The US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order blocking Mississippi's HB 1510 , enacted only one day earlier, that prohibits abortion after the 15-week gestation period. Termed the...
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on Wednesday signed SB 419 , legislation that permits immigrants representing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients to obtain "professional or occupational" licenses within the state. Specifically,...
The US Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday concerning the constitutional validity of California's Reproductive Fact Act , which has been challenged on First and Fourteenth Amendment grounds. The Act requires...
A three-judge panel of the Inner House of the Scotland Court of Session on Tuesday ordered a hearing on whether a referral may be made to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the...
The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Ohio's recently proposed HB 214 , a bill which criminalizes the performance of an abortion...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 407-10 to approve HR 4909 , a bill that seeks to increase funding for security and safety in schools. Titled "STOP School Violence Act of 2018," the...
The US District Court for District of Massachusetts on Monday rejected a challenge to the Trump administration's new regulations on birth control that permit employers or health insurers with religious or moral objections to opt out of providing...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday held that Spain violated Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights when the country convicted two of its citizens, Enric Stern Taulats...
A bipartisan group of Argentine lawmakers proposed legislation on Tuesday allowing women, in their "exercise of the human right to health," to voluntarily "interrupt" their pregnancy during the first 14 weeks. Titled "Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy,"...
The Knesset on Wednesday passed an amendment to its "Entry into Israel" law authorizing the minister of Interior to cancel the permanent residency status of individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist activities or committing...
