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The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020. That's according to multiple people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, federal law enforcement officials have issued subpoenas and warrants as part of an investigation into the Black-led organizations that helped spark a national reckoning on systemic racism. The investigation invites fresh scrutiny to a foundation whose leaders in recent years have faced criticism about their public accounting of donations. But the recent burst of investigative activity is also unfolding at a time when civil rights groups have raised concerns about the Trump administration targeting left-leaning groups.

Planned Parenthood officials say in court filings that Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of patients who’ve had abortions. Planned Parenthood officials and five individuals connected with the abortion provider's Kansas City and St. Louis affiliates are trying to get a judge to quash subpoenas issued by the state starting in late August. Planned Parenthood officials said Tuesday that patients have a right for their records to be kept private. Meanwhile, a judge approved revised ballot language for a measure that would overturn abortion rights protections approved by the state's voters in November. Those protections overturned a near ban on abortion.