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LOUISVILLE — The lawsuit brought by State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) over Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s coronavirus restrictions is being sent back to the Clay County circuit court.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a ruling civil liberties advocates warned could make taxpayers “underwrite religious education”—opening a massive crack in the bedrock principle of church and state separation.
The decision in the case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, was 5-4, with the court’s conservatives in the majority.
WASHINGTON — On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that that could have forced almost all abortion providers to close.
Politico reported that Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberal justices in finding that the Louisiana law requiring providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals was an undue burden for patients seeking an abortion.
WASHINGTON — On Monday, a coalition of LGBTQ organizations and clinics filed a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s removal of LGBTQ healthcare protections.
WASHINGTON — Trump said Friday he will renew his effort to end the DACA program, which gives legal protection for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
WOODSTOCK — A coalition of health and immigrant organizations is asking an Illinois appellate court to block the sharing of medical information with McHenry County law enforcement.
INDIANAPOLIS — Woman who drove through a George Floyd protest in Indianapolis on June 8 has been charged.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to end the DACA program.
The program was started by President Obama to help undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. by family members at a young age and grew up here. The decision impacts about 700,000 people across the country.
Politico reported that Chief Justice John Roberts voted with the liberal wing in a decision that found the administration’s move to wind down the program lacked a sound legal basis.
People gather near the Stonewall Inn in New York City to celebrate the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on LGBTQ workers’ rights. John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Even before the Supreme Court’s June 15 decision, many Americans already – and incorrectly – believed that federal law protected lesbians, gay men and transgender people from being fired or otherwise discriminated against at work. The road to the ruling confirming that belief involved years of advocacy and many losses – and while this decision is a landmark in that effort, more legal work remains to be done to determine the full scope of LGBTQ workers’ rights. Concerns about sex discrimination
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a historic law that banned U.S. employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of their race, color, religion, national origin and sex. During the bill’s debate, members of the House and Senate had lengthy discussions about discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion and national origin – but the “sex” category sparked little serious debate.