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Idaho Passes Abortion Ban in Vein of Controversial Texas Law  

Idaho has passed a law to stop abortions from taking place after six weeks of pregnancy. So reports ABC News.

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Ted Cruz is a 'Major Jackass': State Senator, Ex-classmate Tweets at Cruz Over KBJ Hearing  

California state Senator Scott Wiener took to social media to knock former Harvard Law School classmate Sen. Ted Cruz for his questioning of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. So reports the SFGate.

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American Attorney Flown Home from Hong Kong Right After Prison Release

Samuel Bickett, an American attorney convicted for assaulting a Hong Kong police officer, said he has been released from prison and is being deported. So reports Yahoo! News.

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South Dakota Hotel Facing Lawsuit for Refusing to Book Rooms to Native Americans  

Indigenous rights organizations in South Dakota filed a lawsuit against the Grand Gateway Hotel alleging the lodge refused service to two Indigenous women and threatened to ban Native Americans from its property. So reports CNN.

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TikTok Moderators Seek Class-action Status in Trauma Suit Against Firm

Two former TikTok content moderators, Ashley Velez and Reece Young, are suing the social media platform for failing to adequately protect them as the screened “deeply disturbing” and objectionable videos on its behalf. So reports TechCrunch.

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UK Employees Want Legal Right to Disconnect from Work  

Most of the UK workers surveyed in a recent Ipsos report said they would support a law protecting them from out-of-work emails. So reports ZDNet.

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Slain NYC Immigration Lawyer Found in Office with Knife-wielding Woman  

XiaoNing Zhang, of Queens, has been charged with the murder of a 66-year-old New York lawyer. So reports NBC New York.

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Biology, Federalism at the Heart of Maine Lobster Lawsuit  

Maine lobster fishermen are engaged in a complex legal battle over rules protecting endangered whales as well as the very existence of the lobster fishery they operate out of. So reports the Portland Press Herald.

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Project Veritas Has No Actionable Claim Against CNN: Judge  

A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by conservative organization Project Veritas against CNN. So reports Deadline.

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Yale Law School Panel Protest Leads to Police Escort  

More than 100 Yale Law School students protested a bipartisan civil liberties panel discussion and, as a result, the speakers were later escorted away by police. So reports The New York Post.

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