Lawmaker’s Lawsuit Challenges Oklahoma Permit-less Carry Proposal
State Rep. Ron Lowe says the bill violates the Oklahoma constitution by being overly broad.
Civil Rights
Supreme Court to Decide if Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity are Protected By Civil Rights Act
The justices will consider today whether Title VII covers sexual orientation and gender identity.
Transgender Michigan Woman to Read Civil Rights Complaint to Supreme Court
Aimee Stephens was fired by a Metro Detroit funeral home after beginning her transition from male to female.
ACLU Files Family Separation Suit On Behalf of Family Separation Victims
The lawsuit wants the government to create a medical fund for parents and children who remain traumatized, having been forcibly separated along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Chicago Gun Violence Victims’ Lawsuit Goes Ahead
The lawsuit hopes to force Illinois into enforcing existing gun control regulations and, possibly, implementing new ones.
To Keep Students Safe, How Far Is Far Enough?
Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough to keep young people safe from dangers like school shooters or the climate crisis, but neither are some favorite ideologically-based solutions.
Maryland Gov. Hogan Offers $200m to Settle Black Colleges Lawsuit
Critics say that Hogan’s figure is a low-ball offer invented by the governor without negotiation.
New York Sues ICE Over “Unlawful and Unconstitutional” Courthouse Immigration Arrests
New York Attorney General Letitia James says ICE is breaking state law by detaining undocumented immigrants outside NYC courthouses.
Cleveland Pays $50,000 to Protester Arrested for Burning U.S. Flag
The city had earlier settled with Gregory Johnson, present at the same event. Ironically, Johnson was involved in a 1984 case which set Supreme Court precedent explicitly considering flag-burning an expression of protected free speech.
Two Muslim Men Taken Off American Airlines Flight for Flushing Toilet
The two men say a “suspicious” hand-wave and bathroom visit was all it took for American to deboard the entire plane and send the FBI after them.