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Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications
By John Hanna On October 1, 2023 Nebraska is requiring transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments under emergency regulations…
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GOP Alabama AG Says He Has Right to Prosecute Women Who Aid Travel for Abortions
Multiple groups filed suit against Steve Marshall after he said ‘abortion funders’ could be criminally investigated By Zachary Leeman On August 31, 2023 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, R, says…
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Abortion rights group sues on behalf of women denied care in emergencies
By Frances Stead Sellers On September 12, 2023 The Center for Reproductive Rights on Tuesdayfiled legal actions in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma on behalf of women who say they were…
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‘A champion’: Lawmakers remember Feinstein as trailblazer for women’s rights, gun control
By Matt Berg and Kierra Frazier On September 29, 2023 Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed their condolences following the death of California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein at…
Read MoreWomen’s Rights Campaigner To Take Feinstein’s Vacated Senate Seat
By Agence France Presse On October 2,, 2023 California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday appointed women’s rights campaigner and former labor union leader Laphonza Butler to the United States Senate,…
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Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments
On September 27, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Supreme Court justices vigorously questioned the state’s lawyer Wednesday about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning…
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White House Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets
The directive is intended to embed the cost of climate change into all federal agencies. But it is not legally binding and could come with legal and logistical challenges. By…
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Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown On August 14, 2023 HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a…
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Eddie Irizarry’s relatives distraught after charges dropped against officer who fatally shot him
By Maryclaire Dale On September 26, 2023 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge dismissed murder and other charges Tuesday against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up…
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