Tag: Laws
Federal court nixes Indiana’s voter registration purge law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has sided with opponents of an Indiana law aimed at having elections officials immediately purge voter registrations for...
Senate Democrats take their case for voting bill to Georgia
ATLANTA — Taking their case for a federal voting bill to Georgia, Senate Democrats argued at a field hearing on Monday that their sweeping...
Sankey joins call for change in college athletics oversight
HOOVER, Ala. — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey echoed the NCAA president's call for potential changes in how college athletics are governed Monday, though...
Hungary: Writers, bookstores brace for ban on LGBT content
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Some bookstores in Hungary placed notices at their entrances this week telling customers that they sell "non-traditional content.” The signs went...
Judge scraps order halting West Virginia needle exchange law
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has scrapped a temporary restraining order on West Virginia’s new law that tightens requirements on needle exchange programs.
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Clyburn: Biden likely working on changing filibuster rules
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Wednesday that he feels President Joe Biden, his longtime ally, is likely working behind...
Biden ends large-scale logging on huge Alaska rainforest
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales on the nation's largest national forest — the Tongass National...
‘Abortion reversal’ bill introduced in GOP-led Ohio House
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill that would require doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed method for potentially stopping the abortion...
Biden to warn US companies about doing business in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is expected to issue a blanket warning to U.S. firms about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong...
20 states support South Carolina in abortion lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty states are supporting South Carolina's defense of a new abortion law, arguing in an amicus brief that a federal judge...