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Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes. -
The court's unsigned order came on a 5-4 vote, preventing the state from enforcing a rule that limits at-home gatherings to no more than three households.
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The opinion issued Friday ended a dispute between lawmakers and Secretary of State Shemia Fagan over how to handle a delay in census data brought on by COVID-19. -
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"A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died," pulmonary specialist Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors on Thursday.
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By July 1, Virginians will be able to possess small amounts of cannabis legally. It's the third state this year to legalize marijuana with a stated focus on reducing harm to communities of color.
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When asked if former officer Derek Chauvin's restraint of George Floyd followed proper protocol, Minneapolis Inspector Katie Blackwell said, "I don't know what kind of improvised position that is."
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The Oregon Legislature inched closer Monday to implementing a sweeping set of laws aimed at loosening the grip police unions have on oversight and discipline in the state.
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Police fatally shot the suspect they say rammed a car into a barrier and then lunged at officers with a knife. One officer was killed, and another was injured.
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Video footage played in court on Tuesday shows Genevieve Hansen pleading with officers on top of George Floyd for a chance to help him. She asked them to check his pulse.
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Richard Lee Harris was arrested on March 18. He's being held in Florida's Broward County Jail and facing charges in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Video from a Dec. 21 rally in Salem also appears to show him pushing a journalist outside the Oregon Capitol.
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Last week’s state Supreme Court decision on cash bail could fundamentally alter the state’s criminal justice system — purportedly barring anyone from being held in jail before trial solely because they don’t have enough money to get out.
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