HARRISBURG, Pa. — A requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots does not run afoul of a civil rights law, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling. A divided 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold enforcement of […]
Last month, we looked at new legislation being considered in the state of Washington that would establish a “strippers’ bill of rights,” supposedly ensuring safer working conditions for exotic dancers. In some places, such a proposal might be seen as controversial, but this is Washington we’re talking about. They finished up the bill, passed it […]
Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deep red Alabama, has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature. Lands’ victory in the suburban district in the Deep South state was celebrated by Democrats who have attempted to portray the state GOP as too extreme on abortion and […]
The “George Floyd Memorial Scholarship” has been taken to court over charges of racism. A conservative watchdog group filed a federal legal complaint against North Central University in Minnesota this week over the scholarship’s rule that only Black students need apply. North Central University’s George Floyd scholarship violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act […]
I am, generally speaking, very much a civil libertarian. I believe in due process, would be a tough juror in a difficult case, and very leery of government overreach. I strongly support the police–when they are unfairly criticized. But I have no illusions that putting the power of the state into the hands of unaccountable […]
Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from the parents of a teenage boy who were stripped of custody rights by the state of Indiana for not affirming their son’s self-proclaimed “gender identity” as a girl. In 2021, state authorities initiated an investigation into the […]
Dorie Ann Ladner, a longtime fighter for freedom and equality in her home state of Mississippi with contributions to the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and voter registration drives, has died, her family confirmed. “My beloved sister, Dorie Ladner, died peacefully on Monday, March 11, 2024,” her younger sister, Joyce Ladner, wrote on Facebook. […]
President Biden confusingly declared Wednesday that the U.S. has the lowest inflation rate “in America” and again falsely claimed a role in the civil rights movement — a story he even debunked himself — during a rambling speech in Milwaukee. Mr. Biden traveled to the largest city in the swing state of Wisconsin to announce […]
Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The Office for Civil Rights said Wednesday that it also will examine whether Change Healthcare followed laws protecting patient privacy. Change Healthcare provides technology used to submit and process insurance claims – and handles about […]
The New York City legislature, following in the footsteps of Washington, D.C., passed a groundbreaking bill into law in 2022. The law would have allowed any lawful permanent resident or green card holder to vote in a New York City election. That law was met with legal challenges as quickly as it was passed, which […]
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