3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (433+ words) New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the "Medical Aid in Dying Act" on Friday, making New York the latest state to authorize physician-assisted dying for certain terminally ill patients. The law represents a major policy reversal in a state where…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (345+ words) The US Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an injunction request from California Republicans who had asked the court to block the implementation of a new congressional map before the 2026 mid-term elections. The lawsuit, brought by Dhillon Law Group and led…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (701+ words) For much of the nineteenth century, a husband who tired of his wife's opinions could solve the problem with a single signature on a commitment form. Under Illinois law, her commitment was perfectly legal. The statute was explicit: a married…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (300+ words) Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on Thursday filed legislation that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard in Massachusetts without her permission. Among the laws introduced, one would keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (206+ words) Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel on Friday filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against several large oil companies, alleging a decades-long conspiracy to suppress renewable energy competition. In a statement, AG Nessel elaborated on the suit: Canada dispatch: Montreal activist…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (320+ words) US immigration enforcement faced mounting scrutiny Friday from international officials as well as congressional Democrats following a detainee death ruled a homicide by a county medical examiner in Texas. The disturbing development comes amid a dramatic spike in deaths in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (187+ words) The California Republican Party filed an emergency petition to the US Supreme Court on Tuesday asking for a temporary injunction against Proposition 50, a ballot initiative passed by California voters in November to redistrict the state's congressional map outside of its…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (297+ words) A Minneapolis Hilton Hotel denied service to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents in protest of immigration enforcement activity in the city, an online post revealed Monday. DHS claimed the cancellation was part of a "coordinated campaign" orchestrated by Hilton…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (184+ words) Kenya dispatch: High Court halts Kenya-US health deal over constitutional concerns US dispatch, day 9: Luigi Mangione suppression hearings conclude, defense challenges mother's alleged statement Sliding Toward Aggression: America's Venezuela Campaign and the Unraveling of International Law Why Argentina's Pioneering Privacy…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (508+ words) 15 states, the governor of Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against executive agencies on Tuesday for blocking funds allocated for electric vehicle (EV) charging station programs. "Defendants have never publicly explained their actions suspending the CFI and…...