by Common Dreams | Dec 30, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
Republished with permission from Common Dreams, by Jessica Corbett A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked key parts of what critics called a “sweeping Iowa law that seeks to silence LGBTQ+ students, erase any recognition of LGBTQ+ people from public schools, and...
by Iowa Capital Dispatch | Dec 26, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
Republished with permission from Iowa Capital Dispatch, by Robin Opsahl A U.S. District Court judge heard oral arguments Friday about whether to stop enforcement of measures in an Iowa education law that ban certain books with sexual content from K-12 school...
by Common Dreams | Dec 23, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
Republished with permission from Common Dreams, by Jon Queally A newly-surfaced recording of then-President Donald Trump pressuring local election officials in Michigan to halt certification of results following his 2020 defeat has prompted Secretary of State Jocelyn...
by Common Dreams | Dec 16, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
Republished with permission from Common Dreams, by Julia Conley As the human impact of Argentinian President Javier Milei’s “shock treatment” to the South American country’s economy became increasingly clear with rising prices on Thursday,...
by Common Dreams | Dec 12, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
Republished with permission from Common Dreams, by Brett Wilkins The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a lawsuit challenging Washington state’s ban on the harmful practice of so-called “conversion therapy” for minors, a move welcomed...
by The Conversation | Nov 27, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
Republished with permission from The Conversation, by Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government—not private citizens or civil rights groups—could sue to enforce...