When a book is banned from a district, "that just means it's not accessible in the media center or the classrooms on that campus. But that doesn't mean you couldn't go across the street to the community library or find it online. It's just that we do not provide the access to it...
In a separate federal criminal case in Florida, Trump was accused of mishandling sensitive government records. The judge dismissed the case in July, ruling Smith had been unlawfully appointed special counsel by the attorney general. Smith has appealed the decision. If he had been convicted in the...
The app’s China-based owner, ByteDance, filed a lawsuit Tuesday, calling the measure unconstitutional. Critics of thesell-or-be-banned ultimatumargue it violates TikTok users' First Amendment rights. But a court challenge's success is not guaranteed. The law's oppon...
Unfortunately, yes.While the use of asbestos has been regulated in the United States, the deadly mineral has not been completely banned. As a result, manufacturers still make and sell asbestos-containing products today. Additionally, asbestos can still be found in many products and buildings made...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement. With the help of GOP supermajorities in the statehouse, the Republican has been able to push through an aggressive agen
To get a sense of the extent of book banning, the American Library Association tracked books banned in 2024 and The Guardian reported on a survey rom PEN America showing that more than 10,000 books were banned in US public schools from 2023 to 2024. That same survey suggested that bans ...
Currentlymore than a dozen stateshave banned or imposed severe restrictions on abortion. Georgia has banned abortionsafter six weeks, even though women are typically unaware they are pregnant at that stage. In mid-April, Florida Governor Ron DeSantissigned a bill that would ban most abortions afte...
The Orlando Democrat, who is the first member of Gen Z elected to Congress, pointed to examples from Florida, such as 40 percent of banned books being in Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis taking Frost’s district attorney out of office over political differences. “That's what's go...
states have NIL laws on the books. Because state laws differ from one another and from NCAA rules, the NCAA and other groups have called for a uniform federal law governing the practice.9Several bills have been introduced in the U.S. House or Senate, but no federal law has passed to ...
In Florida, anyone who has a proprietorship, partnership, or corporation; is a self-employed agent or contractor; or leases, lends, or rents property and owned tangible personal property on Jan. 1, must complete Form DR-405 and submit it to their local property appraiser by April 1. ...