• Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to get rid of law that protects abortion clinics

    During a ludicrous forced-birther symposium on Tuesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breathlessly said, “We will repeal the FACE Act if we can get our opportunity,” referring to the 1994 law that protects health providers and patients from the intimidation and violence associated with the “pro-life” movement’s activism. The hearing, titled a “Investigating the Black Market of Baby Organ Harvesting,” featured a lot of imagery meant to elicit trauma, and little meaningful evidence showing that...

  • Rishi Sunak declines to back MP's Down's syndrome abortion law change

    Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome.

  • 'Mass surveillance' fears over law change plans

    Trade body techUK outlines "substantial concerns" over plans to amend the Investigatory Powers Act.

  • Trump: Jews Who Vote Democratic, After Schumer, 'Hate Their Religion'

    President Donald Trump said Monday that Jewish voters who continue to vote for the Democratic Party after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded that Israel oust its leader hate Israel, and "hate their religion."

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    Council to vote on UDC change regarding forensic facilities

    BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council will take on an amendment to the unified development code that would create a 1,000 foot buffer between a forensic facility and a community like a school, park, or neighborhood.The measure comes about a year after a forensic psychiatric hospital tried to open in Glen Oaks, which would have been just feet away from a school.Metro councilman Darryl Hurst and Senator Regina Barrow have been working to put legislation in place that supports what the...

  • The GOP Is Too Scared to Let South Dakota Vote on Abortion

    Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, supporters of the right to choose have won every ballot initiative, in every state, in which an abortion-related measure has been put before voters. The trend is as true in red states like Kansas and Kentucky as it is in blue California and Vermont, […]

  • Montana’s high court strikes down voting reform laws

    The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled a series of voting reform laws passed by the state Legislature in 2021 violate the fundamental right to vote. The ruling, issued Wednesday, reaffirms a 2022 lower court ruling that found four voting-related bills from the 2021 Legislature session are unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. The case combined a challenge

  • Appeals court votes not to reinstate Texas' 'show me your papers' law

    In a late Tuesday decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to allow Texas' controversial "show me your papers" law to go back into effect while a legal fight over its constitutionality plays out, the Associated Press reports. The 2-1 ruling ruling by the New Orleans-based court likely means Texas won't be able to enforce the law, Senate Bill 4, until the same panel of judges or the U.S. Supreme Court renders a final decision on its legality, according to the AP. Passed last...

  • SCOTUS Justices Are Curious About 1873 Law That Could Ban Abortion Nationwide

    Conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas asked questions about the Comstock Act while hearing mifepristone arguments.

  • Florida bill would purge state laws of climate change mentions

    This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In Florida, the effects of climate change are hard to ignore, no matter your politics. It’s the hottest state—Miami spent a record 46 days above a heat index of 100 degrees last summer—and many homes and businesses are clustered along beachfront areas […]

  • NFL Set To Vote On New Kickoff Format That Could Change The Game

    Kickoff returns used to be one of the most exhilarating plays in football. One of the best athletes in the league evading tackles by multiple defenders en route to a touchdown was always a thrilling highlight. In recent years, kick returns have become increasingly rare due to rule changes and increases in kicking power and […]

  • Schumer's call for 'regime change' in Israel is Biden policy move

    Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer took the unprecedented step of calling for “regime change” in Israel, a major non-NATO ally and the only democracy in the Middle East.