Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged a key federal judge in Texas to quickly adopt new limits on plaintiffs’ ability to choose the judge who will oversee their case, also known as judge-shopping, in a letter on Thursday. “I write to you today encouraging the District Court for the Northern District of Texas to… Continue reading Schumer Urges Texas District To Adopt Judge-Shopping Rules
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District attorney speaks after Trump indicted in Georgia
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing District attorney speaks after Trump indicted in Georgia 06:21 UP NEXT Trump charged in Georgia election case 01:50 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis lists the names and charges after former President Donald Trump and 18 others were… Continue reading District attorney speaks after Trump indicted in Georgia
Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law
A major Florida school district, in order to comply with state law, has issued guidance that will bar transgender employees from sharing their preferred pronouns and force trans students and staff to use group restrooms that follow their “biological sex at birth.” Orange County Public Schools — the fourth-largest district in Florida with about 209,000… Continue reading Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law
District Attorney Yet To Provide Crucial Information To Uvalde Parents
The Uvalde district attorney is withholding information that would help a medical team determine if some children could have been saved during the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. “It’s been months,” Mark Escott, chief medical officer for the Texas Department of Public Safety and… Continue reading District Attorney Yet To Provide Crucial Information To Uvalde Parents
ACLU sues Colorado school district for banning ex-employee from public meetings
A former employee of a Colorado school district was banned from school board meetings because of his criticism of the conservative administration, a lawsuit filed Thursday by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union alleges. Logan Ruths was fired from his informational technology specialist role at Woodland Park School District in March after… Continue reading ACLU sues Colorado school district for banning ex-employee from public meetings
DeSantis-controlled Disney World district gets rid of all diversity, equity and inclusion programs and staffers
ORLANDO, Fla. — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said in a statement that its diversity,… Continue reading DeSantis-controlled Disney World district gets rid of all diversity, equity and inclusion programs and staffers