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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Life Without Parole for Second-Degree Murder

The ruling is paused for 120 days to let lawmakers set new sentencing rules.

South Carolina Senators Take Up Near-Total Abortion Ban With Prison Terms and Contraception Limits

Texas THC Ban Stalls Again as Vape Sales Law Takes Effect

Texas House Passes HB 7, Advancing Private Lawsuits Over Abortion Pills to the Senate

Colorado Weighs Rewrite of AI Law as Rival Bills Clear First Committees

Illinois Bans Police Ticketing of Students in Schools Effective Immediately