The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case asking whether banning firearms from people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders violates the Second Amendment. The case is an appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.The lawsuit specifically asks whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8) violates the Second Amendment. According to [...]
The North Carolina House of Representatives voted 115-4 to advance HB 190 on Tuesday, which would ban most abortions after 12 weeks. The bill will now go to Governor Roy Cooper for approval or veto. The bill is largely an administrative bill that affects the Department of Health and Human Services with abortion language at [...]
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced an executive order on Friday that protects abortion rights within the state one year after the Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization decision. Abortion is generally legal before 15 weeks in Arizona under a law passed by former Governor Doug Ducey. According to the announcement, the order “centralizes” all abortion-related [...]
The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado struck down the state’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (CSAAA) on Tuesday, ruling that the law violates the state constitution and is “unconstitutionally retrospective.” Justice Monica M. Márquez authored the opinion of the court. The court ruled that the CSAA violates Article II, Section 11 of the [...]
In a slip opinion on Friday, the US Supreme Court declared that a federal sentencing law gives district courts discretion to impose either concurrent or consecutive sentences for certain drug-related crimes. The case is an appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Justice Ketanji Brown authored the unanimous opinion. The Court [...]
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced formal charges against Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price Jr. on Tuesday. The charges include five counts of embezzlement, three counts of perjury and two counts of conflict of interest. The case is in the Superior Court for the State of California for the County of Los Angeles. According [...]
The North Carolina Senate voted 19-18 on Tuesday to pass House Bill 570, which prohibits the state and pension plan fiduciaries from investing based on climate change considerations. The bill now goes to Governor Roy Cooper for passage or veto. According to the bill, the state is not allowed to consider “environmental, social, and governance” [...]
Licensed public school teacher Kayla Smiley sued Dr. Katie Jenner in her official capacity as the Indiana Secretary of Education on Friday over a newly passed state law that bans “instruction” on “human sexuality” to students in kindergarten to third grade. The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on Tuesday that the Second Amendment of the Constitution protects non-violent offenders from federal firearm bans. The case resulted from Bryan Range’s appeal from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Circuit Judge Thomas M. Hardiman authored the opinion of the court. [...]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 14 on Friday, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and places restrictions on children already taking gender-affirming prescription drugs. The law becomes effective on September 1, 2023. SB 14 provides that child health plans may not provide coverage for services intended to “transition a child’s biological sex as determined [...]
