Texas Governor Signs Bill ‘Save Chick-fil-A’—Will Hurt Gay Community
It should come as no surprise that Chick-fil-A has a fan in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. On Monday he signed into law a bill that blocks “adverse action.”
This State Is About to Get Nation’s Toughest DUI Limit
In good news for ride-sharing services, this state will be ringing in the New Year with the stingiest limit for blood-alcohol content.
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
For decades, the Department of Justice has used court-enforced agreements to protect civil rights, successfully desegregating school systems, reforming police departments, ensuring access for the...
How Drug Laws Hurt HIV Prevention and Treatment
When it comes to HIV risk factors, IV drug use is catching up to sex. Among people who inject drugs, an estimated 13 percent have...
The Re-Nixonization Of America
It appears we are taking yet another step toward the re-nixonization of America. Us older folk will remember Tricky-D’s raving about law and order, the tying of police and prosecutorial hands, massively escalating crime linked to drugs and the need for draconian punishments and questionable methods of rooting out the outlaws.
This Is What the War on Abortion Rights Looks Like
Saturday is usually the busiest day for protests outside EMW Women’s Clinic in Louisville, the last remaining abortion provider in Kentucky that came dangerously close to shutting down last week.
Italy May Imprison Parents Over Vegan Children
New draft legislation proposed by the Italian government could see parents imprisoned for feeding their children a vegan diet. Those legally responsible for under-16s who...
Guns: Why an All or Nothing Mentality is Dangerous To Us All
by Anne Kapelari Peterson The question is why, if we have enough gun laws, was a man on the FBI watch list for terrorists able...
‘Blue Lives Matter’: Push to Raise Penalties for Violence Against Police Officers
WASHINGTON — There's a new movement percolating, a "Blue Lives Matter" push that seeks to raise penalties for violence against police and first responders but...
Canada Set To Legalize Pot
[caption id="attachment_145276" align="aligncenter" width="624"] There are a lot of Canadians under that cloud of pot smoke. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)[/caption] (NEWSER) – The...
Florida’s Awful Governor Signs Bill Stripping Planned Parenthood of Public Funds
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Abortion clinics throughout Florida will go without taxpayer funds, face increased reporting requirements and new hurdles for doctors providing the procedure under...
No clear sign from Supreme Court how it will rule on Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sparred furiously Wednesday over a controversial Texas abortion clinic law, clarifying their stark differences but leaving the final outcome in...
Pennsylvania Grand jury Determines Priests Abused Hundreds of Kids
(PENN LIVE) Hundreds of children were sexually abused over a period of at least four decades by priests or religious leaders in the Roman Catholic...
Antonin Scalia: A Brilliant Legal Mind or Simply a Foolish Judge?
So let’s simply ignore the “sophisticated” world – God loves a foolish judge. God smiles when the judge lies. Let’s tell ourselves that error is virtue, that blindness to the truth and to the law is blessed. But sorry, God may give free passes to the fool, but the law does not.