Elon Musk acquires Twitter — but Trump is reportedly sticking with Truth Social The world’s richest man now owns the world’s most powerful communications platform. Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022
Ky. abortion provider seeks clarification on 15-week ban Ky. abortion provider seeks clarification on 15-week ban WEKU · Apr 25, 2022
Woman formerly held at Fort Worth prison could be 1st to receive gender-affirming surgery FORT WORTH, Texas — A judge has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to schedule gender-affirmation surgery for a transgender woman who has experienced repeated delays in receiving treatment, including when she was housed at a Fort Worth women's prison. Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022
Federal judge temporarily blocks Kentucky's 15-week abortion ban The law, which doesn't allow exceptions for rape or incest, caused Kentucky's two abortion providers to stop offering the procedure. Axios · Apr 21, 2022
Planned Parenthood holds off on abortions in Ky. as court case continues Planned Parenthood holds off on abortions in Ky. as court case continues WEKU · Apr 20, 2022
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada Challenges Cannabis Schedule 1 Designation In Nevada In a lawsuit that will surely be followed closely by the cannabis investment community, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada is suing to remove cannabis schedule 1 designation from the state Nevada State Board of Benzinga · Apr 20, 2022
Fired for Pride flags: OK teacher ousted 7th grade science teacher Tyler Rathe is just the latest teacher to be fired over LGBTQ+ representation in class Salon · Apr 20, 2022
Ky. AG Cameron asks judge not to block new abortion law Ky. AG Cameron asks judge not to block new abortion law WEKU · Apr 19, 2022
The long, bitter fight to restore voting rights for 1.5 million former prisoners in Florida Ahead of the American Workforce and Justice Summit 2022, backed by The Independent, Josh Marcus talks to activists trying to overcome the obstacles to voting faced by thousands of Floridians The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022
Kentuckians Left Without Abortion Access After Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto Plus: The end of travel mask mandates, pundits out of touch with how normies use social media, and more... Reason · Apr 19, 2022
Two decades of border stunts in Texas Texas Govs. Rick Perry and Greg Abbott pushed border initiatives while kicking off re-election campaigns Salon · Apr 18, 2022
Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block restrictive Kentucky abortion bill LEXINGTON, Ky. — Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky have filed lawsuits asking a federal judge to block a restrictive abortion bill from taking effect in the state. Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022
Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block Ky. abortion law Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block Ky. abortion law WEKU · Apr 14, 2022
Department of Justice settles lawsuits over Trump’s removal of Black Lives Matter protesters The Biden administration agreed to change U.S. Park Police and Secret Service policies to settle four lawsuits over the violent removal of Black Lives Matter protesters from a park near the White House when former President Donald Trump was in office. Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022 Flight attendants settle Frontier discrimination suit Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination suit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated against them during pregnancy and while breastfeeding
Salon · Apr 12, 2022 DeSantis hijacks congressional mapping ACLU calls legislature's decision to "cede" power "undemocratic" as DeSantis seeks to cut Black districts
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022 Water, weed and racism: why Asians feel targeted in this rural California county An inquiry into the pattern of discrimination revealed that Asian drivers have been pulled over at disproportionate rates to the population
Reason · Apr 7, 2022 "Do Copyright Holders Get a Free Pass to Identify Alleged Infringers?" From Paul Alan Levy (Public Citizen) (bullets and some paragraph breaks added): [A] controversy over Twitter postings by CallMeMoneyBags … presents the latest challenge in the Northern District of California to the well established rule, first established in 2001 in Dendrite International v. Doe, previously followed in that district as…
Reason · Apr 6, 2022 Fresno Bans Journalists—and Everyone Else—From Filming Cops Clearing Out Homeless Camps The ACLU of Northern California is suing to overturn the ordinance.
Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022 US must face negligence claims for separated migrant kids The U.S. government must face negligence and emotional distress claims by immigrants who say they were traumatized by former President Donald Trump’s policy of separating families at the southern border.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 Alaska Airlines ditches male and female uniforms for gender neutral dress code ‘We all want to look professional, and we all want to be ourselves at the same time,’ said one staffer
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Alaska Airlines ditches male and female uniforms for gender neutral dress code ‘We all want to look professional, and we all want to be ourselves at the same time,’ said one staffer
Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022 3 Muslim Americans sue over mistreatment by Homeland Security Multiple Muslim Americans were harassed by border patrol officers and repeatedly questioned about their religion while returning from international travel, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Ballotpedia · Mar 21, 2022 Sixteen Thirty Fund, ACLU, and Planned Parenthood contribute to the campaign behind Vermont Proposal 5, the Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment In its March 15 campaign finance filings, Vermont for Reproductive Liberty, the campaign behind Proposal 5, reported receiving $183,207 in contributions. Proposal 5 would amend the Vermont Constitution to add language protecting the right to personal reproductive autonomy and prohibiting government infringement unless justified by a compelling state interest. Currently,…