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Kavanaugh declines to lift block on new Missouri congressional map in time for November elections
The ruling comes after the state used the new map, which favors Republicans 7-1, in their primaries last month but must now use the old map that favored Republicans in a 6-2 split in the general election.
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Misty Roberts released from jail after serving 90-day sentence for sex crimes against teenage boy
She faced up to 17 years in prison for her crimes, but was sentenced in June to a mandatory 90 days in the parish jail, a five-year suspended sentence, and five years of probation.
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St. Louis Sheriff's Office reaches settlement over firing of white, older employees
The EEOC is applying Title VII and the ADEA against a public employer accused of targeting white and older workers, a sign of how the agency's current leadership is redirecting civil rights enforcement toward claims that historically drew less federal attention.