Aug 29 Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban By Gabrielle Hays The new law in Missouri prohibits health care providers from prescribing or administering hormones or puberty-blockers to patients under 18 unless they were already receiving said treatment prior to Aug. 28. Continue reading
May 01 A Missouri judge just blocked the state’s attempt to restrict gender-affirming care. Here’s what’s next By Gabrielle Hays The judge's ruling comes after the state's attorney general filed an emergency ruling earlier this month that set first-of-its-kind restrictions on access to transgender health care. Continue reading
Sep 16 Nebraska judge says birth certificates can’t name 2 mothers By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press A judge said in his ruling last month that the request conflicts with Nebraska law that requires birth certificates to acknowledge paternity, as well as state policy that parents listed on birth certificates are the biological parents of the child. Continue reading
Aug 23 ACLU sues Arizona over law limiting filming of police By Terry Tang, Associated Press A controversial Arizona law restricting how the public can film police is facing its first legal challenge with a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Continue reading
Aug 09 Missouri voters set to vote on recreational marijuana in November By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Missouri voters are set to decide whether to allow recreational marijuana use in the state. The secretary of state's office on Tuesday announced the campaign received enough voter signatures to go on the November ballot. Continue reading
Mar 31 New Oklahoma abortion ban a ‘tipping point’ in the fight against Roe v. Wade By Adam Kemp Oklahoma’s state House voted 78-19 to pass a near-complete ban on abortions in mid-March, legislation that would go farther than the Texas six-week ban on which it was modeled. … Continue reading
Mar 24 3 U.S. Muslims sue over religious questioning by border officers By Associated Press Three Muslim Americans have filed a lawsuit alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their constitutional rights when they returned from international travel. Continue reading
Mar 14 Arizona’s privatized prison health care has been failing for years. A new court case could change that By Justin Stabley In 2015, an Arizona trial revealed countless stories of medical neglect within the state's prison facilities. But six years later, with no significant signs of improvement, a judge has reopened the case and is expected to make a decision this… Continue reading
Dec 16 DOJ withdraws from settlement negotiations with separated families, will litigate each case By Ben Fox, Associated Press The decision comes after eight months of negotiations and weeks after reports of a proposed settlement that would pay several hundred thousand dollars to each family, which sparked outrage in Congress. Continue reading
May 16 Minneapolis suburb OKs roadmap for policing changes By Associated Press Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April approved a resolution that puts the city on track to major changes to its policing practices. Continue reading