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Abortion Ban Passes West Virginia Senate, Heads Back To House
The Republican-controlled West Virginia senate on Friday passed a bill that would be the first to restrict abortion since the U.S.
Jul 29, 2022
Sixth Boy Charged In Central Park Jogger Case Is Exonerated
A long overlooked co-defendant of the Central Park Five, a group of Black and Latino teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white woman jogger in 1989 based on false confessions, was exonerated of a related conviction by a New York judge on Monday.
Jul 25, 2022
New York Bans Guns In Many Public Places After Supreme Court Ruling
New York state passed a law on Friday banning guns from many public places, including Times Square, and requiring gun-license applicants to prove their shooting proficiency and submit their social media accounts for review by government officials.
Jul 01, 2022
New York Moves To Ban Concealed Guns In Many Places, Including Times Square
New York lawmakers voted to pass new gun laws on Friday that ban weapons from a long list of "sensitive places," including Times Square, and require people who want a gun license to get more training and submit their social media accounts to government review.
Jul 01, 2022
New York May Ban Concealed Guns In Many Places, Including Times Square
New York lawmakers were voting on gun laws on Friday that would ban weapons from a long list of "sensitive places," including Times Square, and require people who want a gun license to get more training and submit their social media accounts to government review.
Jul 01, 2022
New York Lawmakers To Loosen Gun Laws After Supreme Court Ruling
New York lawmakers will meet in an emergency session on Thursday to loosen the state's gun-licensing laws to conform with a landmark U.S.
Jun 29, 2022
New York Lawmakers To Loosen Gun-permit Laws After Supreme Court Ruling
New York lawmakers began debating how to loosen the state's gun-licensing laws in an emergency session on Thursday to conform with a landmark U.S.
Jun 29, 2022
New York Judge Rules Law Allowing Non-citizens To Vote Is Unconstitutional
A New York state judge struck down a new law on Monday that gave hundreds of thousands of non-citizen residents of New York City the right to vote in municipal elections.
Jun 27, 2022
New York Judge Rules Law Allowing Noncitizens To Vote For Mayor Is Unconstitutional
A New York state judge struck down a recent law on Monday that gave hundreds of thousands of noncitizen residents of New York City the right to vote in municipal elections for mayor and other local offices.
Jun 27, 2022
U.S. President Reagan's Shooter John Hinckley Fully Released After 41 Years
John Hinckley, who wounded then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three others in a 1981 assassination attempt, was released without conditions on Wednesday in compliance with a federal judge's order.
Jun 15, 2022
New Study Estimates 1.6 Million In U.S. Identify As Transgender
A study published on Friday estimates that nearly 1.64 million people over the age of 13 in the United States identify themselves as transgender, based on an analysis of newly expanded federal health surveys.
Jun 10, 2022
Ohio To Let Teachers Carry Guns After 24 Hours Of Training
Ohio is set to enact a law that allows teachers and other staff to be armed with guns in schools once they have completed up to 24 hours of initial training.
Jun 03, 2022
New York City Delays Start Of Law Requiring Salaries In Job Advertisements
The New York City Council voted on Thursday to delay its new pay transparency law by six months to Nov.
Apr 28, 2022
Voting Rights Groups Sue Over New Florida Congressional Maps
Several voting rights groups filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging Florida's new congressional map, saying it unfairly diluted the voting power of Black residents to benefit Republicans.
Apr 22, 2022
Two Atlanta Poll Workers Settle Defamation Lawsuit Against One America
Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have reached a settlement agreement with the far-right One America News Network in their defamation lawsuit against the outlet, according to court papers filed on Thursday.
Apr 21, 2022
A Day After Shooting Attack, New York's Subway Thrums With Riders
On busy subway platforms across the city, New Yorkers checked their phones, read books and glanced impatiently at the countdown clocks as they waited for trains on Wednesday, a day after a man fired a handgun at passengers on a subway car.
Apr 13, 2022
New York Subway Shooting New Test Of Mayor's Promise To Police Gun Violence
Eric Adams ran for mayor of New York City with campaign ads featuring old photographs of him in his police uniform and a vow to secure a pandemic-scarred metropolis against the gun violence that surged alongside COVID-19.
Apr 12, 2022
New York's First Marijuana Retail Permits To Go To People With Convictions
The first licenses to open the newly legalized marijuana retail outlets coming to New York later this year will be reserved for people with prior marijuana-related convictions, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday.
Mar 10, 2022
Jury Reaches Verdict On Whether Police Violated George Floyd's Rights
A jury on Thursday reached its verdict on whether three former Minneapolis police officers denied George Floyd his civil rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath another officer's knee.
Feb 24, 2022
Jury Meets For Second Day To Weigh Whether Police Violated George Floyd's Rights
A jury met to deliberate for a second day on Thursday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers denied George Floyd his civil rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath another officer's knee.
Feb 24, 2022
Jury To Meet For Second Day To Weigh Whether Police Violated George Floyd's Rights
A jury was set to deliberate for a second day on Thursday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers denied George Floyd his civil rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath another officer's knee.
Feb 24, 2022
Three Minneapolis Ex-police Officers Guilty Of Violating George Floyd's Rights
Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his civil rights by failing to give aid to the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.
Feb 24, 2022
Jury To Decide If Minneapolis Police Violated George Floyd's Rights
A jury was due to begin deliberating on Wednesday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers deprived George Floyd of his constitutional rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.
Feb 23, 2022
Jury Begins Weighing If Minneapolis Police Violated George Floyd's Rights
A jury began deliberating on Wednesday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers deprived George Floyd of his constitutional rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.
Feb 23, 2022
Minneapolis Officers Ignored Training, Lacked 'Decency' In Floyd Arrest, Jury Hears
A federal prosecutor told a jury in closing arguments on Tuesday that three former Minneapolis police officers ignored their training and basic human decency by failing to intervene when their colleague knelt on George Floyd's neck during a deadly arrest.
Feb 22, 2022
Minnesota Jury To Hear Closing Arguments In George Floyd Arrest Trial
A jury was due to hear closing arguments on Tuesday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd during May 2020 arrest that lead to his murder.
Feb 22, 2022
Minneapolis Police Officers Lacked 'Human Decency' In Floyd Arrest, Prosecutor Says
A federal prosecutor told a jury in closing arguments on Tuesday that three former Minneapolis police officers ignored their training and basic human decency by failing to intervene when their colleague knelt on George Floyd's neck leading to his death.
Feb 22, 2022
George Floyd Restraint Seemed 'Reasonable,' Ex-officer Testifies
Pinning George Floyd face down on a Minneapolis road in a May 2020 arrest seemed reasonable in the moment, one of three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating the handcuffed Black man's civil rights testified on Monday.
Feb 21, 2022
Minneapolis Ex-police Officer Trusted Colleague's Use Of Knee In Deadly Floyd Arrest
Tou Thao, one of three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating George Floyd's civil rights, testified on Wednesday that he trusted his ex-colleague Derek Chauvin knew what he was doing by kneeling on the handcuffed Black man's neck for more than nine minutes in a deadly 2020 arrest.
Feb 16, 2022
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Recalls Knee-restraint Training At Trial For Floyd Arrest
Tou Thao, one of the three former Minneapolis police officers on trial charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights, told a jury officers were trained to use a knee near a person's neck as a means of restraint as he took the stand in his own defense on Tuesday.
Feb 15, 2022
