FOUND: 25 - What They Never Told You

Ohio could be the fourth state to vote on a state constitutional right to abortion after campaign files signatures for Nov. 2023 ballot

Ohio could be the fourth state, following California, Michigan, and Vermont in 2022, to establish an explicit state constitutional right to abortion. On July 5, the campaign Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom submitted more than 710,131 signatures for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide that “every individual has a right to…

Ballotpedia · Jul 5, 2023

Judge rips Florida's "assault" on voting

"Florida is simply not free to exceed the bounds of the United States Constitution," the judge wrote

Salon · Jul 5, 2023

Mass traffic stops that don’t stop crime show Chicago sorely needs policing reform

A new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Illinois says fewer than 1% of the more than 2.6 million stops made by Chicago police over six years resulted in an arrest or the discovery of illegal drugs or a gun.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2023

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

Advocate Gillian Branstetter sees reasons for hope after four trans youth won a fight for healthcare in an Arkansas court

The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2023

ACLU lawsuit: Chicago police target minorities for traffic stops

Fewer than 5% of some 600,000 stops net even a ticket; not even 1% result in arrest or seizure of drugs or guns.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 28, 2023

Florida Law Aimed at Drag Shows Struck Down

From yesterday's decision by Judge Gregory Presnell (M.D. Fla.) in HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Griffin: This case addresses the constitutionality of Florida Statute § 827.11. The state claims that this statute seeks to protect children generally from obscene live performances. However, … Florida already has statutes that provide such protection.…

Reason · Jun 24, 2023

Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

Kansas’ conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023

Supreme court sides with Biden in Republican challenge to migrant policy

Justices say administration can prioritize deportation of undocumented migrants who pose public safety risk over others

The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2023

Can a Florida School District Ban a Children's Book About Gay Penguins?

The answer's more complicated than you might think.

Reason · Jun 21, 2023

US judge nixes Arkansas’s ban on transgender healthcare for youth

The Arkansas ban was the first of its kind in the US, paving the way for at least 19 other states to restrict such care.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2023