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U.S. House committee votes to limit ‘drive-by’ ADA lawsuits

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has moved forward a bill that would help keep businesses out of court when their premises are in technical violation of federal disabilities law. Media articles submitted by Arizona Republican Andy Biggs included the story of a Mesa company with more handicap-accessible

French masonic lodge at heart of murky murder trial

French masonic lodge at heart of murky murder trial

Twenty-two people went on trial in France on Monday on charges of murder and other serious crimes centred on members of a Masonic lodge accused of running hit squads. Thirteen of the defendants face life imprisonment. Those in the dock include four military personnel from France's foreign

What to know about Montana’s new sex definition bill

What to know about Montana’s new sex definition bill

Nearly a year after it passed the Legislature, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Tuesday defining sex as binary, based on a person’s reproductive system. The move officially amends wide ranging sections of Montana law to include new definitions of “male,” “female,” “sex,” and “gender.” Senate Bill 437 is

U.S. Supreme Court denies Michigan pipeline case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over an oil and gas pipeline running through part of the state. The case, Whitmer v. Enbridge Energy, challenges a separate lawsuit the Canada-based energy company brought against the

Supreme Court agrees to hear pregnancy discrimination case

Supreme Court agrees to hear pregnancy discrimination case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case over pregnancy discrimination. The Georgia case, Younge v. Fulton Judicial District Attorney's Office, centers around Jasmine Younge, a woman who alleged pregnancy discrimination after she was fired from her position as deputy chief

Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase

Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase

(KNOXVILLE, TN) The Supreme Court on April 1, 2026, will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the case that challenges the Trump administration’s efforts to bar the children of immigrants without legal status from birthright citizenship by reinterpreting the terms of the 14th Amendment. In January 2025, President

Iran hangs two 'political prisoners' from banned opposition: activists

Iran hangs two 'political prisoners' from banned opposition: activists

Iran on Monday hanged two men who were members of a banned opposition group and described by rights groups as political prisoners, as Tehran keeps up executions against the background of the war against the US and Israel. Akbar Daneshvarkar, 60, and Mohammad Taghavi-Sangdehi, 59, were hanged at dawn