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The 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals upheld a ruling that denied a preliminary injunction request on the redrawn Tarrant County Commissioners Court precinct map. The panel of three judges — Rhesa Barksdale ...

Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified specific brain circuits that are impacted by psilocybin-the active compound found in some psychedelic mushrooms-which could lead to new paths forward for ...

HONG KONG, Aug 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Which will last longer: China's stranglehold on critical minerals including rare earths, or the U.S.-led grip on advanced chips? The answer will help shape ...

Scientists have long struggled with how to study the gut's vast nervous system — often called the body's 'second brain' — without damaging it. Current research methods are invasive and often require ...

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, asks questions of Texas Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, as he recommends the proposed redistricting map while the Texas Senate prepares to take a vote on the ...

District maps for seats in the Louisiana Legislature violate the federal Voting Rights Act, a panel of judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Their decision upholds a lower court ...

LOUISIANA, (KLFY) — Earlier this morning, a three judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s previous decision in Louisiana’s State Legislative maps case, Nairne v ...

NEW ORLEANS — On Thursday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state legislative maps currently in place in Louisiana violate the Voting Rights Act. A group of black voters and the NAACP ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A panel of Fifth Circuit judges has sided with a group of Black voters in Louisiana who argued the House and Senate state legislative maps passed in 2022 violate the Voting ...