Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana trans students key bathroom access

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of المزيد

Supreme Court temporarily blocks ghost gun ruling by federal judge

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision to strike down a regulation aimed at reining in privately made firearms known as “ghost guns” that are difficult for law enforcement to trace. The action by Alito, who handles emergency matters arising from a group of المزيد

Affirmative action ruling could cause ‘chilling effect’ and misinformation

As a rising high school senior trying to figure out the next several years of her life, Gabrielle Wilson sees Thursday’s Supreme Court decision on race-conscious admissions as a possible hurdle.  “I think if affirmative action was taken away, it would make me not as hopeful about getting into the المزيد