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How a 12-year-old federal lawsuit turned a judge into Texas’ foster care czar

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State resistance Reform in court and at the Legislature “Six people with clipboards” No exit strategy in sight When U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack declared in 2015 that Texas foster kids were leaving state care more damaged than when they entered, it forced the state to confront decades of missteps. After a yearlong trial …

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Pennsylvania voting officials are still fighting election deniers

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‘We have potential dangers ahead’ Updated February 9, 2023 at 7:05 AM ET It’s been 27 months since President Biden won the 2020 election. But that election continues to haunt officials in the Philadelphia suburb of Delaware County, Pa., who are still dealing with lawsuits alleging election fraud, despite no substantial evidence, and ongoing criticism …

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Texas AG Sues Biden Admin over HHS Guidance Forcing Pharmacies to Carry Abortion Pills

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by Katelynn Richardson   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday over the agency’s guidance mandating pharmacies provide abortion pills regardless of state law. The HHS issued the guidance in July 2022, citing federal anti-discrimination law and threatening to pull Medicaid and Medicare funds from pharmacies …

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Judge facing impeachment proceedings flees, but still will have to face lawsuit

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A family court judge in West Virginia, facing impeachment for her outlandish behavior on the bench, has retired. But that still won’t prevent her from facing her own judgment day. Officials with the Institute for Justice have confirmed that Louise Goldston, who used to be assigned to the state’s Family Court, has quit her position. …

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Marines Continue Fight with Department of Defense over Vaccine Mandate

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by Bethany Blankley   Several members of the U.S. Marines are still fighting the U.S. Department of Defense in a lawsuit they filed over its August 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The DOD asked the court to dismiss the case after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was forced to drop the mandate by Congress. President Joe …

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