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West Virginia State

The Hill

West Virginia will take its fight over whether its Medicaid program must cover gender-affirming surgeries to the Supreme Court, the state’s Republican attorney general announced Thursday. “Once again, the state of West Virginia is going to the U.S. Supreme Court,” Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said at a news conference...

West Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow Medicaid to deny coverage for gender-affirming surgery

Idaho State

West Virginia and Idaho asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether states can lawfully enforce bans on transgender students competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.

West Virginia and Idaho ask Supreme Court to decide whether states can enforce anti-transgender sports bans

Nebraska State

The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state’s high court...

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

The court has sided with 50 Cent. 50 Cent has won the $1 billion lawsuit brought by a former drug kingpin over his hit series, Power, according to AllHipHop. Cory “Ghost” Holland alleged that 50 stole his life story for the plot of the STARZ show. He first filed the billion-dollar lawsuit back in 2021, naming co-creator Courtney Kemp, STARZ, and Lionsgate, in addition to 50 Cent. Holland argued that he detailed his life story in a 2007 CD titled Blasphemy, which he sent to Kemp's father. He had hoped it would help him find a way to legitimately earn a living and get out of the drug trade.

50 Cent Wins $1 Billion "Power" Lawsuit From Former Drug Kingpin

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Minnesota State

A federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed that Minnesota’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns publicly is unconstitutional, the second and largest legal blow yet to the 2003 state statute. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals made it almost certain that adults younger than 21 will...

US court agrees Minnesota age limit on carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional

Indiana State

Virginia State

The Independent

The Biden administration’s attempt to protect transgender students from discrimination hit another roadblock on Wednesday when a federal appeals court allowed the new rules from taking effect in August.A three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld 2-1 a lower court ruling that paused President Joe Biden’s changes to Title IX that expand the anti-discrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity.The judges claimed that the Department of Education likely exceeded its authority in redefining “sex discrimination” insinuating that Congress would need to approve the change and said the rollout would be difficult to implement before school...

Trans students’ rights suffer another blow as appeals court refuses to lift block on new Biden protections

Connecticut State

Connecticut Public

After a five-year legal battle, the U.S. District Court recently ruled that transgender people incarcerated in Connecticut prisons are entitled to gender-affirming health care. Veronica-May Clark originally filed the case in 2019, and the American Civil Liberties Union offered her representation in 2021. Clark, who has been in custody since...

Court: Transgender people in prisons can get gender-affirming care

Florida State

Chief US District Judge Mark E. Walker ruled Thursday that the state of Florida’s employee health insurance plan violates Title VII employee protections against discrimination on the basis of sex. The court found that Florida’s insurance plan was a clear instance of treating an individual employee differently solely because...

US court finds Florida ban on transgender healthcare discriminatory

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Chicago, IL

CHICAGO (CN) — Five immigrant day laborers filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago on Tuesday, accusing off-duty Chicago police of carrying out a string of "discriminatory, unlawful, and brutal abuses" against them at a local Home Depot. Joined by the civil and labor rights advocacy group Latino Union, which...

Immigrant laborers accuse off-duty Chicago cops of racially motivated attacks

Texas State

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Houston, TX

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the area as well as answers about its preparations for upcoming storms.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Demands Answers as Customers Remain Without Power After Beryl.

Galveston, TX

GALVESTON, Texas — A Texas federal court tossed the race discrimination, but not sex discrimination, claims brought by a Black high school student against his school district, which placed him in suspension over the length of his dreadlocks. The district could not provide a reason for sex-based distinctions between hairstyles in its dress code. The state governor and attorney general are dismissed entirely from the suit, however.

Dreadlocks case continues

UPI News

House Republicans on Thursday voted to nullify a new Biden administration rule aimed at increasing protections for transgender students.

House Republicans vote to overturn new rule protecting transgender students from discrimination

Candace Owens Says Trans People Should ‘Accept’ That They Have A ‘Mental Disorder’. Candace Owens is giving her unfiltered thoughts on those who are transgender. During a recent episode of her virtual series, she and guests Ray J and transgender actor Daniiellé Alexis discussed the transgender community. At one point in the conversation, Candace Owens said,

Candace Owens Says Trans People Should ‘Accept’ That They Have A ‘Mental Disorder’

Georgia State

Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Maine State

Massachusetts State

New York Post

A Massachusetts bill, which seeks to update state law to redefine who legally qualifies as a parent, passed in the state senate on Thursday and now awaits signature from Democratic Governor Maura Healey to become law.

The Massachusetts Parentage Act aims to ensure “legal parentage equality” for children born to parents “without regard to the marital status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of their parents or the circumstances of their birth, including whether they were born as a result of assisted reproduction or surrogacy,” the bill text explains.

The bill requires gendered terms like “father” and “mother” to be stripped from state parentage law...

Massachusetts bill seeking to redefine who qualifies as parents removes terms ‘mother’ and ‘father’

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Ignoring parents, Ohio judge lets ban on gender-affirming care take effect

COLUMBUS (CN) — A common pleas court judge swept aside legal challenges from the parents of transgender minors and the ACLU Tuesday and ruled Ohio's ban...

Ignoring parents, Ohio judge lets ban on gender-affirming care take effect

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