”, Esther Panitch, Brian Kemp, Kenneth Stern, Stern, “, Israel, Bill, —, Brian Hauss, they're, Fred Deutsch, Lara Freidman, Ruwa, Yaqoub Saadeh Organizations: Democratic, Georgia's, Republican Gov, Holocaust, Alliance, Bard Center, Jewish Voice, Peace, CAIR, Defamation League, Israel, U.S . State Department, American Jewish Committee, U.S . Congress, American Bar Association, ACLU, Rep, Republican, Foundation for Middle East, Georgia State Rep, Eastern Student Association, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania Locations: statehouses, Israel, Gaza, Georgia, Indiana, South Dakota, New York, Iowa, Virginia, U.S, Palestinian

☆ Trump is turning to racism to mock Nikki Haley's Indian name. Experts say it could backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Donald Trump is reaching for racism against his political opponent — this time, against former South Carolina Gov. "I know President Trump well," Haley recently told CNN's Jake Tapper in response to Trump's insults. Among the nicknames Trump has reportedly brainstormed for DeSantis, one of the names he thought of for the Florida governor, according to a New York Times report, was "Meatball Ron." Name-calling can backfireSome political consultants have argued that Trump's name-calling is an effective campaign tactic. "Whatever effect we found was all focused on the actual attacker," Dusso told BI in an interview.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, He's, Trump, CNN's Jake Tapper, Trump's, Steven Cheung, — Hussein, Kamala Harris's, Elaine Chao, Coco Chow, Chao, DeSantis, Ron, They're, Brad Bannon, Aaron Dusso, Dusso, Dusso's Organizations: Service, South Carolina Gov, Business, Republican Party, Trump, GOP, Florida, New York Times, Times, Democratic, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, Republican Locations: Iowa, South Carolina, New Hampshire, China, Florida, Italian American

☆ Weight gain in children and adults linked to 100% fruit juice, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Drinking a glass or more of 100% fruit juice each day was linked to a small increase in weight in children and adults, according to a new analysis of prior studies. In such a context, fruit juice is a much better choice than soda, for many reasons,” said Katz in an email. How juice impacts the bodyFor some, the concern over 100% fruit juice may be baffling — fruit is healthy, right? Eating a whole apple, for example, doesn’t spike blood sugar levels because fructose, the sugar found naturally in fruits and some vegetables, is released slowly into the blood. In children, each additional serving per day of 100% fruit juice was associated with a 0.03 higher body mass index, or BMI, change, according to the study.

Persons: ”, Walter Willett, Harvard T.H, ” Willett, Tamara Hannon, “ There’s, Hannon, David Katz, “ It’s, Katz, Britt Erlanson, ” Hannon, ” That’s, Vasanti Malik, ” Malik, Malik, “ Organizations: CNN, Harvard, of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, True Health, True Health Initiative, Bank, Getty, BMI, CDC Locations: Chan, Boston, Indianapolis

☆ Millennials have become their own worst enemy in the housing market
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The housing demand from millennials has made it harder for the generation to get into the game. Meanwhile, housing prices are still high but have started to pull back recently in some areas of the country. In September, Zillow reported that the total US housing market reached a record value of $52 trillion, a 49% jump since before the pandemic. AdvertisementMillennials are in danger of creating a housing bubbleThe research from Indiana University warns that the larger millennial population could lead to a housing bubble and a crash in the housing market. Demand from this generation is expected to wane just as baby boomers start to leave the housing market.

Persons: —, millennials, Zillow, ZIllow, Paul Bradbury, Millennials, boomers, Ariel Skelley, Xers, Tom Grill Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Indiana Business Research Center, IU Center, Real Estate, Getty, Education Data Initiative, National Association of Realtors, Indiana University Locations: millennials

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday night. Miriam Adelson is the controlling shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a publicly traded Las Vegas company that built the Venetian and Palazzo resorts but now only has casino operations in Macau and Singapore. Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire founder and owner of Las Vegas Sands, died in 2021 at 87. The family also owns Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. ___Associated Press writer Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Marc Stein, Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Cuban, Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki, Adelson, Ken Ritter, ___ Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, NBA, Vegas Sands, Associated Press, Cuban, Sands, Mavericks, Las Vegas Sands Corp, Las Vegas, Securities and Exchange Commission, Miriam Adelson Trust, SEC, league’s, Governors, Republican, doesn't, Indiana University Locations: Texas, Las, Macau, Singapore, Las Vegas Sands, Cuban, Dallas, Las Vegas

☆ Why You Love (or Love to Hate) Christmas Music
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“There are a lot of people who, when Christmas time comes around, they just want to run home and put their head under the covers and wait it all out,” Mr. Levitin said. Christmas music, like all forms of music, is powerful. But this genre is perhaps more potent than other forms of music because the holiday season itself is emotionally charged. “For some of us, that’s an inspiring message,” Mr. Levitin said. Then, stories of Jesus were woven into carols, which were still sung in communal settings, even across class divides.

Persons: ” Mr, Levitin, that’s, Mr, “, Alisa Clapp, Jesus ’, Jesus, ”, Clapp, Itnyre Organizations: Indiana University East, Salvation Army

☆ Mark Cuban says he was ‘a lousy employee’—and that was key to his success
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I was never going to be good at working for someone else," the billionaire investor and owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks told Wired in a video Q&A last month. But, it wasn't until he was in his mid-20s that Cuban launched his first actual company, the software startup MicroSolutions. As Cuban told Wired, he asked a high-ranking executive to speak to a group of young employees at a happy hour about "what it's like to work at the bank." "I thought that was a really cool idea and I was taking initiative," Cuban told Wired. "I was a lousy employee because I was a know-it-all," he told Wired.

Persons: Mark Cuban, he'd, Cuban's, Cuban, I'd, Warren Buffett Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, Wired, Cuban, Mellon Bank, Indiana University, Yahoo, CNBC Locations: Cuban, Dallas, Pittsburgh, MicroSolutions

☆ How Nobel economists spend their $1 million winnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Every year, researchers in economics are awarded the Nobel Prize, alongside a hefty sum in winnings. All you have to do is bag a Nobel Prize. Franco Modigliani, an MIT professor who nabbed the Nobel in economics in 1985 , got about $225,000 in winnings. But, ultimately, he wanted to spend his winnings according to his own research on people's saving and spending habits. So when he was asked how he'd spend what was, in 2017 dollars, around $1.1 million in winnings, Thaler told reporters : "I will try to spend it as irrationally as possible."

Persons: —, Alfred Nobel, Claudia Goldin, it's, Goldin, Lars Heikenstein, Franco Modigliani, Modigliani, I'm, Modigliani isn't, Elinor Ostrom, Oliver E, Williamson, Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, Michael Kremer, Sir Angus Deaton, Richard Thaler, he'd, Thaler Organizations: Service, Sveriges, Economic Sciences, Guardian, Nobel Foundation, MIT, Washington Post, Indiana University, National Academy of Sciences, Fund for Research, Development, Harvard University, Boston Globe, University of Chicago Locations: Stockholm, United States of America

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: the commitment to democracy. "We spoke.”Gross told Jackson she wasn't ignoring voters but rather was reflecting opponents' concerns that Ohio voters were led astray. Anti-abortion lawmakers and advocates already have pushed back in a handful of states where voters sided generally with abortion rights. Republican state legislative leaders initially pledged that the fight to restrict abortion rights wasn't over after voters had spoken. Florida’s Republican attorney general is attempting to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the 2024 ballot.

Persons: We.Are.Not.Done, Jennifer Gross, Gross, Dobbs, Roe, Wade, Douglas Keith, Brennan, “, ” Keith, Emily Jackson, Jackson, ” Gross, ”, Rick Santorum, Brandon Prichard, Ohio, Sophia Jordán Wallace, Myrna Perez, Andrew Whitehead, God, ” Whitehead, Mike DeWine, Dave Yost, Jason Stephens, Matt Huffman, Stephens, Huffman, State Jay Ashcroft, Kara Gross Organizations: Supreme, Justice’s, AP VoteCast, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Republican, Rep, University of Washington, Ohio University, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Kentucky Republicans, “, Ohio, State, AP Locations: COLUMBUS , Ohio, U.S, ” Ohio, Ohio, Montana and Utah, Alaska and Kansas, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Montana, ”, In Missouri, Michigan, Florida

☆ Trump ‘engaged in an insurrection,’ judge says, but should remain on Colorado ballot
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A Colorado judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump “engaged in an insurrection” on January 6, 2021, but rejected an attempt to remove him from the state’s 2024 primary ballot, finding that the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” doesn’t apply to presidents. ‘Trump engaged in an insurrection’In her ruling, Wallace agreed with almost everything that the challengers argued, except on the critical question of whether a president can be disqualified by the 14th Amendment. The group said it would file an appeal “shortly” to the Colorado Supreme Court, and hailed Wallace’s finding that Trump engaged in insurrection. “We’re respectful that the judge made the right decision,” Gessler said on “The Source.” “I understand she threw a lot of shade on President Trump, and we’re not happy about that. “It says Trump engaged in insurrection but can appear on the ballot anyway.

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