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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are suing Texas to stop a new law spurred by Trump social media bans. The law would allow any state resident banned from social media for their political views to sue. Dozens of states are considering bills to crack down on how companies regulate conservative speech. Technology trade groups that represent Facebook, Google’s YouTube and Twitter are suing Texas t...

Topline A Florida state lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday that copies Texas’ near-total ban on abortion, with GOP legislators is otherRepublican-led states expected to to also attempt to replicate thecontroversial law, which empowers private citizens to enforce the ban through lawsuits. Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. ...

Two Asian American lawmakers are asking the Department of Justice for updates to the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act signed four months ago. U.S. lawmakers Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday urging the implementation of key provisions of the act that are "critical to its effectiveness." The letter — which highlights t...

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt urged Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly Tuesday to adhere to a request by Texas and Arizona governors and send law enforcement resources to the southern border to assist with the migrant crisis. In a letter to the governor obtained by Fox News, Schmidt, along with Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman, said the June request m...

The leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party Tomio Okamura speaks during a press conference at the party's election headquarters after the country’s parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic, October 21, 2017. REUTERS/Milan Kammermayer/File Photo PRAGUE, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The far-right SPD party, which may play a role in forming a new Czech government next month, would dem...

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 15: David Simon of 'The Plot Against America' appears onstage during the HBO segment of the 2020 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 15, 2020 in Pasadena, California. 723750 (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for WarnerMedia) (CNN)"The Wire" creator David Simon won't be filming an upcoming HBO series i...

Czech far right sets 'Czexit' referendum law as price for post-vote talks  Denver Gazette

Brittney Tierney, 18, a Butte High School student and first-time voter, waits in the voter registration line on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018, at the Butte Civic Center. A broad coalition including unions, advocates for those with disabilities and individuals is seeking to overturn a new law that ended same-day voter registration in Montana. This winter, with support from GOP lawmakers, ...

Court finds Howard County coroner purposefully violated Sunshine Law in Suttner case  KOMU 8

Missouri employers with at least 20 employees must now provide unpaid leave and certain safety accommodations to victims of domestic or sexual violence under a new law, the Victims Economic Safety and Security Act, which took effect on August 28. In addition, employers must provide notice of the law’s provisions to employees by October 27. Here is a summary of the key provisions: Covered empl...