High Court Supports Texas Law Mandating Age Checks for Adult Websites
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law on Age Verification for Porn Websites The U.S. Supreme Court confirmed its support for a Texas law mandating pornographic websites to verify user ages, voting 6-3 in favor. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion, while Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson were in dissent. Thomas asserted […]
Supreme Court supports Texas law mandating age checks for accessing adult websites
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Porn Websites The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that Texas laws requiring age verification on pornographic websites are constitutional, with a ruling of 6-3. The law, known as HB 1181, mandates that certain websites featuring explicit content must verify that users are at least 18 years old. […]
Texas Legislation Mandating Sheriff’s Cooperation with ICE Advances Towards Governor’s Approval
Texas Legislature Moves Forward with ICE Cooperation Bill The Texas Legislature is advancing a measure that would require sheriffs in the state’s largest county to form a cooperation agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Earlier in April, the Texas Senate approved SB8, and this past Saturday, the House conducted a third reading of […]
Texas legislation mandating sheriffs to work with ICE gains preliminary support
The Texas House has taken a significant step by approving a bill aimed at ensuring local sheriffs work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out federal immigration warrants in jails. This legislation, championed by Republican State Representative David Spiller, received preliminary approval with a vote of 89-50 after Spiller made some amendments […]
Texas Senate approves legislation mandating solar plants to supply electricity during the night.
On Thursday, a bill sponsored by a Texas senator was approved, which could lead to increased costs and potential blackouts due to its provisions. Should it pass the House, State Bill 715 would require existing renewable energy projects to obtain backup power primarily from coal or gas facilities. This is particularly relevant for solar energy […]
Church to expel priests for adhering to state law mandating reporting of child abuse confessions
The Catholic Church has stated that priests will face excommunication if they adhere to new laws in Washington that mandate clergy to inform law enforcement about confessions of child abuse. The Archdiocese of Seattle emphasized that the confidentiality of confessions must be preserved, stating, “The seal of confession must not be violated—doing so will result […]
Catholic Church pledges to expel priests who comply with new Washington state law mandating they report confessions to the police
The Catholic Church has announced intentions to excommunicate priests who comply with new legislation in Washington state. This law mandates that clergy report information concerning clergy abuse to law enforcement authorities. A priest used to enjoy certain privileges—akin to those between lawyers and their clients—during confessions. However, a law enacted by Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson […]
Judge declines to overturn order mandating the return of Venezuelan migrant deported under Trump policy
Baltimore, Maryland On Tuesday, a federal judge declined to change a ruling that mandates the Trump administration to return a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker back to El Salvador, emphasizing the importance of due process protections. During a hearing in Baltimore, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, appointed by Trump, dismissed the government’s request to modify her […]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana Law Mandating Ten Commandments In Classrooms As ‘Unconstitutional’
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Louisiana order requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom by Jan. 1, deeming the law “facially unconstitutional.” U.S. District Judge John W. DeGravels in Baton Rouge ruled that the ordinance had a clear religious purpose, rejecting the state's argument that the commandment's historical […]
Kamala Harris campaign still mandating employees get COVID vax
Vice President Harris still insists that her 2024 presidential campaign employees be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, even as most other institutions in American life have waived vaccination mandates. are. “President Harris will require all employees to be 'up to date' on their COVID-19 vaccination status, as required by the CDC, as a condition of […]