Sunday, April 14, 2024

The News Roundup – Domestic and International (The 1A) 2024-04-12

Domestic

The Arizona Supreme Court handed down a landmark abortion ruling this week, invoking an 1864 law that forbids abortions except to save a mother’s life, and punishes providers with prison time should they choose to facilitate the procedure.

In other judicial news, an appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s effort to delay his hush money trial as he appeals a gag order.

Finally from the courts, the parents of a Michigan school shooter were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
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International

Joe Biden has spoken out about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions in his campaign against Hamas in Gaza, saying that he believes that “what [Netanyahu’s] doing is a mistake. I don’t agree with his approach.”

Biden also spent time this week with Japanese officials, promising a new era of strategic coordination this week alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

After eight years of deadlock, the European Union passed a new asylum and migration pact.
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