A judge in the Central District of California Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump and right-wing attorney John Eastman must turn over 101 emails surrounding the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol to the House Committee investigating the insurrection. In January, the committee subpoenaed Chapman University, where Eastman was employed at the time [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday filed a lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act against Galveston County, Texas, challenging a redistricting plan that allegedly discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters. The redistricting plan was adopted by the county on November 12, 2021 after the data from the 2020 Census was released. In the complaint, [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday signed the Abortion Accessibility Act, SB 245, to ensure cost is not a barrier to accessing care by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for abortion services. California requires health insurance companies to cover abortions, but cost-sharing requirements, such as co-pays and deductibles, add expenses to abortions. The legislation prohibits health plans and [...]

Over a dozen US House of Representatives Democrats signed a letter, dated Wednesday, requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) address the “insider threats to election systems” that they say are posed by candidates for state and local election posts who believe the 2020 election was stolen. The letter is addressed to Attorney General Merrick [...]

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Republican redistricting maps for a third time. The 4-3 ruling, which suggested that the map was politically biased, will likely cause delays in Ohio’s upcoming primary election. The first two rounds of map drawing were rejected after the court found that Republican party leaders had exerted substantial influence [...]

The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would create an office dedicated to pursuing reports of election crimes and establish a separate police force for the investigations. The bill passed in a 76-41 vote, after the Florida Senate approved it last week. The bill authorizes the establishment of an Office of Election [...]

A jury found January 6 Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt guilty Tuesday on all five counts he faced in the first federal trial related to the riot. Reffitt was found guilty of carrying a holstered handgun onto restricted grounds of the Capitol, transporting guns to Washington, D.C., obstructing Congress’ joint session to certify the Electoral College [...]

The US Supreme Court Friday unanimously ruled in favor of the FBI in Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, holding that the state secrets privilege used to block the disclosure of information that the government finds harmful to national security is not displaced by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The lawsuit was filed in [...]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) reported Wednesday that 47 people across Canada were arrested, 186 charges were laid for online sexual exploitation, and a dozen children were brought to safety as part of a long-running international operation led by New Zealand’s Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). The operation is a coordination between [...]

The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Parental Rights in Education bill, which would prohibit classroom discussion regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in Florida’s primary schools. The legislation passed by a 69-47 vote. The bill prohibits instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. In other grade levels, [...]