Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps
The Supreme Court on Friday sided with an Oregon town’s law that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, a decision that holds major implications for other municipalities to do the same. The majority 6-3 majority opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch held that the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not […]
NYC could ban cellphones in public schools in next few weeks
Hold on a minute, elementary school kids. Cellphone use could be banned in New York City public schools within two weeks, Superintendent David Banks told reporters Wednesday. “We are working on this issue and want to make sure we do it right,” he said. First reported By Chalkbeat. Banks’ comments came as rumors have circulated […]
Supreme Court rules to allow emergency exceptions to Idaho’s abortion ban
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that, at least for now, Idaho doctors should be allowed to perform emergency abortions to comply with a federal law that requires emergency rooms to provide “stabilizing care” to seriously ill patients, despite the state’s near-total ban on abortions. In an unsigned opinion, the court found that appeals orders in […]
New York City Public Schools looks to ban cellphones
The nation’s largest school district could move as early as January to ban students from using cellphones, and New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks said Wednesday that cellphone use is having a major impact on education. “We are aware of the issue and we know it’s a big problem,” he said. He told […]
Supreme Court Accidentally Posts Ruling Appearing To Limit Idaho Abortion Ban
The Supreme Court inadvertently posted a copy of a ruling on its website Wednesday in the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s abortion ban, a court spokesperson confirmed. The decision that briefly appeared on the website stated the case would be dismissed as “improvidently granted,” with the majority ruling to reinstate a lower court order allowing […]
Blinken Shares Photo with Maldives FM as Nation Seeks to Ban Jewish Israelis
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Indian Ocean nation’s Foreign Minister Mousa Zamir on Tuesday, despite the country’s ban on Israelis entering the country in an attempt to exclude Israeli Jews. As reported by Breitbart News, the Maldives tried to ban Israelis from entering the country earlier this month. The move is the […]
Biden mass pardons gays booted from military after voting for 1993 ban
WASHINGTON — President Biden will grant sweeping pardons to veterans convicted of consensual same-sex conduct, the White House announced Tuesday, despite the fact that as a senator he voted for one of the landmark bills banning gays from serving in the military. Biden, 81, is scheduled to announce the pardons before celebrating the 55th anniversary […]
Oracle says US ban of TikTok would hurt its profits
Software giant Oracle has warned investors that a U.S. ban on TikTok would likely hit revenue if it goes into effect. In April, Congress passed a bill requiring TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, to completely exit the app within 12 months or face a total ban in the United States. Oracle, whose co-founder and chairman […]
Biden Claims ‘a Vote for Trump Is a Vote’ for an Abortion Ban
CLAIM: President Joe Biden claims that voting for former President Donald Trump is “the same as voting for a nationwide abortion ban.” Verdict: False. In April, President Trump said the abortion issue was a matter of “the will of the people” and should be left to states to decide. Posts She posted a video on […]
Nassau County legislature approves law to reinstate transgender sports ban
The Nassau County Council approved a bill Monday that would reinstate a ban on transgender athletes participating in women’s and girls’ sports at county-owned athletic facilities. County Executive Bruce Blakeman is expected to sign the bill into law soon. “I am pleased that the Republican majority voted in favor of this commonsense measure to protect […]