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The "social section" in Crawford County Library's Van Buren branch (Screenshot from court documents)

Judge denies motions in suit over Arkansas county’s library practices

BY: - September 12, 2023

A lawsuit against Crawford County officials over the placement of library books with LGBTQ+ themes remained active Tuesday after a federal judge in Fayetteville denied motions from both the plaintiffs and the county. Crawford County residents and library patrons Rebecka Virden, Nina Prater, Samantha Rowlett and their minor children sued the county judge, quorum court, […]

“Trans people are divine,” reads a sign at a Nashville event hosted by clergy on Feb. 6, 2023. (John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Federal court temporarily halts Tennessee ban on transgender care for minors

BY: - June 29, 2023

In a partial victory for transgender Tennesseans, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday on portions of new law prohibiting trans minors from obtaining gender affirming care, ruling the law likely violates the First and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Judge Eli Richardson granted the injunction to the plaintiffs — among them, parents […]

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on the 37-count indictment against former President Donald Trump at the Justice Department on June 9, 2023, in Washington, DC. Trump has been accused of 37 felony counts in the special counsel's classified documents probe. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The indictment is unsealed: Trump faces 37 felony counts in classified documents probe

BY: - June 9, 2023

Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury, making him the first former president to face federal criminal charges. The 37-count indictment in the Southern District of Florida, handed up by a grand jury there, was unsealed Friday. According to the indictment, Trump schemed with an aide to keep possession of top secret […]

Abortion Law book on copy of Preamble. Gavel and stethoscope.

Washington FDA lawsuit is part of larger strategy to preserve abortion access 

BY: - April 17, 2023

As the nation grapples with continuing changes in court rulings affecting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a drug used in abortion care, Washington state’s competing lawsuit and other offensive and defensive moves related to abortion are working exactly as officials and advocates say they intended. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office filed […]

Democratic leaders warn abortion pill ruling could endanger other FDA-approved drugs

BY: - April 8, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic leaders vowed to defend reproductive rights and abortion access Saturday, less than a day after a federal judge in Texas ruled the federal government needs to pull the abortion pill off the market within a week.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, and Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the […]

Limited-English voters face barriers to casting ballots in Arkansas

BY: - September 27, 2022

Language poses a big challenge for voters with limited English proficiency in Arkansas, where ballots are only printed in English. Newly naturalized citizens are often afraid to vote because they don’t understand the ballot, said Mireya Reith, executive director of immigrant advocacy group Arkansas United. Voters with limited English proficiency also worry poll workers won’t […]