Two transgender Kansans filed a lawsuit in state court to block a new law that invalidated their driver’s licenses, making some ineligible to vote. The state’s governor previously vetoed the legislation for being “poorly drafted” and potentially costing taxpayers millions of dollars. The law allegedly violates residents’ personal autonomy, privacyContinue Reading
More than a year after former President Joe Biden signed the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act into law targeting the abuses children faced in the troubled teen industry, children are still alleging they faced abuse at the behavioral programs. Supporters of the law say more work is needed to protectContinue Reading
Texans are running to the polls in droves to cast their early votes in the state’s primary election, fueled largely by a string of high-profile controversies. Stephen Colbert’s interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, Gov. Greg Abbott handing the Justice Department a complete list of registered voters and aContinue Reading
A new law that terminated agreements between sheriff’s departments and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has left top cops in Maryland frustrated, as they said partnerships with federal agencies help their officers understand the law. Sheriffs across Maryland have fought back against Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, and state legislatorsContinue Reading
A federal judge used a hearing to read death threats people sent her after a ruling where they wished her to die by suicide or murder. It’s not unique to her or one political party, as judges have raised concerns about judicial security and pressed for further protections. The threatsContinue Reading
A bill in the Arizona Legislature would require county election offices to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be present at polling places in November. The bill would be the first in the nation, as several civil rights groups, lawmakers and political candidates said it would amount toContinue Reading
A Florida congressman is facing calls to resign over a social media post in which he said he preferred dogs over Muslims. It was the latest disparaging remark about Muslims by Republican Rep. Andy Fine. A civil rights organization has labeled him an anti-Muslim extremist. On Sunday, Fine responded onContinue Reading
The month of February has been synonymous with love as couples plan extravagant Valentine’s Day celebrations, but adoration in some causes extreme loneliness in others. People in crisis turn to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, but with artificial intelligence’s rapid growth and a shortage of psychiatrists, some are turningContinue Reading
Layoffs across storied media institutions, stagnant industry wages, expanding news deserts and the rise of the internet have created a burgeoning independent journalism industry. But it’s also raised new questions about who should be able to claim the constitutional protections afforded to the press and who gets to decide whetherContinue Reading
Piles of trash. Crowded holding cells. Detainees who didn’t know how to obtain legal representation. These are among the findings of attorneys who toured an immigration detention facility near Minneapolis, according to court documents. A federal judge had granted them access to the Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, justContinue Reading
An appellate court ruled that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem can proceed with eliminating special immigration status for some Honduran, Nicaraguan and Nepali immigrants in the U.S. The ruling reversed a lower court’s order that halted the three terminations. A unanimous panel of three judges in the NinthContinue Reading
The National Park Service is accused of pulling material from a civil rights monument in Mississippi to whitewash language labeling the murderer a racist. A conversation with a local parks employee didn’t back that allegation up. Mississippi Today published two stories Thursday asserting that an anonymous NPS staffer initially removedContinue Reading
The disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “TODAY” show co-host and NBC News journalist Savannah Guthrie, and information about the circumstances leading up to her kidnapping have fueled false claims on social media about suspects and the family’s role in the investigation. The claims social media users made haveContinue Reading