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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. About a dozen conservative states have passed laws targeting the transgender population over bathroom use, participation in school sports, and gender-affirming treatments or surgery for young people.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on Thursday sued Boulder, challenging the city’s bans on camping and tents in public spaces. The lawsuit come months after the ACLU sent the city a letter arguing its treatment of unhoused Boulder residents is inhumane and unconstitutional. According to an ACLU...

New Jersey’s attorney general said this week that police officers will no longer arrest people who are wanted for skipping court dates for minor crimes or missing a payment. Police in the Garden State should no longer arrest people they encounter with municipal “bench warrants” with bail amounts of $500 or less, acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin ordered in a directive sent to State Police and local departments.

President Biden’s nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has argued that the criminal justice system is rooted in "racial animus" passed down from "apartheid" America. Biden announced Nusrat Choudhury’s nomination along with seven other federal judicial nominees in January, aiming to fulfill...

An increased police presence in and around school buildings in New Jersey is likely to be the norm for the rest of the school year. Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin ordered the beefed up security for all public and private schools after the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas.

SAN DIEGO — One day after 19 children and two adults were killed by a gunman in a fourth grade classroom in Texas, five Los Angeles City Councilmen Wednesday called for the state to pass legislation that would allow private citizens to sue those who sell or manufacture guns.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- Despite a veto from Indiana's governor, an Indiana bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports will become law. State senators voted 32-15 on Tuesday in favor of overriding Gov. Eric Holcomb following the same action in a 67-28 vote by the House earlier in the day. Holcomb had said in his veto message that bill did not provide a consistent policy for what he called “fairness in K-12 sports” when he unexpectedly vetoed it in March.

TOPEKA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the National Police Accountability Project are suing Kansas over delays in mental health evaluations at the chronically understaffed Larned State Hospital. The class action lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court, says individuals who face criminal charges have had to wait behind bars for as long […] The post ACLU sues Kansas over excessive wait times at understaffed Larned State Hospital appeared first on Kansas Reflector.

A 67-year-old Black man is suing Livingston Parish law enforcement leaders, claiming police stopped him on his way home from a construction project, falsely accused him of using crack cocaine, and illegally detained and mistreated him. The lawsuit claims officers aggressively asked Alexander Clark where he was hiding drugs, even...

One day after 19 children and two adults were killed by a gunman in a fourth grade classroom in Texas, five Los Angeles City Councilmen Wednesday called for the state to pass legislation that would allow private citizens to sue those who sell or manufacture guns. Senate Bill 1327, which...

Though her Facebook posts seemingly indicate a more Republican lean, Marsh said that everyone has thrown statements out on Facebook, and there were times when she would say, "just impeach him, too," referring to former President Donald Trump. The post GOP-turned-Dem Assembly candidate defends posts calling for Biden impeachment appeared first on The Nevada Independent.

Gov. Eric Holcomb said Tuesday’s vote to overturn his veto of a ban on transgender girls from girls school sports doesn’t solve a real problem in Indiana. Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of overturning the veto. Holcomb said he did not try to prevent that vote during the General Assembly’s technical session.

Policy, politics and progressive commentary It’s who you know, not necessarily what you did, that holds sway with Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, says Wolfson’s Democratic primary election opponent Ozzie Fumo. “Justice is not being distributed equally,” Fumo, a defense attorney and former state assemblyman, said during a phone interview. Wolfson did not respond to the Current’s requests for […] The post Justice not blind in Clark County DA’s office, says Wolfson’s primary opponent appeared first on Nevada Current.

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Chicago has enacted a permanent 10 p.m. curfew for teens 17 and under, according to the Chicago Tribune. The city’s City Council voted 30-19 to pass the curfew on Wednesday, following a series of shootings and other crimes in the downtown area. Chicago previously had a curfew of 11 p.m. for […]

Elon Musk anonymously donated $250,000 to an artist non-profit in Amber Heard’s name, a witness in the ongoing Johnny Depp trial told the court. Appearing as a witness for Mr Depp via video deposition on Tuesday (24 May), Jennifer Howell told the jury that she received an anonymous check for $250,000 “around 2018” for her nonprofit The Art of Elysium. The check reportedly said that it was in honour of Ms Heard.Ms Howell also told the Fairfax County courthouse, where the multi-million dollar defamation trial is underway, that she understood the anonymous donor to be Mr Musk.The video testimony...