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Texas Court Orders Life‑Saving Care After Surrogate Gives Birth to Baby With Heart Defect

The order secures medically indicated treatment under Texas jurisdiction pending resolution of competing parental and custody claims.

Women-Only Korean Spa Asks Supreme Court to Review Ninth Circuit Ruling

Supreme Court to Decide If Alaska Could Seize Pilot’s Plane Over a Six‑Pack

Judge Blocks South Dakota From Enforcing Abortion-Ad Ban Against Mayday Health

Judge Dismisses Most Claims Against Second Baptist, Invalidates Trustee‑Selection Change

Judge Pauses Probable‑Cause Ruling in Charlie Kirk Killing After Evidence Is Restricted

Hochul Questions DHS Over Reported Secret ICE Detention Plans in Rochester, Batavia and Newburgh

Texas Supreme Court Revives Detransitioner's Malpractice Suit

Jury Finds Minnesota Financier Liable for Targeting Muslim Homebuyers

Justice Department Joins Nuns’ Lawsuit Challenging New York Gender‑Identity Nursing‑Home Rule

Judge Blocks Savannah From Enforcing Lower Heat Limit for Horse Carriages

Catholic Sisters Sue New York for Religious Exemption to LGBTQ Long-Term Care Rules

Judge Orders Central Alabama Water to Restore Fluoride Unless It Proves Required Notice

Florida AG Seeks Suspension of NFL’s Rooney Rule With May 1 Deadline

Arizona High Court Sets May 20 Execution for Leroy McGill

Baltimore Watchdog Says Mayor’s Office Broke P-Card Rules as Suit Seeks Subpoena Authority

N.C. Appeals Court Overturns 2024 Duke Fuel Riders Over Misapplied Law

Michigan Sues BP, Chevron, Exxon, Shell and API in Antitrust Case Over Suppressing Clean Energy

Ninth Circuit Backs Union Gospel Mission’s Faith-Based Hiring for Non-Ministerial Jobs

California Orders Tahoe-Truckee Schools to Join CIF for 2026–27 After Nevada Policy Shift