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High court won't hear abortion clinic 'buffer zone' cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned away pleas from anti-abortion activists to make it easier for them to protest outside clinics, declining to wade back into the abortion debate just days after striking down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics. The justices said in a written...
Rights activists say Danes unaware of racism in their nation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Rights activists on Thursday accused Danish officials of being unable to recognize racism after authorities said the killing of a biracial man by two white men was not racially motivated. “In Denmark, white people are colorblind. They cannot see that racism exists. That...
Minnesota governor, insulin activists blast industry lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials and insulin activists blasted the pharmaceutical industry Wednesday for suing to overturn a new state law mandating that drug makers provide emergency and longer-term insulin supplies to diabetics who can’t afford them. The Pharmaceutical Research and...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ July 1 The Miami Herald on charges being brought against police officers in Florida and holding officers accountable for their actions: And just like that, brutal officers in South Florida are being fired and charged with crimes for mistreating the public. Imagine...
Judge denies Virginia ACLU's request to bar irritant use
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge has denied an emergency request by lawyers from Virginia's branch of the American Civil Liberties Union to bar police from using chemical irritants or other devices to disperse protesters. Richmond Circuit Judge Beverly Snukals wrote in a seven-page order Tuesday that granting...
Taiwan opens Hong Kong migration office in rebuke to Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Wednesday opened an office to facilitate migration from Hong Kong following China’s passage of a national security law for the former British colony seen as sharply restricting political opposition and freedom of speech. Taiwan is a self-governing democracy claimed...
Lawsuit: Kansas City, Missouri, ordinances target protesters
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Civil rights advocates sued Tuesday on behalf of three protesters who were arrested on charges of violating city ordinances during demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice in Kansas City, Missouri. The lawsuit filed against the city by the ACLU of Missouri and...
ACLU files class-action suit against Portland police, city
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has filed a class-action lawsuit against Portland Police and the city on behalf of journalists and legal observers who they say were targeted and attacked by the police while documenting protests. The suit in Federal District Court in...
Judge blocks new Indiana panhandling law from taking effect
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Indiana’s new tougher anti-panhandling law the day before it was to take effect. The preliminary injunction issued Tuesday called the Republican-backed law “an unconstitutional prohibition on the freedom of speech.” U.S. District Judge...
India bans TikTok, other Chinese apps amid border standoff
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an Irish subsidiary, a response to India's ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries. The quick workaround showed the ban was...
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