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Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has joined 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Medicaid recipients’ right to choose their healthcare providers, including Planned Parenthood.AG Ford emphasized that Medicaid exists to help vulnerable populations access safe and quality healthcare. In Nevada, approximately 791,000 residents rely on Medicaid, and he believes they should have the freedom to make their own medical decisions without government interference.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 6 ruled the federal government has been underfunding Native American tribes that run their own health care programs. It’s a victory for tribes in the Mountain West and beyond.

Justices are likely to rule on a series of closely-watched cases in June. One could remove legal protections for unhoused people.

The warning comes as officials toughen restrictions on public camping in Washoe County.

The United States Supreme Court, in a six-to-three vote, decided that race-conscious admissions violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with a couple battling federal officials over plans to build a house on a wetland in northern Idaho. Some call the ruling a victory for property rights, but its consequences extend to wetlands and waterways nationwide.

Harris’ appearance at the University of Nevada, Reno came as Supreme Court justices weighed whether to support a lower court ruling to revoke approval of a common drug used for medication abortion.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was a mainstream conservative victory. But the fight against abortion access is a priority for far-right extremists, too.

The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated federal abortion protections, but Nevadans enshrined statewide abortion access in a 1990 voter referendum. KUNR’s Bert Johnson sat down with Emily Hobson, chair of the Gender, Race and Identity department at UNR, to talk about what the ruling could mean for the state.

El viernes, 24 de junio de 2022, la Corte Suprema decidió revocar ‘Roe v. Wade’, la sentencia que resolvió que se podía interrumpir voluntariamente el embarazo, devolviendo así a los estados la potestad de decidir qué reglas imponer.