A Republican member of the Maine House of Representatives is facing backlash after suggesting that last year's deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine — that left 18 dead and more than a dozen wounded — was vengeance from God.NBC News reported that Rep. Michael Lemelin took to the floor of the house on Thursday to condemn LD 1619, which was legislation expanding privacy rights for abortion patients that passed the same day as the October 25 shooting. He then went on to suggest that the shooting...
Minouche Shafik defended her administration's efforts to address antisemitism, including by hiring additional staff to investigate complaints and launching an antisemitism taskforce.
Supporters of a proposed November ballot initiative wanted the all-important title of their measure to reflect their beliefs, a name like "Protect Kids of California Act." But Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta saw things differently when his office chose the name signature gatherers must use: "Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth." Among its provisions, the initiative in question — which has not yet qualified for the ballot — would require schools to notify parents if a child changed gender identification...
Paedophiles convicted of serious sexual offences could lose parental rights over their children under a proposed law change.
It comes after the BBC reported a mum's fight to stop her ex-husband getting access to their child.
The need for holistic reforms of the nation’s laws to safeguard the rights of Nigerians has pitted a federal lawmaker, Oluwole Oke against Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mike Ozekhome, SAN. Oke, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Osun State, chairs the committee on Judiciary. In a telephone interview with Saturday PUNCH Read More
Democrats in Sacramento are releasing a new crime package aimed at curtailing retail crime and theft
The U.S. Palestinian Community Network National Coordinating Committee was meeting in Chicago when word came of the Iranian drone and missile strike on Israel.
Far-right Republican Rep. Gino Bulso held up a bill in the Tennessee legislature on Thursday that would have outlawed first cousin marriage with a surprising argument: if gay first cousins […]
Funding was slashed by 10 percent during the final day of the 60-day legislative session.
Representative Don Wilson forgot his handgun in bathroom before it was discovered and state police secured weaponA Colorado state legislator publicly apologized after leaving a loaded gun in the state’s capitol building.Colorado state representative Don Wilson, a Republican, confirmed that he left a loaded 9mm Glock handgun in a capitol bathroom on Tuesday evening, according to a statement on X. Continue reading
The Arizona Supreme Court was preparing to rule on the enforcement of an 1864 near-total abortion ban.