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A Federalist Society for all things

Donald Trump's so-called Supreme Court whisperer wants to expand his success to other parts of American society

Salon · Mar 18, 2023

How execs cash in on competitors' stocks

CEOs make massive bets on the stocks of direct competitors and partners — and with exquisite timing

Salon · Mar 17, 2023

Woman's Tenn. abortion ban horror story

A Tennessee mother wanted to end her high-risk pregnancy, but doctors feared prosecution

Salon · Mar 15, 2023

Alaska: OK to discriminate against LGBTQ

Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans

Salon · Mar 6, 2023

Police are still ticketing students in Illinois schools. A new bill would make that illegal.

CHICAGO — A new bill in the Illinois House aims to stop schools from working with police to issue students tickets for minor misbehavior, a harmful and sometimes costly practice that many districts have continued despite pleas to stop from the state’s top education officials.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 4, 2023

Anti-choice law firm fuels election lies

Catholic-led law firm sowing doubts about election integrity as part of its long-term strategy to battle abortion

Salon · Mar 1, 2023

Christian health nonprofit dupes members

Liberty HealthShare saddled thousands with debt as it built a family empire including pot farm, bank and airline

Salon · Feb 28, 2023

Next pandemic is a forest clearing away

"We have effectively done nothing to stop the ignition of a future outbreak"

Salon · Feb 27, 2023

Lobbyists fight abortion ban exceptions

An anti-abortion group pushes lawmakers to take the narrowest interpretation on when a doctor can legally intervene

Salon · Feb 24, 2023

Norfolk Southern let crews ignore alerts

In October, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail

Salon · Feb 23, 2023