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(The Hill) Conservative Justice Samuel Alito is coming under new scrutiny and criticism after his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade leaked Monday evening, creating a firestorm in Washington.   Alito, who was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 2006, has taken a backseat to his more prominent conservative colleagues, Justice Clarence Thomas and the late Justice … [Read more...] about Alito Becomes Lightning Rod in Abortion War

(Reuters) Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, told its staff on Monday it will pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for non-life threatening medical treatments including abortions, according to a message seen by Reuters. The decision makes the online retailer the latest company after Citigroup Inc (C.N), Yelp Inc (YELP.N) and others to … [Read more...] about Amazon To Reimburse U.S. Employees Who Travel for Abortions, Other Treatments

( NBC News) The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that the city of Boston violated the Constitution when it refused to let a local organization fly a Christian flag in front of city hall. While the case had religious overtones, the decision was fundamentally about free speech rights. The court said the city created a public forum, open to all comers, when it … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Says Boston Was Wrong To Refuse Christian Flag

Carolina Ayala’s three-month-old infant son was kidnapped from his family’s San Francisco Bay Area home this past Monday—and the alleged kidnapper is Yesenia Ramirez (43), a woman Ayala met at church. According to Ayala, Ramirez wasn’t a stranger to the family’s home. In fact, Ayala shared that her baby’s kidnapper had spent a lot of time with them since the ninth … [Read more...] about 3-Month-Old Baby Kidnapped by Woman the Family Met at Church