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The decision overturning a precedent known as Chevron deference was celebrated by those who would target medication abortion and rights for transgender people. Read full article

The reduction was a sign of progress for Mayor Karen Bass, who started an aggressive new program to move people off the streets in 2022. Read full article

The Republican-led House loaded its funding measures with provisions that have no chance of becoming law, as both parties look toward a bigger fight later this year, most likely after the elections. Read full article

Experts in legal ethics have said that the activities of the justices’ wives raised serious questions about their impartiality. Read full article

The decision is expected to prompt a rush of litigation challenging regulations across the entire federal government, from food safety to the environment. Read full article

A recent flurry of diplomacy aims to head off a conflict that could pit the United States directly against Iran. Read full article

A joint investigation examined the role money plays in politics in Hawaii. Hear how journalists put the story together in a livestreamed event on July 10. Read full article

The decision concerned the scope of a 2002 law enacted in the wake of the collapse of Enron to address accounting fraud and the destruction of evidence. Read full article

Republican lawmakers passed the restrictions last year, but a lower court blocked enforcement of the law. Read full article

In a case likely to have broad ramifications throughout the West, the court found an Oregon city’s penalties did not violate the Constitution’s prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment.” Read full article