Tag: Laws
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration...
GOP ready to block elections bill in Senate showdown
WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill is all but certain to be rejected in a key test vote in the...
Hungary’s foreign minister defends law limiting LGBT rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's foreign minister alleged Tuesday that a disinformation campaign was being used to rally international criticism of a recent law passed...
Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales
SALT LAKE CITY — The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more...
Connecticut governor signs recreational marijuana into law
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed a bill making Connecticut the 19th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana, which remains...
Iowa court blocks mandatory waiting period for abortion
An Iowa judge blocked a state law that would have imposed a 24-hour waiting period before women could get abortions, likely setting up a...
Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus...
Florida governor: Students will be taught communism is evil
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Civics education will be expanded in Florida, including instruction about communist and totalitarian governments, and state universities will be prevented from...
When it comes to heated divorce, pets aren’t people too
NEW YORK — In the eyes of the law, pets are property when it comes to divorce, but new ways of working out custody...
EU slaps coup-related sanctions on top Myanmar officials
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on several senior officials and organizations in Myanmar over the military coup in February and...