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Deranged Anti-Abortion Law Will Keep Hospitals From Saving Dying Women, Doctors Say

Louisiana's legislation categorizes life-saving reproductive and emergency medications as controlled substances, threatening women’s access to healthcare.
Doctors are alarmed about the potential life-threatening consequences of reclassifying essential drugs for women's health.

Trump Says He'll Vote Against Florida's Abortion Rights Measure After Conservative Backlash

Trump reversed his position and announced he would vote against Florida's ballot measure to expand abortion access.

Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizable case backlog

The Supreme Court is still deciding on cases that could impact laws on guns, abortion, social media, and presidential immunity.

Deranged Anti-Abortion Law Will Keep Hospitals From Saving Dying Women, Doctors Say

Louisiana's legislation categorizes life-saving reproductive and emergency medications as controlled substances, threatening women’s access to healthcare.
Doctors are alarmed about the potential life-threatening consequences of reclassifying essential drugs for women's health.

Trump Says He'll Vote Against Florida's Abortion Rights Measure After Conservative Backlash

Trump reversed his position and announced he would vote against Florida's ballot measure to expand abortion access.

Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizable case backlog

The Supreme Court is still deciding on cases that could impact laws on guns, abortion, social media, and presidential immunity.
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A guide to parental controls on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, more social platforms

Social media companies are facing scrutiny and taking measures to address child exploitation online.
States are trying to pass laws to protect children online, but many are being challenged in court.

Lawsuit pending? City Council empowers Speaker Adams to sue Mayor Adams over housing voucher inaction | amNewYork

The City Council has passed a resolution giving Council Speaker Adrienne Adams the power to sue Mayor Eric Adams' administration over its refusal to enact laws expanding access to city housing vouchers.
The resolution allows the council to pursue legal action, but no final decision has been made on whether to take the mayor to court.

Pressure mounts on how teachers can teach Black History Month amid uncertainty

New laws in at least 14 states are limiting what educators can teach about racism and history.
Florida has been one of the most aggressive states in restricting what can be taught, including banning materials like The 1619 Project.

Editorial: 'Rules for thee but not for me'? Cook County government hypocrisy becomes all too clear around paid leave.

Chicago businesses are unhappy with the onerous paid-time-off requirements in the city.
The Cook County Board strengthened a state law requiring 40 hours of paid time off and made it applicable to airline workers and allowed affected employees to sue their employers.

New Law Would Illegalize AI Taylor Swift Porn Flooding Internet

Lawmakers are calling for stronger laws to combat nonconsensual AI-generated pornography following Taylor Swift's recent victimization.
The bill, titled 'Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act,' aims to outlaw nonconsensual AI-generated porn and hold perpetrators accountable.

Harris attacks Trump over Roe v Wade at first campaign rally with Biden

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris held their first joint campaign rally of 2024 in Virginia, focusing on protecting abortion rights.
They emphasized that the fight over abortion is about freedom and condemned laws that criminalize doctors and punish women.

The No AI Fraud Act Creates Way More Problems Than It Solves

GenAI can be used to deceive the public and disrupt existing markets for creative labor.
Performers are concerned that AI-generated content will replace human models, actors, and musicians.

Russia seeks to ban 'international' LGBT movement as 'extremist'

Russia's justice ministry has filed a motion to label the international LGBT public movement as extremist and ban its operation in Russia.
Russia has toughened its anti-LGBT laws, allowing fines for promoting homosexuality in public and expanding the ban on LGBT propaganda to children.
The court will pass judgement on the motion on November 30.
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