Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics
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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics
Pro-life demonstrators gather outside the United States Supreme Court while oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo, centering around a Louisiana abortion regulation are heard inside on March 4, 2020. | Photo: The Christian Post
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Louisiana state law requiring abortion providers to be held to similar standards as ambulatory surgical centers.
June Medical Services v. Russo that abortion providers do not need to be held to stricter standards.
Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley in Dayton, Nevada. | Alliance Defending Freedom
The United States Supreme Court has rejected a Nevada church’s request to clarify that houses of worship and comparable secular entities should be treated equally during the coronavirus pandemic.
Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley asked the high court to rule on the merits of Nevada’s in-person worship restrictions, arguing that they were stricter than others that have been struck down.
In a brief order released Monday without comment, the Supreme Court denied the petition of Calvary Chapel, even though the church had the backing of 19 attorneys general.
Calvary Chapel sued Nevada last May, accusing Governor Steve Sisolak of putting stricter limits on in-person worship gatherings than secular businesses like casinos.
These are Biden’s first 17 executive orders These are Biden’s first 17 executive orders
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Liberians with DED will also have their work authorization extended. This memo also directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that Citizen Immigration Services facilitate timely application and adjudication for Liberians applying for residency under the Liberian Relief and Justice Act.
Prevent and combat discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation
Under this order, the Biden-Harris Administration will prevent and combat discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
The order is based on the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) and ensures that the federal government interprets Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as prohibiting discrimination in the workplace for reasons of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Utah s Hogle Zoo is saying good-bye next week to five-year-old polar bear, Hope. She s heading to an accredited zoo in the Midwest at the end of January to be a part of the breeding program for this critically endangered species. This story and more in the Tuesday morning news brief.
Tuesday morning, January 26, 2021
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A Utah County lawmaker has introduced a bill to bring more oversight to youth treatment programs in the state. If passed, it would dramatically increase reporting and inspections within youth residential treatment facilities in Utah. It also includes new requirements for how treatment centers can use restraints and seclusion and introduces gender-based non-discrimination mandates on the basis of gender. Read the full story.
Well, you know
You tell me that it’s evolution
Well, you know
But when you talk about destruction
Don’t you know that you can count me out… The Beatles
One of these days I hope soon we can all move on to things other than the Man Who Would be King. For now, however, here we are. Again. Genuflecting once more before the altar of impeachment.
As I’m sure Yogi Berra would have observed, it’s deja vu all over again. Only this time, it’s inarguably worse. However leaving aside for the moment the storming of our Bastille of Democracy, guys in horn-helmeted Viking costumes and all the rest how does impeachment work? What is the process to bring one to account?