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WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't exist. “The law school deal was really an anomaly. As dean of the proposed law school, Johnson embarked on a major fundraising campaign and described a big-dollar event in Houston with former Arkansas Gov. Bobby Jindal and Pressler, according to an account Johnson wrote in a 2011 alumni magazine. Meanwhile, the historic former federal courthouse in Shreveport that was selected as the law school’s campus required at least $20 million in renovations.

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Abortion rights protesters march through downtown Tucson in part with nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., May 14, 2022. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a group of healthcare providers can sue the state over the law because they are harmed by it, reversing a lower court ruling. The panel did not address the merits of the challenge, finding only that the providers are entitled to pursue it in court. It is instead being defended by Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and Arizona House of Representatives Speaker Ben Toma, both Republicans. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered him to reconsider last year after it overturned Roe.

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And Republican Rep. George Santos' extensive legal troubles will make it harder for the GOP to keep that Long Island-based district in the Republican column. Some already sounded resigned to serving in the minority during the past week's ups and downs in finding a new speaker, while others voiced hopes the passage of time will make the past three weeks a distant memory. This is Republicans fighting with Republicans, bullying Republicans, even threatening each other. That left House Republicans with the choice of funding the government or shutting it down over their opposition to the healthcare law, and they chose the latter. Further turmoil will only feed into the Democratic argument that House Republicans are incapable of governing.

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In its 6-1 opinion, the Georgia Supreme Court found that the law, known as the LIFE Act, can be enforced thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year overturning Roe. The Georgia top court had previously allowed the law to take effect while it considered the case. The state Supreme Court did not rule on that issue, which will now go back to the lower court judge. "We are pleased with the court's decision and will continue to defend the constitutionality of Georgia's LIFE Act," Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said in a statement. The Georgia law prohibits abortion, with limited exceptions, after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks.

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Nye, who was appointed by Republican former President Donald Trump, had in August issued a temporary order blocking the law. Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador called the ruling a "significant win" and said the law was "designed to protect students." Idaho's bathroom bill allows students to sue schools for $5,000 if they encounter a transgender student in a bathroom in violation of the law. The new law says schools must provide a "reasonable accommodation" for transgender students unwilling or unable to use their assigned bathroom. Federal courts have been divided on school policies requiring transgender students to use the restroom corresponding to their birth sex, with the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S.

Persons: Demetrius Freeman, David Nye, Nye, Donald Trump, Peter Renn, Raul Labrador, Rebecca Roe, Brad Little, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Matthew Lewis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, District, Republican, Lambda, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Washington, New York, U.S, Idaho, Richmond , Virginia, Virginia, Atlanta, Florida

Medical instruments are sterilized following a surgical abortion at Trust Women clinic in Oklahoma City, U.S., December 6, 2021. Circuit Court of Appeals last month allowed the state to enforce its ban, reversing a lower court order that had partially blocked it. Idaho in 2020 passed a so-called "trigger" law that would go into effect and ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that had established a right to abortion nationwide. The law includes a narrow exception for abortions that are necessary to prevent the mother's deathThe Supreme Court overturned Roe in June 2022. It also said that any conflict had been eliminated since Hendrix's decision because the state legislature and state Supreme Court had since clarified the law.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Biden, Donald Trump, Raul Labrador, Roe, Wade, Joe Biden's, James Wesley Hendrix, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Trust Women, REUTERS, Circuit, Republican, Democratic, U.S . Department of Justice, U.S, Supreme, Idaho, Labor, District, Thomson Locations: Oklahoma City , U.S, San Francisco, Idaho, U.S, New York

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Social Security and Medicare at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida, U.S. February 9, 2023. The ruling is the first to come from multiple lawsuits by drug companies and industry groups challenging the program. The drug price negotiation program is part of the Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden, a Democrat, signed last year. The Biden administration has repeatedly said there is nothing in the Constitution that prohibits drug price negotiations. Many other countries already negotiate drug prices.

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My mother died in 2021, and my father passed away in 2023, both in their 90s with long lives and, thankfully, gentle passings. Because of that planning, wrapping up my mother's financial affairs after her death only took a few months. We did everything rightActing as their power of attorney, I managed my parents' financial planning for several years before their deaths, including placing most of their assets into irrevocable trusts. What I've learned about handling a second parent's estateOther than hiring someone else to handle your deceased parent's affairs, there's no easy way to wrap up financial affairs after both your parents are gone. Estate planning: Having a will and (if needed) trust documents prepared by a lawyer will make your life easier.

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Pedestrians pass the James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, home of the 9th U.S. On Tuesday afternoon, the court plans to hear arguments regarding President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. ... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreLaw Firms Idaho Law Group FollowSept 29 (Reuters) - Idaho can fully enforce its near-total abortion ban after a U.S. appeals court lifted a lower court order that had partially blocked it. Idaho in 2020 passed a so-called "trigger" law that would ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that had established a right to abortion nationwide. Democratic President Joe Biden's administration sued Idaho in August, saying the state ban conflicted with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law requiring hospitals to "stabilize" patients with emergency medical conditions.

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An election official hands a ballot to a voter at a polling station in Ridgeland, Mississippi, U.S., November 27, 2018. A spokesperson for the office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Circuit Judge Carolyn Dineen King in reversing a lower-court judge's ruling. Circuit Judge Edith Jones, an appointee of former Republican President Ronald Reagan, was also on the panel and had dissented. Twelve of the 16 currently active judges on the court were appointed by Republicans.

Persons: Jonathan Bachman, Jonathan Youngwood, Lynn Fitch, James Dennis, Dennis, Carolyn Dineen King, Edith Jones, Ronald Reagan, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, U.S ., Democratic, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Ridgeland , Mississippi, U.S, Mississippi's, Mississippi, U.S . Civil, New York

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Yelp Inc (YELP.N) is asking a federal court to stop Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from suing it over notices telling its users that crisis pregnancy centers do not provide abortions or referrals for abortions. Crisis pregnancy centers offer pregnant women counseling while seeking to prevent them from having abortions. In August 2022, Yelp began posting a notice on crisis pregnancy centers' pages stating that they "typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite." The company said in the complaint that it posted the notices to prevent users from being misled by crisis pregnancy centers that deliberately targeted women seeking abortions. In February, in response to a complaint by Paxton, the company changed the notices to state that crisis pregnancy centers "do not offer abortions or referrals to abortion providers."

Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Yelp, Paxton's, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Yelp, Republican, U.S, Thomson Locations: Texas, San Francisco, California, New York

Abortion rights protesters gather for a rally in Columbus, Ohio, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, June 24, 2022. The law took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that had guaranteed abortion rights nationwide. Ohio Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers at arguments on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court of Ohio to reverse a preliminary order blocking the law. Jessie Hill, a lawyer for abortion providers challenging the law, said that "longstanding, well-established rules" in Ohio bar the state from appealing preliminary orders before final judgment. Ohioans will vote in November on a referendum that would explicitly add a right to abortion to the state constitution.

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☆ Childcare is getting even more expensive as providers battle landlords and zoning regulations at a time when federal funding is running out
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Home-based childcare providers are particularly vulnerable. AdvertisementAdvertisementChildcare costs are soaring, particularly in major US cities — and zoning regulations are making it worse. The financial situation for providers is about to get worse as the nation nears the end of federal pandemic relief funding for childcare providers, which is predicted to disrupt care for 3 million children. AdvertisementAdvertisementLandlords often discriminate against renters wanting to open a childcare centerAnother insidious problem is landlord discrimination against childcare providers. The Washington, DC, city council recently passed a bill that would ban discrimination against home-based childcare providers by condo associations.

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Circuit Court of Appeals for a new ruling to prevent the "improper result" of allowing parts of the lower court order "to regain effect even after having been held invalid by this court." The plaintiffs allege that U.S. officials lobby social media platforms to suppress what the government considers to be misinformation, violating users' right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. While the case was still at an early stage, Doughty issued a preliminary injunction banning a wide range of communications between a slew of officials and social media companies. The panel limited the injunction's reach to a smaller group of officials, including White House staff, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It said that the 5th Circuit should either put the parts of Doughty's order that it reversed on hold, or finalize its order immediately.

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The John Adams Courthouse, where the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court presides, stands in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 7, 2023. In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld a 2018 lower court ruling that the state acted in bad faith in regulating the Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Educational Center. The legal fight over the facility began in 1985, when the state sought to ban the shock treatment. In 2013, the state sought to terminate the consent order altogether, before Judge Field's ruling in 2018 that it was still necessary because of state regulators' bad faith conduct. A federal appeals court in 2021 ruled in a separate case that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could not ban the shock device.

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Sept 6 (Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY.N) has been accused in a new lawsuit of using fraudulent patents and other illegal tactics to maintain its monopoly on blockbuster blood cancer drug Pomalyst for years after it should have faced generic competition. A spokesperson for Bristol Myers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Pomalyst is a top seller for Bristol Myers, bringing in nearly $3.5 billion out of $46.16 billion of its total revenue last year. The drug was developed by Celgene, a company acquired by Bristol Myers in 2019. The generic companies, which are also named as defendants in the lawsuit, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Pomalyst, Bristol Myers, Celgene, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Bristol Myers Squibb, Louisiana, Pomalyst, Bristol, Celgene, U.S . Patent, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Aurobindo Pharma, Breckeridge Pharmaceutical, Natco Pharma, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare public appearance at the White House since losing her 2016 bid for the presidency, attending an arts event next week with first lady Jill Biden. Praemium Imperiale laureates were first celebrated at the White House by President Bill Clinton and the then-first lady in 1994. Bill Clinton had lunch with Biden at the White House in May 2022, a month after former President Barack Obama returned to the White House for the first time since the end of his administration for an event celebrating his signature health care law. Political Cartoons View All 1146 ImagesThe White House announcement means next Tuesday's event is set to go forward despite the first lady testing positive for COVID on Monday. She is recuperating in Delaware, and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that “the first lady is doing well."

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Biden, who spent eight years as Obama's vice president, told a friend that Obama couldn't even curse properly, according to “The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future." In private, Biden would “occasionally admit to friends he felt tired," the book says. She said the book was actually praising Biden for helping to push major legislation through Congress and unify global support around Ukraine. "And we’re not going to litigate here.”Foer's book also describes struggles by Vice President Kamala Harris to carve out a role for herself as Biden's No. Foer's book says Biden tried to treat Harris more respectfully than he felt Obama often had treated him as vice president, calling her “the vice president" instead of “my vice president."

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Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries, to take effect while it hears a legal challenge to the statute. The ruling came after a judge last Friday blocked the law in response to a challenge by the families of transgender children and doctors. Texas is one of at least 20 states that have banned or restricted gender-affirming care for minors. Mainstream U.S. medical groups have opposed the bans and maintain that gender-affirming care improves transgender patients' mental health and reduces the risk of suicide. Several other similar state laws have been blocked by judges, though a federal appeals court earlier in August revived Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Maria Cantu Hexsel, Hexsel, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Texas Supreme, Texas Attorney General's, Republican, U.S, Thomson Locations: Texas, . Texas, Travis County, Austin, New York

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. Some analysts' estimates of the company's potential liability from the earplug litigation had been as high as $10 billion. The Combat Arms earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008. The lawsuits were consolidated before U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida federal court in 2019. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, with 3M pledging $1 billion to fund its liabilities stemming from the earplug lawsuits.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, M, Casey Rodgers, Aearo, Rodgers, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Aearo Technologies, 3M, U.S, District, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pensacola , Florida, New York

About 240,000 people are expected to be eligible for the settlement, Chris Seeger, a lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, said at a press conference. The money will be paid out from 2023 to 2029, and $1 billion will be in the form of 3M stock, the company said in a statement. Some analysts' estimates of the company's potential liability from the earplug litigation had been as high as $10 billion. The Combat Arms earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, with 3M pledging $1 billion to fund its liabilities stemming from the earplug lawsuits.

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The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. The Combat Arms earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008. They were used by the U.S. military in training and combat from 2003 to 2015, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, with 3M pledging $1 billion to fund its liabilities stemming from the earplug lawsuits. 3M argued that the mass tort litigation was unfair because Rodgers had kept scientific evidence favorable to the company out of trials and allowed thousands of "unvetted" claims to swell the court's docket.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, M, Casey Rodgers, Aearo, Rodgers, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Aearo Technologies, 3M, District, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pensacola , Florida, New York

REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 25 (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Friday blocked a Republican-backed state law banning so-called gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for transgender minors from taking effect while she hears a legal challenge to it. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed the law in June, making Texas one of at least 20 states to ban gender-affirming care. The offices of Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Mainstream U.S. medical groups including the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics oppose the measure and maintain that gender-affirming care improves transgender patients' mental health and reduces risk of suicide. Several other similar state laws have been blocked by judges, though a federal appeals court this week revived Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Persons: Jonathan Drake, Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel, Greg Abbott, Brian Klosterboer, Ken Paxton, Brendan Pierson, Will Dunham Organizations: REUTERS, Republican, Texas, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, U.S, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Thomson Locations: Durham , North Carolina, United States, Texas, Travis County, Austin, Abbott, New York

A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Spirit Airlines Inc FollowNEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Spirit Airlines Inc (SAVE.N) has agreed to pay up to $8.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit by passengers who said the low-cost carrier blindsided them with surprise carry-on bag fees on tickets bought through third-party travel services. Like other low-cost airlines, Miramar, Florida-based Spirit relies on added fees to help make up for lower base fares. Plaintiffs in the 2017 lawsuit accused the carrier of advertising misleading low prices on travel websites that concealed the "gotcha" bag fees travelers would have to pay at the airport. The plaintiffs originally sought $100 million in punitive damages, though that was dropped from a later version of the lawsuit.

Persons: Regis, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Spirit Airlines, Airbus, REUTERS, Spirit Airlines Inc, Lawyers, Thomson Locations: Colomiers, Toulouse, France, Brooklyn, Expedia, Miramar , Florida, New York

South Carolina Republican state senator Katrina Frye Shealy debates a six-week abortion ban at the state legislature in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. May 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 23 (Reuters) - South Carolina's highest court on Wednesday upheld a new state law banning abortion after fetal heart activity is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy, months after it blocked a similar ban. "With this victory, we protect the lives of countless unborn children and reaffirm South Carolina's place as one of the most pro-life states in America," South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, a Republican, said in a statement. The new law came after the state Supreme Court in January struck down a previous abortion law, by a 3-2 vote. South Carolina's Republican legislature in February replaced Hearn, who was the sole woman on the five-member court, with Justice Garrison Hill, who voted to uphold the new law on Wednesday.

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