Alabama House lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would prohibit transgender students from using gender-segregated facilities, such as restrooms and locker rooms, that align with their gender identity. The bill was approved with a vote of 74-24 after two hours of debate. Under the bill, K-12 schools would require students to use gender-segregated facilities that [...]
A federal jury convicted former Los Angeles Angels communications director Ethan Kay Thursday of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and with “knowingly and intentionally” distributing the fentanyl that killed pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The jury deliberated for less than 90 minutes. Skaggs was found dead in a hotel room on July 1, 2019, during a road trip [...]
President Joe Biden Tuesday ordered the National Archives to send the Trump White House visitor logs to a House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, rejecting former President Donald Trump’s executive privilege claims. In January, National Archives provided the Trump White House visitor logs to Biden’s White House. The documents [...]
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday recommended that the Senate pass the Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act to empower victims of child sex abuse by removing the statute of limitations for federal civil child sex abuse claims, giving survivors unlimited time to file the claims. There is no statute of [...]
The US Senate on Thursday approved an historic bill prohibiting forced arbitration agreements for victims of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. Titled “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act,” Senators Kirstin Gillibrand and Lindsey Graham introduced the bill five years ago. The House voted 335-97 on Monday with overwhelming bipartisan [...]
The Federal Council of Austria approved a bill Thursday that requires all adults in Austria to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, bringing the mandate one step closure to taking effect. The bill was passed by a vote of 47 to 12. Austria’s bill is the first sweeping vaccine mandate in the European Union. The mandate [...]
A California gun safety bill introduced on Wednesday would require parents to disclose if guns are kept at their homes and would require searches of a student’s personal property on campus if there is a credible threat. The bill is aimed at prioritizing student safety and helping prevent school shootings. Senator Anthony Portantino decided to [...]
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday ruled that California’s net neutrality law, SB 822, can remain in place, holding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2017 decision to reverse federal internet protections cannot bar state action. SB 822 is aimed at protecting the free and open internet by restoring the net neutrality protections afforded by [...]
The US Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a stay of execution for Alabama death row inmate Matthew Reeves, reversing the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday decision to uphold the stay amidst concerns that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) did not accommodate Reeves’ intellectual disability when he was asked to choose the method of [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Thursday ruled that two California counties violated the Constitution’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms when the counties forced gun shops and firing ranges to close in 2020 to limit the spread of COVID-19. The National Rifle Association and pro-gun groups sued California in [...]
