Oct 22, 2024
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Prison Newspaper Can Include Content that “May” Cause Sexual Arousal

Inmates in Arizona prisons may be prohibited from receiving mail that contains “sexually explicit material or content that is detrimental to the safe, secure, and orderly operation of the facility.” While the Ninth Circuit agreed that some censorship of prisoners’ reading material is constitutional because it advances desirable “penological interests,”... Read More »

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Transgender Woman Files Lawsuit Against Chick-fil-A

A transgender woman has filed a lawsuit against a Georgia Chick-fil-A restaurant alleging that she was the victim of sexual harassment and discrimination and was subsequently wrongfully terminated as a result. 29-Year-old Aaron Taylor began working at the Decatur area Chick-fil-A in August 2021. She explains in her lawsuit that... Read More »

Activists with the Climate Action Campaign protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the court announced its decision in West Virginia v. EPA on June 30. Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO
Supreme Court Rules EPA Cannot Set Emissions Caps, Limits Federal Agency Authority

Conservative think tanks and politicians have long maligned the scope of federal agency authority. Bemoaning the “administrative state,” they believe that more decisions should be left up to Congress and fewer to regulatory agencies. Advocates for administrative authority counter that Congress is ill-equipped to handle regulation and enforcement, necessitating agencies... Read More »

FILE - A handgun from a collection of illegal guns is reviewed during a gun buyback event in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Supreme Court Dramatically Expands Gun Rights, States Respond

On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling significantly expanding individual gun ownership and carry rights, while severely limiting the authority of states to regulate firearms possession. According to the Court, the U.S. Constitution grants Americans the right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.... Read More »