Texas CPS took a newborn for three weeks. Now the family is suing.
The legal complaint, filed Tuesday by the Jackson family alongside the ACLU, focuses on how the family was treated after their baby, Mila, was returned from foster care.
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How the $1 billion Texas school voucher program could have a nationwide ripple effect
The bill — which faced fierce opposition over concerns it could lead to discrimination — is a “direct assault” on public education, advocates say.
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RFK Jr. says he wants to curb measles. His former nonprofit keeps undermining his message.
The Children’s Health Defense has inserted itself into the outbreak with a media operation that repeatedly disputes the MMR vaccine.
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Activists pile 200 coffins outside State Department to protest cuts to global AIDS relief
Cuts to PEPFAR, the country’s emergency plan for HIV and AIDS relief, have resulted in an estimated 40,000 deaths overseas, analysis shows.
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‘We don’t have an option not to fight’: How Black women are resisting now
Black women are rejecting narratives that suggest their lack of visibility since November 5 translates into inaction.
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How anti-abortion activists stopped a Beverly Hills clinic from opening
City officials were convinced that opening the clinic would present a safety concern for the community.
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Trump backed a bill on nonconsensual intimate images — but he fired its enforcers
The Take It Down Act, championed by the first lady, would hand regulation to the FTC. The new administration has ousted two commissioners and at least a dozen staff members.
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Students sue Department of Defense for pulling ‘DEI’ books from its school libraries
The lawsuit accuses the agency of violating the First Amendment rights of students by restricting lessons and library books related to race, gender and sexuality.
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Health care could get more expensive for transgender people under a new Trump rule
The proposed rule affects access to “essential health benefits” like hospitalization, mental health services and prescription drugs.
Trump wants to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood. The Supreme Court will hear a case aimed at that.
The case concerns a South Carolina policy that would prevent people from using Medicaid — which predominantly insures people of color — at the nation’s largest family planning provider.
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