North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s orders during the COVID-19 pandemic that directed standalone bars to remain shuttered for safety while restaurants that serve alcohol got to reopen were “illogical” and violated the state constitution, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two consolidated cases, Moyle v. Idaho and Idaho v. United States, to determine whether a federal law governing Read More
Transgender athlete wins shot put by more than three feet as middle school girls protest and refuse to compete - just days after she won the court battle to overturn West Virginia's transgender laws - A transgender athlete from West Virginia won her shot put competition in her first sporting event after an appeals court ruling allowed her to compete - because other participants refused to compete against her.Becky Pepper-Jackson, 13, competed in the Harris County Middle School track and field...
Dozens of people across California have been wrongly convicted of crimes largely because of law enforcement officers’ flawed handling of eyewitness evidence. Courts have found instances of eyewitnesses feeling pressured to make an identification from a lineup even when the true culprit wasn’t present; making shaky identifications that were ultimately presented at trial as smoking-gun evidence; and choosing from lineups of photos in which some bore no resemblance to their description of the...
Shafaqna English- A UK court on Tuesday declared a ban on Muslim prayer at a school in London to be lawful. Michaela community school in Brent, founded by conservative campaigner and former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh, introduced the ban last year. A challenge was brought by a Muslim
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Monday’s ruling overturned a previous decision by a district court judge in the state
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Idaho's ban on transgender procedures on youth amid ongoing legal battles, overturning decisions made by lower courts.
The state is likely to appeal the ruling, which chips away at a signature piece of housing legislation.
A federal appeals court has declined to consider overturning its January ruling that blocked Texas from enforcing a Republican-championed law that would force booksellers to rate books for sexual content if they plan to sell to school libraries, Reuters reports. Tuesday's move by New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a victory for booksellers and First Amendment champions, who argued Texas' so-called READER Act violated constitutional protections for free speech....
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has voted to block West Virginia’s “Save Women’s Sports Act,” saying that it violates the rights of transgender students.
The Supreme Court will consider whether part of a federal obstruction law can be used to prosecute some of the rioters involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Follow here for the latest live news updates.