Lou Kettering

Apr 26, 2024 | jurist.org | Lou Kettering

The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 to pass HB 385, which prohibits public libraries from providing materials that are “harmful to minors” or “obscene.” The bill, which passed on Thursday, will now go to the Alabama Senate. Under the bill, it is a public nuisance for public libraries to provide obscene or harmful materials to minors.

Apr 25, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Lou Kettering

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Apr 24, 2024 | jurist.org | Lou Kettering

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case concerning whether a 1986 federal law preempts Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. The Idaho statute criminalizes performing or attempting to perform an abortion unless not doing so would result in the mother’s death. The Biden administration argues that the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) preempts the Idaho law. The case is an appeal from a Ninth Circuit decision that halted Idaho’s ban.

Apr 22, 2024 | jurist.org | Lou Kettering

The US Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a decision that struck down an ATF final rule aimed at limiting ghost guns. Ghost guns are weapons parts kits that can be put together to create a firearm without having to register it.

Apr 21, 2024 | jurist.org | Lou Kettering

Axios reported Saturday that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to announce sanctions against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battalion “Netzah Yehuda” for human rights violations in the West Bank, according to three informed sources. The battalion is a special IDF unit mainly comprised of ultra-Orthodox soldiers. According to the report, the sanctions will ban the Netzah Yehuda military unit and its members from receiving US military assistance and training.