SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A compromise has been reached in a controversial California bill that criminalized undercover filming at abortion facilities, as well as the publication of such material. As previously reported, Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D-Echo Park) proposed the measure earlier this year in light of the undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress exposing […]
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Superior Court judge in California has refused to halt the state’s assisted suicide law amid a legal challenge from several local doctors and a Christian organization that represents physicians nationwide. As previously reported, last October, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the End of Life Option Act, which allowed terminally […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A state commission in Arkansas has scheduled a date to review separate proposals to place a Ten Commandments monument and an homage to Satan on the grounds of the state capitol building. Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin has marked Sept. 13 as the beginning of discussions with the Capitol Arts and […]
WASHINGTON — A school district in Virginia filed an official petition for appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, requesting that it declare that the U.S. Department of Education lacks authority to dictate that public schools must allow those who identify as transgender to use the restroom with the opposite sex. “The term ‘gender […]
The website for the presidential campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump is selling “LGBTQ for Trump” t-shirts and pins, drawing applause from some and disappointment from others. “Show your pride and your support for Trump with this exclusive equality tee,” the store page for the t-shirt, available as the “Trump pride men’s tee,” reads. The […]
A moving video of a Chinese girl joyfully running into the arms of her adoptive parents has gone viral, causing tears of happiness for thousands of viewers worldwide. The video was posted earlier this month by Michael and Meg Foster of Lockport, New York, as it captured what is known as the “gotcha” moment of their […]
CHICAGO — A Chicago man who identifies as a woman has filed a federal lawsuit over the city’s ban on toplessness in bars, asserting that it is discriminatory against women. The 23-year-old man, who goes by Bea Sullivan-Knoff, was filed Wednesday and is the next step after city council members refused calls to relax Chicago’s […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A group of atheists, upset that they were not allowed to give invocations in front of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, have filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives, in keeping with a longstanding tradition, invites a chaplain to offer a prayer at the beginning of each meeting […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A federal judge nominated to the bench by then-President George W. Bush has temporarily blocked the University of North Carolina from enforcing the state’s restroom law as it pertains to three individuals at the educational institution. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal had sought an injunction on behalf […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court has denied an abortion facility’s request to lift an injunction against the location for operating without a license, keeping the facility closed until it complies with the law. According to reports, the EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington has been closed since June as the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services […]