Judy Blume, Sara J. Maas books among 13 outlawed by Utah BOE
Utah became the first state to ban books from all of its public schools and currently has 13 banned titles, including works by popular author Judy Blume and recently popular author Sarah J. Maas. A new state law that went into effect July 1 requires officials to remove these books from shelves in all public […]
Support for reducing Oklahoma cockfighting penalties rises 20 years after the bloodsport was outlawed
Until Oklahoma became one of the last places in the United States to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, hundreds of spectators were packed into small arenas in the state’s countryside, often using razor-sharp steel. It was not uncommon to see roosters equipped with blades. Fight to the bloody death. More than 20 years after the ban […]
1st Russians are fined or jailed over rainbow-colored items after LGBTQ+ ‘movement’ is outlawed
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – The first publicly known case of Russian authorities punishing people under a court ruling outlawing LGBTQ+ activities as extremism has emerged, Russian media and rights groups say. reported that at least three people who displayed rainbow-colored items received them. imprisonment or fine. A Supreme Court ruling in November banned what the […]