A federal judge ruled that most of North Carolina’s new abortion law, including the ban on almost all abortions after 12 weeks, can take effect July 1 as originally planned. Lawyers for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and a physician requested that U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles put most of the new restrictions in the law…

The Supreme Court is making major decisions this year on student loans, affirmative action and election law. But in at least two cases, USA v. Texas on immigration law and the Biden student loan forgiveness lawsuit, the justices aren’t only deciding who wins and who loses based on the merits, but whether the plaintiffs have…

The Supreme Court brought an end to the independent state legislature theory which said only legislatures have the authority to regulate federal elections, and state courts cannot interfere. In Moore v. Harper, the justices ruled 6-3 that the Constitution’s elections clause does not vest exclusive and independent authority in state legislatures to set the rules…