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The California Assembly has voted to advance a bill to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits. The legislation comes years after a former state lawmaker sued a woman over her sexual assault allegations against him. -
Prosecutors in New Mexico have dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. -
Investigators said in court documents that they believe five of those charged were present at the party on April 15 and "discharged firearms into the crowd," resulting in the deaths of four people. -
The settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging Facebook developers sold user data to Cambridge Analytica, a former political consulting firm, to target people in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. -
inewsource reported on a company accused of suing people without notifying them. Here’s how to find out if you’ve been a victim of “sewer service.” -
The announcement kicks the can down the road on what the high court will do for another few days. Mifepristone is used in about half of all abortions nationwide. -
The suspects, 16, 17 and 20, were arrested in connection with a shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators said Wednesday. The district attorney said the teens would be tried as adults. -
If a pregnant person is struggling with mental health and considering suicide, several states' laws, including Florida's, specifically say the "life of the mother" exception does not apply to them. -
The lawsuit compared Nichols' fatal police beating to the 1955 killing of Emmett Till, saying the 29-year-old suffered a beating "endured at hands of a modern-day lynch mob." -
Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in Manhattan about New York City's crime problem. But experts say there is no problem.
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