Tag: Laws
ACLU asks judge to block Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent Arkansas from enforcing its ban on gender...
Biden elevates energetic critic of Big Tech as top regulator
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday installed an energetic critic of Big Tech as a top federal regulator at a time when the...
Florida gets another legal challenge to new elections rules
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two more groups sued Florida over its new restrictive elections laws Monday, adding to a growing chorus of voter rights advocates...
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats’ policing policy
DES MOINES, Iowa — When Minnesota Republican Tyler Kistner announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in April, he asked voters to ponder two...
Teachers wary of new laws limiting instruction on race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wondered how...
US will revisit Trump-era decision for Alaska rainforest
JUNEAU, Alaska — The federal government announced plans Friday to “repeal or replace” a decision by the Trump administration last fall to lift restrictions...
California governor signs orders to roll back virus rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It's official: Most of California's coronavirus rules governing public gatherings will disappear on Tuesday after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive...
Federal judge won’t halt upcoming South Carolina executions
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge on Friday declined to halt the upcoming executions of two South Carolina prisoners slated to die later this...
Governor signs law giving Nevada 1st presidential primary
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, signed into law Friday a bill that would make the Western state the first to vote...
Appeals court to rehear Arkansas’ Israel boycott pledge case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Thursday said it will reconsider a panel's decision that Arkansas’ law requiring state contractors to...
