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"Can the senseless crimes of a relative few be so despicable to justify the infringement of the constitutional rights of law-abiding individuals in hopes that such crimes will then abate or, at least, not be as horrific?" Judge McGlynn asked in his ruling.

“These threats are magnified with respect to Members of the Supreme Court, given the higher profile of the matters they address. Recent episodes confirm that such dangers are not merely hypothetical," all nine justices wrote.

Florida lawmakers created an exemption to the state’s “resign-to-run” law that would allow the current Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president in 2024 without resigning from his position.

North Dakota has passed a law that would not force public school teachers to used the preferred pronouns of trans-identfied students and colleagues.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told CNBC’s Squawk Box earlier this week that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should “sit down and negotiate” with Disney and “solve the problem.”

Republican lawmakers in Kansas enacted Senate Bill 180, which defines sex in state law to mean an “individual’s biological sex, either male or female, at birth.”

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed four gun control bills into law on Friday morning.

The Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled in favor of voter ID and also granted lawmakers the power to draw redistricting maps Friday.

Law enforcement are on the lookout for a “Mexican male” in connection with a shooting that left five people dead in Cleveland, Texas, Friday night.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) called on FBI Director Chris Wray to launch an investigation into nearly 85,000 migrant children who have been released into the United States under President Biden.