WASHINGTON — Represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood and other abortion groups have appealed a ruling upholding Texas’ temporary halt on most abortions in the state, arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that it places more of a burden on mothers and medical facilities for babies to be aborted later or delivered than […]
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an order from the governor of Texas postponing “all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately medically necessary,” which includes elective abortions. The court ruled that the order is not unconstitutional as it does not ban all abortions but only postpones those that are not […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida prosperity preacher Rodney Howard-Browne, known for the “Holy Laughter Movement” out of which he referred to himself as the “Holy Ghost bartender,” was arrested on Monday for holding two services with up to 500 people on Sunday despite a county coronavirus order limiting gatherings to 10 people. According to reports, Hillsborough […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announced on Thursday that she was suspending her campaign for the 2020 presidential race after Super Tuesday results showed that she wouldn’t likely win the nomination. The primary is now down to three: former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. […]
WASHINGTON — Speaking outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as oral argument for an abortion-related case was underway, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh that they “won’t know what hit [them]” if they rule in favor of restrictions on abortion. “I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg suspended his campaign on Sunday, making the announcement in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana, where he once served as governor, and being introduced by his “husband,” Chasten Glezman, whom he hugged and kissed before taking the podium. Buttigieg was the first homosexual presidential candidate in […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear the case of Fulton v. Philadelphia, an appeal that will decide whether or not faith-based foster and adoption agencies nationwide may decline to place children in same-sex households, or whether states and municipalities have a right to force them to comply with […]
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) paid at least $18,000 from December 2016 to August 2018 to Planned Parenthood partner Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR) for livers and thymuses extracted from second trimester aborted babies, according to over 600 pages of documents obtained by the group Judicial Watch. The documents show that the NIH purchased […]
ATLANTA, Ga. — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed its ruling upholding a lower court order to remove a cross display in Florida, and as per the guidance of the U.S. Supreme Court upon remand, has rather found that its public placement does not infringe the Constitution and that taking it down could […]
(Article18) — US President Donald Trump highlighted Iran’s detention of 21-year-old Christian convert Fatemeh (Mary) Mohammadi as part of a high-profile annual prayer breakfast address on Thursday, as reports claimed she is being held in a prison on the outskirts of Tehran. “Weeks ago, a 21-year-old woman, who goes by the name of Mary, […]