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Board defends admissions policy at prestigious high school

A Virginia school board says its new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia does not discriminate against Asian American students and is not an attempt to achieve “racial balancing."

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

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California woman Sherri Papini accepts plea deal, will admit her 'kidnap' was all a hoax

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2022

Oklahoma governor signs near-total ban on abortion in push to be nation’s ‘most pro-life state’

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, declaring it to be a big step toward his goal of making Oklahoma “the most pro-life state in the country” as states continue to follow Texas’ lead in imposing new restrictions.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

The race to fill out the remainder of former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s unexpired term was the only battleground among the races we covered on April 5. Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson defeated Robert Donovan. Although the race is officially nonpartisan, Johnson has said he is a Democrat. Donovan described himself…

Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2022

‘We have come a long way’: Justice-to-be Ketanji Brown Jackson

Jackson, the first Black woman ever confirmed to the US Supreme Court, says her appointment is ‘honour of a lifetime’.

Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, will be sworn in this summer

By: Douglas Kronaizl

Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2022

Whitmer, Planned Parenthood file separate suits to overturn Michigan's 1931 abortion ban

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed lawsuit Thursday challenging Michigan's 1931 ban on abortion in anticipation that the U.S. Supreme Court will potentially overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that enshrined abortion as a constitutional right.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer files lawsuit to overturn state’s unenforced abortion ban

Democrat-run states prepare for US Supreme Court decision that could upend abortion protections

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Jackson confirmed as the first black woman in US Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in its 233-year history.

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022

The Loop: UN human rights council suspends Russia, Big Day Out founder dies, and a historic milestone for the US Supreme Court

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ABC News · Apr 7, 2022