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A 5-4 SCOTUS rejects Alabama's effort to make executing intellectually disabled people easier

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DOJ has escalated its attack on trans care for minors. Where could it be headed next?

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Read Trump's "settlement" with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls

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