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  • A Nebraska state district court judge ruled that the state's prohibition of adoption by same-sex couples is unconstitutional, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Obergefell earlier this summer. Read more at the Grand Island Independent.
  • The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down a 1946 law that makes it a criminal offense to publish false statements about political candidates. Read more at the Star Tribune.
  • The Pennsylvania Attorney General, Kathleen Kane, was charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws and perjury by the Montgomery County District Attorney. Read more at the Wall Street Journal.