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The Florida state Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the state's 15-week abortion ban. If upheld, the ban will go down to six weeks. The Florida state Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Friday in a legal challenge seeking to throw out the state's 15-week abortion ban, claiming it violates the state's constitution. The hearing is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights and other abortion providers against the state of Florida. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. In July 2022, a lower state court ruled that the ban violated the state's constitution and it was temporarily suspended. The law went into effect again later that same day when the state appealed the judge's decision. The state Supreme Court took up the case in January upon request from the plaintiffs. Abortion rights activists hold signs at a protest in suppo...

Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census after claiming that dozens of group homes, jails and drug and alcohol treatment centers were overlooked during the nation’s head count. The U.S. Census Bureau told Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego last week that the statistical agency had approved its submission claiming that 3,550 people in 192 group quarter facilities were missed during the once-a-decade census. The facilities included drug and alcohol treatment centers, a memory care center for people with Alzheimer's and a residential facility for juveniles needing mental health care. The count of every U.S. resident determines political representation and how $1.5 trillion in federal spending is distributed for transportation, health and other programs. The additional figures will be included in future population e...