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Washington (AFP) - The conservative-leaning US Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared inclined to weaken the power of federal agencies, which regulate myriad issues affecting the everyday lives of Americans -- from consumer safety to air pollution. At the heart of the matter is a 1984 ruling in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which said judges should defer to government agencies in determining a "reasonable" interpretation of the law if the language is ambiguous. At the time, the case was a win for the administration of Republican president Ronald Reagan, who accused the country's p...
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Washington (AFP) - US border patrol and several states have found themselves overwhelmed lately, lacking resources to manage the thousands of migrants arriving from Mexico every day -- a crisis that has exposed President Joe Biden to intense attacks from his Republican opponents. Border officials have in recent weeks counted some 10,000 daily crossings -- an uptick from preceding months, which had already seen migrants arrive at an accelerating clip. There were more than 2.4 million migrant interceptions via land in the year from October 2022 to September 2023. On Tuesday, authorities closed r...
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Washington (AFP) - A US federal judge on Tuesday struck down a law prohibiting minors from gender transition treatment in Arkansas, the first time such a restriction has been overturned as similar laws are enacted in Republican-led states. Judge Jay Moody ruled the law was unconstitutional because it violated the rights of doctors to provide medical care and discriminates against transgender people. "The evidence showed that the prohibited medical care improves the mental health and well-being of patients and that, by prohibiting it, the state undermined the interests it claims to be advancin...
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Miami (AFP) - Florida's Republican governor and likely presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping bill that significantly toughens conditions for undocumented migrants seeking work and health care in the southern US state. DeSantis has long accused Democratic President Joe Biden of being lax on migration as the country prepares for an influx of migrants at its border with Mexico when pandemic-era rules expire on Thursday. DeSantis signed the bill into law at an event in Jacksonville, the Sunshine State's most populous city, with the slogan "Biden's border crisis...
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New York (AFP) - New York's first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opened on Thursday in the heart of Manhattan. More than 100 people crowded into the dispensary in New York City's East Village, run by the nonprofit Housing Works, a group dedicated to fighting homelessness and AIDS. "The first legal adult-use cannabis sales mark a historic milestone in New York's cannabis industry," said Governor Kathy Hochul, who oversees the fourth most populous US state. Hochul said in a statement that she expects New York to serve "as a national model for the safe, equitable and inclusive industry w...
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Washington (AFP) - The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same-sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the conservative-led Supreme Court taking away this right as it did with abortion. "With today's bipartisan Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, the United States is on the brink of reaffirming a fundamental truth: love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love," President Joe Biden said in a statement released after the 61-36 vote. The Senate vote sends the bill back to the House of Repres...
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Washington (AFP) - The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the conservative-led Supreme Court taking away this right as it did with abortion. "With today's bipartisan Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, the United States is on the brink of reaffirming a fundamental truth: love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love," President Joe Biden said in a statement released after the 61-36 vote. The Senate vote sends the bill back to the House of Repres...
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New York (AFP) - It will soon be forbidden to carry a firearm, even concealed, in the famed Times Square district and other public places in the city and state of New York, authorities announced on Wednesday. New York's legislature passed -- and its Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signed -- legislation restricting the possession of firearms in sensitive locations earlier this year, and it comes into force on Thursday. It was part of a reaction to a late June ruling by the conservative-majority US Supreme Court that enshrined the right of Americans to leave their homes armed, striking down a 1...
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Washington (AFP) - A US federal judge blocked part of a law banning most abortions in Idaho Wednesday, a victory for US President Joe Biden's administration. The state cannot prosecute doctors who perform abortions for the sake of the pregnant woman's health, Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled. The temporary injunction will remain in effect until a court case challenging the abortion law can be decided, the judge ruled. Idaho, a rural and conservative state, was one of the first to pass a strict law prohibiting abortion in most cases after the US Supreme Court overturned the national right to the p...
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Washington (AFP) - The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill ensuring access to birth control nationwide, a month after the Supreme Court struck down federal abortion rights. The legislation, which spells out the right to purchase and use contraceptive devices, as well as for healthcare professionals to prescribe them, was supported by all the chamber's Democratic lawmakers plus eight Republicans, with 195 of their colleagues voting against. However, the measure was likely to stall in the Senate, divided 50-50, where at least 60 votes are needed for most legislation to pass. T...
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