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The Supreme Court Just Decided a Major Issue in Cases Like Renee Good's Shooting—and Not How You Might Expect - Cynthia Lee

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An NFL Player Sued His Ex-Wife Over a Privates Revelation. The Case Could Be Huge. -- John Culhane

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I've Been in Touch With a Venezuelan Asylum-Seeker for the Past Five Years. Her Story Is a Warning. -- Tamara Shamir

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The Project of Gaslighting Us About the Renee Good Execution Video Has Been Years in the Making -- Julie Stone Peters

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Was One of the Few Justices to Recognize the Trans Sports Cases Are About Real People -- Robyn Nicole Sanders

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The Bari Weiss Era at CBS Is Already a Complete Embarrassment - Nitish Pahwa

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You've Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I'm the Proof. -- Laura Jedeed

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This Fundraiser for the ICE Shooter Speaks Volumes About What's Happening Here -- Molly Olmstead

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Scott Adams' Life and Death Is a Cautionary Tale for the MAGA Age -- Nitish Pahwa

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Good News: You Probably Don't Have a Spoon's Worth of Plastic in Your Brain After All -- Shannon Palus

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Colleen Hoover Is Back With a Buzzy New Novel. It's Already Raising Some Questions. -- Rebecca Onion

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Ten Years Ago, a Megahit Revitalized Spy Thrillers. Now It's Back—but a Lot Has Changed. -- Imogen West-Knights

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What Are the Chances of a Blue Wave in the Midterms? -- Mary Harris

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The Real Reason the Supreme Court Reversed Its Position on Trans Rights -- Jay Willis

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This Awards Season Officially Has Its Villain - Isaac Butler - Hamnet isn't this year's Shakespeare in Love. It's something worse.

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It Was Supposed to Be the Future of Pro Golf. Then It Collapsed Spectacularly. -- Alex Kirshner

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How One Clinic Saved Abortion Access in a Deep-Red State - David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe - Julie's involvement with abortion care began in 2001, when she began work with Dr. George Tiller.

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