The U.S. Supreme Court is considering another abortion-related case while a repeal of Arizona's abortion ban has picked up steam. Meanwhile, California's governor has opened his state not only to Arizona patients seeking abortion but also their Arizona-based doctors. Those are among this week's developments that could shape abortion policy in the U.S. as it continues to shift in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to undo a national right to abortion. States continue to diverge on the issue. Blue states like California are trying new ways to protect abortion access, and red ones like Idaho are trying to curtail it.

A reluctant Donald Trump will be back in a New York City courtroom as his hush money trial resumes at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president. They are entirely separate cases and 200 miles apart, but the proceedings Thursday are tangled together in one big legal and political puzzle. Manhattan jurors will hear more witness testimony from a veteran tabloid publisher, and Trump faces a looming decision over whether he violated a gag order imposed by the judge.

On the left and right, Supreme Court justices seem to agree on a basic truth about the American system of government: No one is above the law, not even the president. But former President Donald Trump and his legal team are putting that truth to the test on Thursday when the high court takes up Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. Even if the high court agrees with lower courts that have so far rejected Trump's claim, the timing of its decision may be as important as the outcome. Trump wants to delay the trial until after the November election, and the later the justices issue their decision, the more likely he is to succeed.

Asian shares are mostly lower as investors look ahead to a flood of global earnings reports, including from U.S. companies known as the “Magnificent Seven.” Shares fell Thursday in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai, while being little changed in Hong Kong. Trading was closed in Australia for a national holiday, Anzac Day. U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, with the S&P 500 closing little changed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1%. Tesla, one of the Magnificent Seven companies, jumped after saying it would accelerate production of more affordable vehicles.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened his first full day of meetings in China by talking with local government officials in Shanghai. Blinken discussed local and regional issues with the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Shanghai on Thursday. He also planned to speak to students and business leaders before heading to Beijing for what likely contentious talks with national officials. Blinken arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday shortly before President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package that has several elements likely to anger the Chinese, including $8 billion to counter China’s growing aggressiveness toward Taiwan and in the South China Sea. It also seeks to force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform.

Police began peacefully arresting pro-Palestinian student protesters at the University of Southern California Wednesday evening without incident. A few dozen students had locked arms at the center of campus, and surrendered one by to to officers. The arrests arrived hours after police at a Texas university aggressively took 34 demonstrators. It was the latest clash between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide. The actions across the U.S. came after Columbia University averted another confrontation between students and police earlier in the day.