Amid Other Pro-Trump Moves, Google Maps Makes ‘Gulf of America’ Name Change
Google also recently removed Black History Month and Pride Month from its calendar app.
ACLU Sues Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the first sentence of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
Trump Sentenced by NY Court After SCOTUS Denies Effort to Block Court Hearing
Justice Juan Merchan spared Trump of jail time or fines, but rather handed him a sentence of “unconditional discharge.”
Several FL Jails in Milton’s Projected Path Refuse to Evacuate People Inside
“When my son was sentenced, he was not given a death sentence,” said one parent of a person currently in jail.
Georgia Judge Strikes Down State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
The state constitution’s liberty provisions include “the right to make personal healthcare decisions,” the judge said.
Two-Thirds of Americans Want Biden to Drop Out
Ten Democrats in the House and one in the Senate have now called for Biden to step aside.
More Than 171,000 People Crossed State Lines to Get an Abortion in 2023
The study examined travel for abortion that occurred in 2023, the first full year after Roe v. Wade was dismantled.
GOP Senators Block IVF Protection Bill
The bill failed to overcome the threat of a Senate filibuster, with 47 Republicans voting against its passage.
SCOTUS Blocks Mifepristone Challenge, Keeping Abortion Medication Legal for Now
The high court ruled that the challengers to the FDA approval of mifepristone lacked standing to make their case.
A Year After Roe: College Student in Texas Was Denied an Abortion Even Though Ectopic Pregnancy Was Killing Her
The case is yet another example of how Texas’s “life-saving” abortion exception has been ignored.
Supreme Court Sets March Date for Arguments on Abortion Drug Mifepristone
“Restricting access to mifepristone impedes patient autonomy,” a physicians’ group said in defending current standards.
Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem
"By mandating that they stand, our students’ First Amendment rights would be violated," one critic of the bill said.
Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Abbott Promises to Fight Fed Removal of Border Razor Wire
Immigrants’ rights activists have noted that the razor wire barriers are not effective deterrents to stemming migration.
Trump Wants 300K Troops to Build “Detention Camps” at Southern Border
The former president’s xenophobic plans for a second term would start “on day one” if he’s elected, sources indicated.
Over 1,200 ‘Educators for Palestine’ Sign Open Letter Demanding Ceasefire
The letter also called for an end to the Israeli occupation and condemned recent suppression of dissent by universities.