A Wisconsin school district policy preventing staff from outing trans students will stay in effect for now, court rules
Story at a glance The Madison Metropolitan School District may continue enforcing its policy preventing school officials from disclosing a transgender student’s identity to their parents without the student’s permission, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday. The school district’s policy was first challenged in 2020 by a group of anonymous parents.
Read MoreBiden unveils executive order to protect abortion access
President Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at preserving some access to abortion services, but again acknowledged Congress has ultimate control over the issue right now. "If you want to change the circumstance for women, and even little girls in this country, please go out and vote," Biden said. The executive order builds off some of the administration's previously announced efforts, and is limited in scope. It provides some incremental measures to protect access to emergency medical care for women who will seek abortions in states that ban it. Faci
Read MoreWest Virginia vs. EPA: A political tragedy disguised as a legal farce
In a political act poorly disguised as a legal opinion, the ultra-conservatives on the Supreme Court recently rules that government agencies like Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have grown too big and place too many restrictions on business. And they are just getting started exercising their usurped political power to tame the administrative state. Today, there are taking away one strategy EPA previously proposed to regulate climate; tomorrow they could restrict EPA’s ability to ensure clean water and clean air. Meanwhile, the demand for strong climate governance is coming f
Read MoreBiden: Supreme Court Roe decision 'an exercise in raw political power'
President Biden on Friday took aim at the Supreme Court for its decision to strike down Roe v. Wade two weeks ago as he signed an executive order to strengthen abortion access, criticizing the court as “out of control” and taking away the rights of women. "This was not a decision driven by the Constitution. This was not a decision driven by history,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “What we're witnessing wasn't a constitutional judgment. It was an exercise in raw political power." "The court now practically dares the women of America to go to the ballot box and
Read MoreSouth Asian countries are tying their fortunes to China’s infrastructure schemes — and failing
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has acknowledged that Sri Lanka is negotiating a bailout with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “as a bankrupt country.” Sri Lanka is not the only South Asian country facing an economic crisis that borrowed heavily from China for infrastructure projects, which the Chinese have described as part of its
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