A Mississippi judge Tuesday blocked a challenge to the state’s abortion ban, shutting down abortion access in the cascading aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. Chancery Court Judge Debbra K. Halford denied a motion for preliminary injunctive relief by Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the sole abortion clinic in [...]

The US Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a challenge by Alaska Airlines Inc. seeking an exemption from a California law mandating meal and rest breaks during flights, letting stand a previous decision that sided with flight attendants in a battle over federal and state labor laws. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled [...]

The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland Tuesday dismissed the appeals of four municipalities whose LGBT-free resolutions were annulled by lower courts, marking a victory for LGBTIQ+ rights in a country where they are often discriminated against. In 2020, the Polish Human Rights Ombudsman filed nine lawsuits against the government over the municipalities instituting so-called ‘LGBT-free’ [...]