Louisiana State

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, left, embraces Robert Taylor, head of Concerned Citizens of St. John the Baptist Parish. Regan was in LaPlace on April 6, 2023, to announce proposed regulations for chemical plants. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana this week...

Court permanently blocks environmental civil rights protections for Louisiana’s Black communities

The Hill

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering disparate environmental harms in Louisiana in its enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary hold he issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a former President Trump appointee,…

Federal judge permanently blocks EPA ‘disparate impact’ civil rights enforcement in Louisiana

Texas State

CBS News

A federal judge in Texas on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens, granting a request from 16 Republican-led states who challenged the new policy.The order by District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker effectively brings to a halt a large immigration program that opened just last week to an estimated half a million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status. While preliminary and temporary, the ruling is also an early blow to one of the two major moves taken by President Biden in June on immigration, a top campaign...

Judge blocks Biden administration from granting legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

Georgia State

Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of US citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years.

Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

WashingtonExaminer

The last “legal” bump stock is set to be given back to the owner this month after the Biden administration lost on its latest gun control effort. A federal district court judge, reacting to a Supreme Court decision knocking down a ban on the device from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, ordered […]

Judge orders ATF to return last ‘legal’ bump stock

Latin Times

Weeks after publicly supporting Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy, UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S, has introduced a plan aimed at addressing the concerns of Latino voters who prioritize a secure and well-managed border. The three-point plan, which the organization says is designed to be firm, fair,...

Largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. launches plan to address border challenges

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NewsNinja

‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

South Carolina State

Arizona State

A coalition of Republican-led states is asking the Supreme Court to halt the Biden administration’s effort to cut methane from oil and gas production.  The 23 state attorneys general and Arizona’s GOP-led Legislature are asking the Supreme Court to block the implementation of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that requires oil and gas wells…

Red states ask Supreme Court to halt EPA’s methane rule

HuffPost

U.S. District Judge Ada Brown issued an order preventing the Federal Trade Commission from enacting its potentially historic rule.

Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden’s Ban On Noncompete Agreements

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

A United States federal appeals court has struck down the Department of Labor’s revised 2021 80/20 rule. The rule only allowed employers to pay their employees the subminimum wage (or federal tip credit of $2.13 per hour) to supplement earned gratuities while workers were performing tip-supporting tasks for less than 20% of their workweek. The rest of their work had to be paid according to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

U.S. Appeals Court strikes down Biden-era 80/20 labor rule

Winder, GA

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Columbus, OH

The Lantern

One man is dead after a five-hour standoff with police Sunday morning near Ohio State’s South campus. Credit: Lantern File Photo. One man is dead after an over-five-hour-long barricade standoff with the Columbus Division of Police Sunday morning.

One dead after five-hour standoff with police in the University District Sunday morning

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A federal judge in Louisiana blocks agencies from pursuing enforcement actions based on “disparate impacts.\"

Federal judge rolls back key civil rights protections in Louisiana’s ‘sacrifice zones’

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A federal judge in Louisiana blocks agencies from pursuing enforcement actions based on “disparate impacts."

Federal judge rolls back key civil rights protections in Louisiana’s ‘sacrifice zones’

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