Supporters say the law expands access to reproductive health care for teens, while opponents argue parents should be involved in those decisions. #parentalrights #brithcontrol #centersquare
Plaintiffs suing over the ID requirement to own and possess not just guns but ammunition say it violates their Second and 14th Amendment rights. Attorney Jacob Huebert of the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the lawsuit in May, saying it’s been around since 1967. #foid #gunlaws #centersquare
The Liberty Justice Center sued the federal government alongside small businesses, arguing Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs were illegally imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The group won their lawsuit Feb 20. #jbpritzker #tariffs #centersquare
“For decades, Section 2 has been the primary tool used to ensure that when representation is drawn unfairly, there is a clear path to hold it accountable,” Gordon said in the statement. #cookcounty #votignrights #ruling
Pritzker noted that governors from both political parties have historically defended their authority over state National Guard units, emphasizing the importance of maintaining control to ensure readiness and respond to local needs. #tsa #trump #funding
The Supreme Court last week blocked Trump from sending federalized National Guard troops to Illinois, which Pritzker called a check on executive overreach. #supremecourt #ruling #nationalguard
President Donald Trump’s Oct. 4 order to federalize, or take control of, 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, along with the deployment of 200 Texas guardsmen and another 16 troops from California, has been blocked since last week. #trump
“Louisiana vs. Callais represents a generational threat to the kind of Black political power for which generations before us have fought and died,” Preston said in a statement. #voting