Kate Murphy

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Murphy

Millions of Americans have just a few more weeks to get a Real ID — the new standard identification card that'll be required to board domestic flights or access some federal buildings. The Real ID Act is a law Congress passed in 2005 to set higher security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Murphy

In a win for Democrats, liberal candidate Susan Crawford won the high-stakes race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating her conservative challenger Brad Schimel, who was backed by the billionaire Elon Musk and endorsed by President Trump. Crawford, a circuit court judge in Dane County, beat Schimel, a Waukesha County circuit court judge and former Republican state attorney general, by 55% to 45%, with nearly all of the votes in. Schimel conceded to Crawford in a phone call.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Murphy

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a high-stakes case this week that could affect how some low-income women in South Carolina have access and autonomy over their health care as Medicaid recipients. The Medicaid Act gives its recipients the choice to “obtain services from any qualified Medicaid provider that undertakes to provide the services to them.”South Carolina is challenging that provision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, for which SCOTUS will hear arguments on Wednesday.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Murphy

The race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is in its final hours as voters head to the polls in today's high-stakes election. More than 644,000 early votes have already been cast, surpassing early voting turnout in the 2023 state supreme court race — and it's shaping up to be the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Murphy

The race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is in its final hours, before Tuesday's high-stakes election. Nearly 500,000 votes have already been cast — and it's shaping up to be the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history. The April 1 election between the liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford and a conservative judge from Waukesha County, Brad Schimel, has garnered national attention.