Supreme Court denies request to hear Texas pornography age-verification case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a First Amendment challenge to a new Texas law requiring online sites to verify users' ages before giving them access to pornographic content. Read More

Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds. Read More

A Texas landowner can sue the state for flood damages to his property, US Supreme Court rules

Richie DeVillier, who owns land east of Houston, said the state owes him damages for constant flooding after Texas made changes to Interstate 10 near his property. Read More

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

The status of abortion across the U.S. has changed constantly, with lawmakers passing measures and courts ruling on challenges to them. Read More

Florida asks court to dismiss lawsuit challenging Senate redistricting plan

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd has asked a federal court to toss out a lawsuit challenging a state Senate redistricting plan passed in 2022, disputing allegations that the design of two ... Read More

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Biden's 'ghost guns' curbs

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the legality of a federal regulation aimed at reining in homemade ghost guns as President Joe Biden's administration combats the increasing use of ... Read More

US Supreme Court won't hear Elon Musk dispute over SEC settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Elon Musk's bid to throw out part of a securities fraud settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission restricting the billionaire businessman ... Read More

The origins of 20 political words and terms

Stacker traced the origins of 20 words and terms used in political discourse using historical archives, research reports, and news articles. Read More

New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say

speaks at a news conference ... currently a state senator, has declared his candidacy for a new majority-Black congressional district created in January by the Legislature. The new map greatly alters ... Read More

News Archives April 2024

Editorial endorsement May 2024: Vote ‘yes’ on extending Portland’s gas tax Editorial endorsement May 2024: Vote 'yes' on renewing PPS teachers levy Liz Weston: Capitol gains on condo gift can depend ... Read More

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it ... Read More

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

An independent, state-ordered investigation into reportedly “erratic and abusive behavior” by Ohio Rep. Elliot Forhan, D-South Euclid, has concluded legislative leaders were justified in disciplining ... Read More