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On June 19, the Utah legislature passed resolutions directing state government entities to ignore the Biden administration's new interpretation of Title IX, joining numerous other states who have opposed the administration's proposed expansion of anti-discrimination protections. The two resolutions, HCR301 and HJR301, declare through "legislative findings" that the new rules are an "overreach of federal administrative authority." The issue stems from the Biden administration's proposed interpretative rule, released in April, which would expand the enforceable scope of Title IX of the Education...
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The US state of Louisiana on Wednesday introduced a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school and university classroom by next year. The law stipulates that a poster listing the Ten Commandments in a "large, easily readable font" be put up in all public classrooms across the south-eastern state including in universities and kindergartens. The poster needs to be at least 11 inches (28 centimetres) by 14 inches (35.5 centimetres), according to the legislation. The controversial law was drafted by representatives of the Republican Party, which holds a two-thirds maj...
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Washington (AFP) - Republican lawmakers in the southern US state of Louisiana gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would criminalize possession of abortion pills without a prescription. The legislation, passed 29-7 by the state senate and 64-29 in the state house, is the first in the country to classify the drugs as controlled and dangerous substances. It is expected to be signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry. The bill comes as abortion rights are being hotly debated ahead of November's presidential election pitting Democratic incumbent Joe Biden against likely Republican challenge...
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Washington (AFP) - A Louisiana judge blocked enforcement of new laws prohibiting abortion Monday in one of the first of many expected challenges to bans following the Supreme Court's decision to end the federal right to the procedure. The judge in the state district court in New Orleans issued an order preventing implementation of three separate laws severely restricting abortions that were to come into effect upon the high court's ruling on Friday. The move responded to a lawsuit by one of the state's three abortion providers, Hope Medical Group for Women, and the pro-abortion rights group Me...
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Washington (AFP) - The US Justice Department announced Thursday that it was opening an investigation into whether the Louisiana State Police uses excessive force and engages in racially discriminatory policing. "Every American, regardless of race, has the right to constitutional policing," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. "We find significant justification to investigate whether Louisiana State Police engages in excessive force and engages in racially discriminatory policing against Black residents and other people of color," Clarke said. The Justice Department sa...
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More federal stimulus checks are unlikely, but states and local authorities are still sending targeted payments. Louisiana is the latest to send payments, which will target teens. These coronavirus stimulus checks for teens will go to 125 New Orleans residents, and they will be monthly payments. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Who Will Get The Coronavirus Stimulus Checks For Teens?Last week, city officials said these stimulus payments would go to residents between the ages of 16 and 24. Moreover, eligible residents will receive 10 payments of $350 each, with the first payment ...
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Washington (AFP) - A representative-elect from Louisiana died of Covid-19 Tuesday, the first member of the US Congress to succumb to the disease. Republican Luke Letlow, 41, had been elected to Louisiana's 5th district and was due to be sworn in on Sunday. Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards announced the news on Twitter with a "heavy heart." "I am heartbroken that he will not be able to serve our people as a US Representative, but I am even more devastated for his loving family," he wrote. Edwards said he had ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on the day of Letlow's funeral. Letlow is s...
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