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  1. Poll Finds Support for Florida’s Abortion Ballot Measure Is Falling Short National, Today

    Earlier surveys have shown higher support, but the state’s Republican governor is working hard to defeat the initiative.

  2. Voting Wars Open a New Front: Which Mail Ballots Should Count? National, Today

    Voting by mail is increasingly popular, but mail ballots are rejected far more often than in-person ones. In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, parties are battling over which ones to count — or not.

  3. Why a Measure to Protect Abortion Rights in New York May Be in Trouble Metro, Today

    The statewide ballot measure, known as the Equal Rights Amendment, has become a target for Republican opponents who have cast it as an attack on family values.

  4. Los discursos de Trump, cada vez más iracundos y confusos, reavivan el tema de la edad En español, Yesterday

    Una revisión de sus apariciones públicas en los últimos años sugiere que los discursos del expresidente de 78 años se han vuelto menos centrados, más oscuros, hostiles, largos, furiosos, soeces y cada vez más obsesionados con el pasado.

  5. This Supreme Court Is Its Own Worst Enemy Op Ed, Yesterday

    If it loses its institutional credibility, it will be powerless when it matters most.

  6. The Tech Lobbying Group Helping to Broaden the First Amendment’s Reach Business, Yesterday

    NetChoice, backed by tech giants including Meta and Google, has successfully argued in court that Big Tech hosts protected speech.

  7. Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age Washington, October 6

    With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.

  8. Bruised Supreme Court Returns to Bench With Possible Election Cases Looming Washington, October 6

    Aside from major disputes on issues like transgender rights and guns, the docket is fairly routine. That could change fast if the presidential race is contested.

  9. Friend of Murdered Transgender Woman Says Seeking Justice Was Painful Metro, October 4

    Rasheen Everett strangled Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar in her Queens apartment in 2010. His first conviction was thrown out because of a judge’s error.

  10. Lawyers for a Sean Combs Accuser Ask to Withdraw From Her Case Culture, October 3

    A dispute between Adria English, who has accused Mr. Combs of sexual misconduct, and her lawyers is the latest twist in the civil litigation the music mogul is facing.

  11. After Helene, Lawyers Gear Up for Battles Over Who Should Pay Climate, October 2

    As storms intensify, so do the legal clashes with insurers, aid agencies and others over compensation, rebuilding and even scams.

  12. Gov. Walz Criticizes Trump’s Record on Roe v. Wade Video, October 2

    Gov. Tim Walz attacked former President Donald J. Trump’s record on abortion — and then turned to the stories of women living with the consequences of abortion bans.

  13. Cómo JD Vance se descalificó a sí mismo para ser vicepresidente En español, October 1

    Cuando los votantes estadounidenses evalúen al compañero de fórmula de Trump, deberán analizar si ha mostrado la fidelidad a la Constitución que el cargo requiere.

  14. How JD Vance Disqualified Himself From Becoming Vice President Op Ed, October 1

    Why he represents a grave risk to the rule of law in American democracy.

  15. In Iowa, Democrats Count on Backlash to Abortion Law to Bolster Bids for Congress Washington, September 30

    Democrats in a pair of competitive House districts are spotlighting the anti-abortion stances of Republican incumbents after the state enacted one of the most restrictive bans in the country.

  16. An Artist Whose Subjects Step Out of His Paintings Styles, September 28

    Adam Dressner, a lawyer turned portrait artist, began painting eccentric New Yorkers a few years ago. Many of them made an appearance at a recent exhibition.

  17. The True Costs of America’s Gun Obsession N Y T Now, September 28

    It’s not just murders and mass shootings. Guns play a role in many of the country’s biggest problems.

  18. Giuliani Disbarred in D.C. Over Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election Washington, September 26

    Appellate judges based their decision on New York’s ruling earlier this year to bar him from practicing law in the state.

  19. What to Know About Damian Williams, the Man Prosecuting Eric Adams Metro, September 26

    Mr. Williams already had a compelling biography, but the first-ever indictment of a New York City mayor has added an astonishing new chapter to his life’s story.

  20. Here Are the Charges Eric Adams Faces, Annotated Interactive, September 26

    The Times annotated the indictment.

  21. Republican Candidates Keep Straying Into Dangerous Territory: Abortion Politics, September 26

    In a campaign they would like to center on the economy and the border, Republican candidates keep drifting back to abortion rights, an issue that favors Democrats.

  22. An ‘Utterly Bonkers’ Miscarriage of Justice in Texas Op Ed, September 26

    Are we ever going to take civil rights laws at face value?

  23. El Senado mexicano vota a favor de dar a los militares el control de la Guardia Nacional En español, September 26

    El partido gobernante en México afirma que la guardia sería más eficaz y menos corrupta como parte de las fuerzas armadas. Los críticos temen una mayor militarización de la vida civil y un aumento de los abusos contra los derechos.

  24. Mexican Senate Votes to Give Military Control of Civilian National Guard Foreign, September 26

    Mexico’s governing party says the guard would be more effective and less corrupt as part of the armed forces. Critics fear the increased militarization of civilian life and a spike in rights abuses.

  25. Meet the G.O.P. Personal Injury Lawyer Buying His Own Trump Ads Politics, September 25

    Dan Newlin has spent millions on billboards and TV spots promoting Donald J. Trump (and himself).

  26. Trump promete que las mujeres estarán felices y ‘no pensarán en abortar’ En español, September 25

    Las encuestas han demostrado que el expresidente está teniendo dificultades para obtener el apoyo entre las mujeres, para quienes el derecho al aborto sigue siendo un tema prioritario.

  27. Both My Abortions Were Necessary. Only One Gets Sympathy. Op Ed, September 25

    There are many reasons to terminate a pregnancy.

  28. Missouri Man Executed After Long Fight for Exoneration National, September 24

    Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of a 1998 murder in suburban St. Louis, maintained he was innocent. But the courts and the governor were not persuaded.

  29. Manchin Won’t Endorse Harris After Her Call to End Filibuster Over Abortion Rights Politics, September 24

    “Shame on her,” Joe Manchin, the independent senator from West Virginia, said after Kamala Harris reiterated her support for ending the Senate practice. “She knows the filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy.”

  30. Rare Copy of U.S. Constitution, Found in a File Cabinet, Is Up for Auction Express, September 24

    An appraiser discovered the 1787 document before a house sale in North Carolina in 2022. It goes up for auction this week.

  31. Trump Tells Women That They Won’t ‘Be Thinking About Abortion’ Politics, September 24

    “You will be protected, and I will be your protector,” said former President Donald J. Trump. Polls have shown he is struggling to cultivate support among women, for whom abortion rights remain a top issue.

  32. N.Y.P.D. Unwilling to Impose Discipline for Stop-and-Frisk, Report Says Metro, September 23

    The department’s discipline for illegal street detentions is lax at every level, according to an extraordinary review ordered by a federal judge.

  33. Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help Washington, September 23

    In June, the court tried to explain its new history-based approach to the Second Amendment. But judges said the latest decision “offered little instruction or clarity.”

  34. I’m a Doctor, and I’m Worried About What Comes Next for Our Health Care System Op Ed, September 23

    The next fights over health care won’t be legislative brawls or executive actions — they will be a deluge of battles in the courts.

  35. Arizona Court Allows 98,000 to Vote in State and Local Races Despite Database Glitch Politics, September 21

    Officials recently discovered that some people with driver’s licenses issued before 1996 might not have proof of citizenship on file, a state requirement since 2004.

  36. Trump’s Opponents See New Ways to Cast the G.O.P. as ‘Team Misogyny’ Politics, September 21

    The issue of gender dominated the campaign over a week that included a scandal in North Carolina and reporting on the fatal fallout of abortion bans.

  37. Frederick Schauer, Scholar Who Scrutinized Free Speech, Dies at 78 Obits, September 18

    In more than a dozen books and several hundred articles, he devoted himself, as he once said, to “questioning the unquestionable or thinking the unthinkable.”

  38. With Trump Sentencing Delayed, It’s an Ordinary Wednesday Metro, September 18

    In Justice Juan Merchan’s Manhattan courtroom, the wheels of justice keep turning on the day that the former president was to have been sentenced.

  39. It Was Only a Matter of Time Before Abortion Bans Killed Someone Op Ed, September 16

    Why didn’t a Georgia hospital save Amber Nicole Thurman?

  40. North Carolina Absentee Ballots Delayed After Fight Over RFK Jr. National, September 16

    After dropping out of the race and endorsing Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been fighting in court to remove his name from ballots in several states.

  41. First He Went After Anita Hill. Now He’s Coming for Clarence Thomas. Culture, September 16

    As a young conservative, David Brock smeared Hill, who accused the Supreme Court justice of sexual harassment. Now, in a new book, Brock is denouncing Thomas and the court’s rightward tilt — and contending with his own complicated past.

  42. Will TikTok Be Banned in January? That Question Is Headed to Court. Business, September 16

    TikTok will be in federal court on Monday, aiming to block a new law that will ban the popular video app in the United States early next year.

  43. What Is Pro-Life Realism? Op Ed, September 13

    Can pro-life states survive in a pro-choice country?

  44. North Dakota’s Abortion Ban Is Overturned National, September 12

    A judge ruled that the State Constitution protected a woman’s right to abortion until the fetus was viable. The state’s attorney general said he would appeal.

  45. DeSantis Spars With Abortion Rights Backers Over Florida Ballot Measure National, September 12

    Florida’s governor has come under fire from critics who say he is using state resources to work against a proposed abortion-rights amendment to the state Constitution.

  46. La historia de ‘Ivan el Trol’ y sus virales armas impresas en 3D En español, September 12

    Desde su casa de Illinois, defiende las armas para todos. El Times confirmó su nombre real y relacionó el arma de fuego que ayudó a diseñar con terroristas, narcotraficantes y luchadores por la libertad en al menos 15 países.

  47. When States Banned Abortion, Sterilizations Rose Among Women Well, September 11

    Experts said the new research finding underscored how abortion bans had affected women’s contraceptive choices.

  48. Así es como México podría transformar radicalmente su sistema judicial En español, September 11

    La legislación aprobada por el Congreso podría producir una de las reestructuraciones judiciales de mayor alcance en cualquier gran democracia.

  49. Why Nearly All Judges in Mexico Could Soon Be Chosen by Voters Foreign, September 11

    The legislation passed by Congress could produce one of the most far-reaching judicial overhauls in any major democracy.

  50. Missouri High Court Restores Abortion Measure to Ballot National, September 10

    The court ruled hours before the state’s deadline for printing ballots for absentee voters, reversing the secretary of state who had invalidated the measure weeks after certifying it.

  51. He’s Known as ‘Ivan the Troll.’ His 3D-Printed Guns Have Gone Viral. Foreign, September 10

    From his Illinois home, he champions guns for all. The Times confirmed his real name and linked the firearm he helped design to terrorists, drug dealers and freedom fighters in at least 15 countries.

  52. Kagan Sees Threats to Everyday Rights Beyond Abortion Washington, September 9

    The justice said the Supreme Court’s reasoning in the Dobbs case called into question access to contraception as well as gay and interracial marriage.

  53. Abortion on the Ballot N Y T Now, September 9

    We explain the 10 measures that would let voters decide abortion policy in their states.

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  55. Germany Cannot Shift Covid Funds to Climate Projects, Court Rules Business, November 15

    The decision could rip a hole in Berlin’s budget and complicate the transition to a greener economy.

  56. Supreme Court to Hear N.R.A.’s Free Speech Case Against New York Official Washington, November 3

    The case is the second one this term asking the justices to decide when government activity crosses the line to become coercion forbidden by the First Amendment.

  57. Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped 1st Amendment on Social Media Business, September 9

    A Fifth Circuit panel partly upheld restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with online platforms about their content.

  58. How Might the Government Avoid Default? Biden Offers Clues. Washington, May 10

    After making little progress with Republican leaders at the White House on Tuesday, the president previewed two possible endgames to resolve a debt-limit standoff.

  59. Video Testimony in the Covid Era Faces a Constitutional Test Washington, March 20

    Two criminal defendants have asked the Supreme Court to decide whether remote testimony against them violated the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause.

  60. Supreme Court Hints That It May Duck Two Big Cases Washington, March 7

    Recent orders suggest that the justices are thinking of dismissing cases involving the “independent state legislature” theory and Title 42, an immigration measure imposed during the pandemic.

  61. Supreme Court Cancels Arguments in Title 42 Immigration Case Washington, February 16

    The justices, who had been set to hear arguments on March 1, acted after the Biden administration filed a brief saying that the measure would soon be moot.

  62. Back on the Bench to Announce Opinions, Supreme Court Rules Against a Veteran Washington, January 23

    The unanimous ruling was the first one summarized by a justice since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and an indication that the court is off to a slow start this term.

  63. Chief Justice Roberts Briefly Halts Decision Banning Border Expulsions Washington, December 19

    At issue is Title 42, a public health measure invoked by the Trump administration during the pandemic to block migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

  64. Supreme Court to Hear Student Debt Forgiveness Case U.S., December 1

    The justices left in place an injunction blocking the Biden administration’s authority to forgive up to $20,000 in debt per borrower.

  65. How the Right Became the Left and the Left Became the Right Op Ed, November 2

    A pair of prominent headlines highlights the reversals.

  66. Sorry, Summer Styles, July 20

    We all know what happened with summer 2020. Then 2021 was dampened by Delta. This year, any anticipated return to revelry has been hampered by … *waves hands at everything.* Is there hope for enjoying the once fun season?

  67. Hey, Is Anybody Watching the Interns? Business, July 19

    School is out for the summer — but in some cases, so are the bosses.

  68. Hey, Is Anybody Watching the Interns? Business, July 19

    School is out for the summer — but in some cases, so are the bosses.

  69. Why Is the Supreme Court So Secretive? Letters, May 10

    Readers call for more openness and discuss judicial restraint and the justices’ religious beliefs. Also: Mask decisions; Twitter’s dark side; skipping school.