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May 09 2024
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Hamas' First American Victim
David Boim was a 17-year-old American boy living in Israel. In May of 1996, he was standing at a bus station outside Jerusalem, waiting for his ride back home, when Hamas terrorists drove by and shot him in the head. His parents, Stanley and Joyce, filed a major lawsuit against a host of American non-profits they claimed had provided “material support” to the terrorist group. In 2004, the
Tablet MagDec 01 2023
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Judge halts Montana law banning TikTok on First Amendment grounds
United Press InternationalApr 08 2024
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Athens commission expands power to amend zoning ordinance
Athens-Clarke County commissioners recently amended the county’s zoning ordinance to give themselves more power over how the ordinance is changed. With a unanimous vote, commissioners last week approved an ordinance amendment presented by the county planning department staff, while rejecting a proposal from the county-commission-appointed planning commission. Briefly, the planning commission,
Athens Banner-HeraldMay 12 2024
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Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize just voted for the first strike against the iPhone maker’s retail business
Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, voted late Saturday to authorize a strike, according to a statement from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which represents the workers. No date was set
FortuneApr 18 2024
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Montana sued over refusal to amend transgender people’s identity documents
Two transgender women sued Montana and several state agencies Thursday in a class-action lawsuit challenging a policy that prohibits transgender people from amending the sex designation on their birth certificates to accurately reflect their gender identity. Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services adopted the rule in 2022, after a district court blocked the state from
The HillAug 03 2020
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Amending the First Amendment: How the Campaign Finance Amendment Will Silence Free Speech
An effort is underway in the Senate to amend the Constitution to restrict free speech by allowing Congress to limit fundraising and spending on political speech. A constitutional amendment proposed by Senator Tom Udall (D–NM) would grant Congress the power to regulate the raising and spending of money in elections. Supporters of this amendment claim that restricting the amount of money that
The Heritage FoundationFeb 20 2024
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Bill would ‘rip the heart out of’ KY’s open records law, First Amendment advocates say
A bill proposed in the Kentucky House would overhaul access to government records, significantly limiting what records are considered public. House Bill 509 from Rep. John Hodgson, R-Fisherville, narrows the definition of a “public record,” accessible via an open records request, to only include documentation that gives “notice to a person outside the public agency of a transaction or final
Lexington Herald-LeaderApr 16 2024
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Amendment would make changing Iowa income tax law difficult
(The Center Square) – Iowa voters could decide if income tax law changes need approval of two-thirds of the Legislature. House Joint Resolution 2006 passed the Senate, 31-13, last week after receiving approval from the House of Representatives last month by a 61-35 vote. The legislation would ask the voters if they want to add the change to the state’s constitution. Senate Democrats argued
The Iowa TorchMay 11 2024
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One of Sam Rubin’s first entertainment segments
Sam Rubin has always been Los Angeles’ entertainment reporter, even in high school. In footage sent to KTLA, Rubin was part of the “Student News” broadcast in the late 1970s, when he attended high school. “Student News” was a television production prepared by students of LAUSD, broadcasting in 1977. Sporting his gentle candor, Rubin’s signature inflection can be heard in every delivered line.
KTLAMar 17 2024
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Amendment would end lawmakers' deadline
Proposed change to constitution would eliminate the mandate that legislators adjourn in late May. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video ST PAUL, Minn. — When you head to the polls this fall, you may get to decide when state lawmakers call it quits for the year. A proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by voters, would erase the
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