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How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Across the country there have been...
Thousands attend annual EuroPride parade in Greek city of Thessaloniki amid heavy police presence
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — About 15,000 people attended the annual EuroPride parade Saturday, police said, in support of the LGBTQ+ community in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki amid a heavy police presence. The parade, whose motto is “Persevere, Progress, Prosper,” was...
Alaska Supreme Court overturns lower court and allows correspondence school law to stand
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that said two statutes violated the state constitution by sending public funds to private schools. The case centers on provisions of a state law passed a decade ago that allowed families with kids...
There are 4.8 billion reasons why other leagues are watching the fallout from 'Sunday Ticket' case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Professional sports leagues have 4.8 billion reasons to review how they distribute out-of-market broadcasts after Thursday's judgement against the NFL in the “Sunday Ticket” case in U.S. District Court. “It’s going to require other leagues to take a close...
Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns
Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will hang in every public school and state-funded college classroom in Louisiana. The required text prescribed in the new law and used on many monuments around the United States is a...
Federal judge temporarily stops Oklahoma from enforcing new anti-immigration law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge granted a motion Friday to temporarily stop Oklahoma from enforcing its new anti-immigration law that would make it a crime to live in the state without legal immigration status. U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones issued a preliminary...
Judge temporarily blocks Georgia law that limits people or groups to posting 3 bonds a year
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that restricts organizations from helping people pay bail so they can be released while their criminal cases are pending. U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert blocked part of Senate Bill 63...
Lawsuit challenges Ohio law banning foreign nationals from donating to ballot campaigns
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new law banning foreign nationals and green card holders from contributing to state ballot campaigns in Ohio curtails the constitutionally protected rights of free speech and association, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court. Republican...
Kentucky judge keeps ban in place on slots-like 'gray machines'
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Supporters of a Kentucky law banning slots-like machines scored a legal victory Friday when a judge kept in place a measure to permanently unplug the video games that offered cash payouts and were branded as “gray machines" during legislative debates. ...
Delaware Supreme Court reverses ruling invalidating early voting and permanent absentee status laws
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court on Friday reversed a judge’s ruling that state laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court did not address the merits of the case, but it instead found only that the plaintiffs, a...
