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Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
The Supreme Court has handed down a major decision that could limit states’ rights to regulate abortion for years to come.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenThe Supreme Court handed down a decision that could limit states’ rights to regulate abortion for years to come. In a 5-3 decision Monday, the justices struck down Texas’ strict anti-abortion laws. What happens next?
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5 storiesSupreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restriction Laws
The Supreme Court handed down a decision that could limit states’ rights to regulate abortion for years to come. In a 5-3 decision Monday, the justices struck down Texas’ strict anti-abortion laws. Now the door is open to challenge similar laws across the country. What will happen in other states?
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Many states aside from Texas have adopted laws that have restricted access to abortion. In 23 other states, abortion clinics must become certified as surgical centers. And in 10 other states, doctors who perform abortions are required to have admitting privileges at local hospitals.
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Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened when violence broke out Sunday at a white supremacist rally in Sacramento. Ten people were stabbed or beaten, two critically. What is known is that about 30 white supremacists gathered in front of the state capitol building to demonstrate.
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Just as happened after other mass shootings in the United States, gun sales spiked after 49 people were killed in a gay nightclub in Orlando this month. The reason most often given for the spike is that gun owners become worried that the government will take some action to restrict gun sales, and so they decide to stock up.
Read the story14 minBET Awards Gets Political
Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar wowed the crowd with a joint performance at the BET Awards Sunday. Tributes to Muhammad Ali and Prince moved the audience and viewers at home. But actor Jesse Williams, who played Dr. Jackson Avery on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, stole the show with an eloquent civil rights speech after accepting the Humanitarian Award.
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