The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of the Quiet Skies program, citing concerns that the initiative had become excessively politicized—used to benefit or target specific individuals—while incurring an annual cost of roughly $200 million a year.
Read More DHS: 2010 ‘Quiet Skies’ program under Obama admin to be terminated
A federal judge has ruled that it would be unconstitutional for an Indiana prison to deny a transgender inmate sex reassignment surgery following the inmate’s lawsuit against the facility.
Read More Inmate Who Killed Baby Is Granted Transgender Surgery By Indiana Judge
A New York county has passed a controversial bill banning masks in public. The law makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor, which could carry a fine of up to $1,000 or even result in a one-year jail sentence.
Read More New York County Passes Law Banning Mask-Wearing In Public
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the leading Republican candidate for governor, stated at a campaign rally earlier this month that transgender people “should be arrested” if they use the restroom of their choice if it does not correlate with their sex assigned at birth.
Read More Lt. Gov. Robinson: Transgenders ‘Should Be Arrested’ If They Use Preferred Restroom, Citing Women’s Safety
Michael Cohen, Trump’s ex-attorney, has lost an appeal to revive his claim that former President Donald Trump retaliated against him for promoting his tell-all book that criticized the former president.
Read More Michael Cohen Loses Appeal To Revive Retaliation Claim Against Trump
Illinois is now the first state in the United States to completely abolish cash bail as the SAFE-T Act went into effect on Monday, September 18th.
Read More Illinois Becomes First State To Eliminate Cash Bail