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Will Washington D.C. become a state? An expert explains what it would take

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Can a president eliminate mail-in voting by executive order?

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by Erin Kayata
A group of U.S. and state lawmakers gathered around a podium.

Can Gov. Abbott legally arrest Democratic state lawmakers for fleeing redistricting vote?

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by Tanner Stening
A prosecutor points to a blue FBI poster bearing the face of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Transparency vs. victim safety? Experts say it isn’t a case of either/or in the Jeffrey Epstein files

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by Tanner Stening
A group of climate protestors holding a blue sign urging governments to act.

A UN court says countries can sue each other over greenhouse gas emissions. A legal expert explains why it’s ‘absolutely remarkable’

by Cody Mello-Klein
The exterior of a court building with a royal court of arms and 'The Royal Courts of Justice' on it.

What is a super injunction? And why was the press silenced over a leak of 19,000 Afghan allies?

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by Patrick Daly
A woman entering a polling station through a large arched doorway in the UK.

Britain’s 16-year-olds can vote for prime minister. Are they ready? Will they make a difference?

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by Patrick Daly
A side view of Jerome Powell speaking at a press conference.

Can Donald Trump legally fire Jerome Powell?

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by Tanner Stening
Jay Logsdon, center, an attorney representing Bryan Kohberger, second from left, standing in a court room speaking. In the background there is a screen with several people calling into the hearing.

The Bryan Kohberger plea deal without the victims’ families’ consultation is normal, says Northeastern expert

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by Erin Kayata
A court sketch of Sean 'Diddy' Combs, right, and defense attorney, Brian Steel, watch as the jury listens to instructions before deliberating in Combs' sexual misconduct trial in Manhattan federal court.

Diddy was acquitted of sex trafficking, but found guilty of other charges. What’s next for him?

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by Erin Kayata
Mount Rushmore depicted under a cloudless blue sky.

Is there anything actually stopping Donald Trump from carving his face into Mount Rushmore?

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by Tanner Stening
People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court, with a pile of small American flags in the foreground and the courthouse under partial scaffolding in the background.

Supreme Court strikes down universal injunctions, punts on birthright citizenship

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by Cyrus Moulton