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See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions
ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Courts nationwide are delivering a mixed verdict on the future of state laws restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as legal battles ramp up over the historic wave of bans enacted this year. Judges ruled against bans in Georgia and Texas this week, while Alabama and Missouri can move forward with…
Read MoreMissouri death row inmate who claims innocence sues governor for dissolving inquiry board
JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri death row inmate is suing Gov. Mike Parson over the governor’s decision to dissolve a board of inquiry that was convened to investigate the man’s innocence claim. The lawsuit on behalf of Marcellus Williams asks a state judge to invalidate Parson’s June order that did…
Read MoreTwo suspects are dead after separate confrontations with police in Missouri
Associated Press TROY, Mo. (AP) — Two suspects died and two police officers were injured after separate confrontations in Missouri. In the eastern Missouri town of Troy on Thursday night, a man shot a Lincoln County deputy during a domestic disturbance investigation. The suspect was later found dead inside a shed. In the Kansas City…
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