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District, circuit courts called Idaho law unconstitutional Hecox filed the lawsuit in April 2020, shortly after Idaho legislators passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which banned transgender women and girls from playing on women’s sports teams.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
The first stage, the acute phase, happens shortly after the infection, and the second stage, the chronic phase, occurs over a longer period of time.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Several employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have filed whistleblower complaints after being put on administrative leave shortly after signing a public letter of dissent last week.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The two other kids were found safe by police nearby shortly after their father was shot dead, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
The first stage, the acute phase, happens shortly after the infection, and the second stage, the chronic phase, occurs over a longer period of time.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Several employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have filed whistleblower complaints after being put on administrative leave shortly after signing a public letter of dissent last week.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The two other kids were found safe by police nearby shortly after their father was shot dead, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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