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DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) – Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Thursday banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ school sports in Iowa. Reynolds signed the legislation at the State Capitol, surrounded by a group of female youth athletes. Ahead of the signing, Reynolds addressed the crowd, saying, “This is a victory for girls’ sports in Iowa. No amount of talent, training ...

The Kremlin has said it is not planning to institute martial law in Russia as rumours have spread that the government is preparing for a clampdown tied to its invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of Russians have begun fleeing the country amid unsourced reports that the borders could close as soon as this weekend after an extraordinary session of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parl...

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karen Polito listen as survivors of domestic violence tell their stories. Courtesy of Gov. Charlie Baker's office For a woman in the Springfield area, it took two to three months before she could get a restraining order against her allegedly abusive ex-partner. Her partner had other open cases, and was eventually arrested, but because of a loophole in state l...

(Photo courtesy Norfolk Police Department) Members of the Norfolk Police Department attended Fitchburg State’s Careers In Law Enforcement Fair on March 1 to meet students and discuss career opportunities. (Photo courtesy Norfolk Police Department) NORFOLK — Police Chief Charles Stone is pleased to announce that members of the Norfolk Police Department attended Fitchburg State University’s C...

Credit: hvostik16/Adobe Stock A federal appeals court upheld a 20% reduction in attorney fees after finding a law firm’s negotiation tactics were “akin to a shakedown,” and knocked the firm for its attempt to recuse the trial judge who ruled against it. The panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit agreed with a lower court finding that Little Rock, Arkansas-based Sanford Law ...

From left, Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy and Hugh Dancy as ADA Nolan Price on "Law & Order" on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Virginia Sherwood/NBC) The 21st season of “Law & Order” premiered last Thursday on NBC. NBC said it was “bringing back one of its most treasured and honored dramas with the 21st season of ‘Law & Order’.” “Law & Order” airs at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 202...

Is there not a law firm out there that is willing to sue the Breckenridge Town Council for their blatant grab of homeowner rights? The council has taken away the homeowner right to rent their property on a short-term basis. This clearly violates the U.S. Constitution. Surely there is someone or some firm willing to step up to the plate and take this on. Support Local Journalism As a Summit D...

Njeri Mathis Rutledge, a professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, was driving her 12-year-old daughter to school last Friday morning when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. Rutledge's phone started pinging incessantly with the news. Overwhelmed with joy and pride, Rutledge said she "screamed and tried to fight back t...

From law enforcement to a sitting state senator, nearly 300 New Hampshire names appear in Oath Keepers database The "Oath Keepers" are a national, ultra-rightwing group comprised of former and active military, police and public safety personnel who have taken an oath to "uphold the Constitution" and to refuse to follow orders that they decide are unconstitutional. (William Campbell/Corbis via...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation Thursday immediately prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in female sports offered by Iowa schools, colleges and universities — a new law that legal experts expect to end up in court. The passage of House File 2416 has drawn a firestorm of criticism from transgender Iowans, LGBTQ advocacy groups, businesses and Democrats who say it discr...