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Ketanji Brown Jackson made 'mathematically absurd claim' on Black newborns: WSJ op-ed

July 6, 2023

Ketanji Brown Jackson made 'mathematically absurd claim' on Black newborns: WSJ op-ed

Attorney Ted Frank wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday criticizing Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissenting opinion on affirmative action.

German lawmakers fail to agree on assisted suicide regulations

July 6, 2023

German lawmakers fail to agree on assisted suicide regulations

German lawmakers rejected two cross-party proposals regarding assisted suicide in the country. Both proposals were rejected by margins of dozens of votes.

These are the officials blocked from meeting with social media companies in dramatic First Amendment ruling

July 5, 2023

These are the officials blocked from meeting with social media companies in dramatic First Amendment ruling

A U.S. District Court judge banned an extensive list of top Biden administration officials from meeting with social media companies on the topic of restricting online speech.

Former NYPD detective claims he was denied backup because he is White: 'traumatic'

July 5, 2023

Former NYPD detective claims he was denied backup because he is White: 'traumatic'

Former undercover NYPD detective John Olsen is suing the City of New York and a handful of NYPD bosses over race and military service discrimination.

US judge blocks portions of new Florida elections law

July 4, 2023

US judge blocks portions of new Florida elections law

Florida's new elections law has been blocked by a federal judge. The law bans non-citizens from handling voter registration and third-party voter groups from retaining information.

Prosecutors hit Rep. George Santos with 80,000 pages of discovery documents

July 3, 2023

Prosecutors hit Rep. George Santos with 80,000 pages of discovery documents

Rep. George Santos was in Long Island court on Friday, where prosecutors presented more than 80,000 pages of discovery documents for him to review.

Maryland law allowing recreational marijuana takes effect

July 2, 2023

Maryland law allowing recreational marijuana takes effect

Recreational marijuana use in Maryland became legal for adults on Saturday after Governor Wes Moore signed the Cannabis Reform Act into law in May.

Georgia parents of transgender children challenge state's ban on sex reassignment surgery for minors

July 1, 2023

Georgia parents of transgender children challenge state's ban on sex reassignment surgery for minors

Parents of four transgender children filed a lawsuit against a Georgia law banning most sex reassignment surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for minors.

KS Gov. Laura Kelly says state will still allow transgender residents to alter driver's licenses despite law

June 30, 2023

KS Gov. Laura Kelly says state will still allow transgender residents to alter driver's licenses despite law

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says that the state will continue to allow transgender residents to alter their driver's licenses despite a new law that aims to prevent it.

Tech group sues AK over new law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts

June 30, 2023

Tech group sues AK over new law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts

Netchoice, a tech trade group, is suing the state of Arkansas over a law that requires parental permission for minors to create accounts on social media platforms.