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Battle brews over LGBTQ+ books in Louisiana libraries

State’s attorney general faces backlash after releasing report saying LGBTQ+ voices might be silenced in libraries

The Guardian - US

School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content

Longstanding disagreements about content in school libraries often focus this year on books with LGBTQ themes

The Independent UK

US judge: California can't ban alligator imports, sales

A federal judge in California says that state cannot ban the importation and sale of crocodile and alligator products

The Independent UK

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Fauci to be deposed in lawsuit claiming free speech violations

WASHINGTON — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will depose Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing lawsuit that accuses the Biden administration of coordinating with social media companies to stifle free speech.

Tribune News Service

Sen. Cassidy says he will not join Louisiana governor race

Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy says he has decided not to run for Louisiana governor next year, opting instead to focus on his work in the Senate

The Independent UK

Both of Louisiana's GOP senators weighing gubernatorial bid

Both of Louisiana's U.S. senators say they have considered running for governor in 2023 and will announce their decisions soon

The Independent UK

GOP Sen. John Kennedy considers bid for Louisiana governor

A week after securing his reelection to the U.S. Senate, Republican Sen. John Kennedy says he is “giving serious consideration” to entering the 2023 Louisiana governor’s race

The Independent UK

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Likely vote over Louisiana project caught in abortion debate

For a third time the Louisiana Bond Commission is scheduled to vote, Thursday morning, on a $39 million future line of credit for a New Orleans power plant, critical to power drainage pumps that remove rainwater in a city that faces chronic flood problems

The Independent UK

Biden's Sneaky Censors

Behind the scenes, federal officials pressure social media platforms to suppress disfavored speech.

Reason

Economy and Society, September 13, 2022: Former Attorney General highlights recent state action against ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia

Judge says Fauci, Jean-Pierre must hand over emails sent to social media companies

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana ruled Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Dr. Anthony Fauci will have to turn over any emails they sent to social media companies about misinformation or the censorship of social media content.

Tribune News Service

These Emails Show How the Biden Administration's Crusade Against 'Misinformation' Imposes Censorship by Proxy

Social media companies are eager to appease the government by suppressing disfavored speech.

Reason

GOP's New Orleans flood fund "blackmail"

New Orleans is refusing to prosecute people under Louisiana's new draconian abortion ban

Salon

Louisiana officials withhold New Orleans flood protection funding over abortion

Attorney General Jeff Landry is defending the state’s anti-abortion law in court while retaliating against city leaders vowing to protect providers and patients

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Louisiana Supreme Court rejects appeal in abortion ban case

Louisiana’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by plaintiffs in the ongoing legal battle over the state’s abortion ban

The Independent UK

Louisiana abortion ban reinstated, clinics halt procedures

For weeks, access to abortion in Louisiana has been flickering — with the state’s three clinics relying on rulings and temporary restraining orders that allowed them to continue operations

The Independent UK

Louisiana abortion ban again blocked by judge

Abortion clinics in Louisiana can continue operating under the latest order from a state court

The Independent UK

Louisiana judge blocks abortion ban as state attorney general threatens to cut funding to New Orleans

Jeff Landry wants to freeze funding to New Orleans after city officials refused to enforce anti-abortion laws as doctors report legal chaos and medical horrors in court filings

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The Independent UK

Louisiana abortion ban case heard before judge

Currently, Louisiana authorities can't enforce the state's ban on abortion

WEKU

A state judge temporarily blocked Louisiana from enforcing its abortion ban

The judge's order halts enforcement temporarily while lawyers for a north Louisiana clinic and other supporters of abortion rights pursue a lawsuit challenging the legislation.

The Independent UK

Louisiana AG warns doctors against performing abortions

Louisiana's attorney general is warning doctors against performing abortions, despite a judge’s order blocking the state from enforcing its ban on the procedure

The Independent UK

Abortion battles in state courts after Supreme Court ruling

Abortion bans are temporarily blocked in Louisiana and Utah, while a federal court in South Carolina says a law sharply restricting the procedure can take effect there immediately

WEKU

The Supreme Court's abortion ruling shifts legal battles to state courts

Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.

Al Jazeera

Louisiana judge temporarily blocks ‘trigger’ abortion ban

Louisiana is one of 13 US states where ‘trigger laws’ ban or severely restrict abortion after Roe v Wade overturned.

WEKU

The owner of nursing homes whose residents suffered during Hurricane Ida is arrested

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday.

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