Appeals Court Again Blocks U.S. From Cutting Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande
The injunction is the second time that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Texas in a yearlong dispute over barbed wire around the city…
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FCC Sets Consent Rules and Blocks Robocalls
Effective Date Set for New Calling and Texting Consent Rules Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a series of rules clarifying and imposing a number of calling…
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Los Alamitos football blocks PAT in final seconds to secure victory over San Clemente – Orange County Register
LONG BEACH — With so much on the line for two evenly matched teams, it seemed almost fitting that the Alpha League game between San Clemente and Los Alamitos on…
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Federal court blocks California law regulating deepfakes ahead of election – JURIST
The US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction, blocking a law allowing the subjects of election-related deepfakes to sue the creators for…
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Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads
With deepfake video and audio making their way into political campaigns, California enacted its toughest restrictions yet in September: a law prohibiting political ads within 120 days of an election…
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Bank of America outage blocks online accounts or shows zero balances
Bank of America’s mobile applications were apparently knocked offline Wednesday. Many BofA account holders took to social media platforms to say they either couldn’t access their online accounts or saw…
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Two migrant children and mother die at US-Mexico border after Texas law enforcement blocks Border Patrol access for emergency aid – JURIST
Two migrant children and their mother drowned on Friday while trying to cross from Mexico into the United States, after Texas law enforcement authorities prevented officials with the US Customs…
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Judge Blocks Iowa’s Ban on School Library Books That Depict Sex Acts
A federal judge in Iowa temporarily blocked on Friday the enforcement of a law backed by Republicans that banned books describing sex acts from public school libraries. In granting the…
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks California Ban on Guns in Public Places
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned the carrying of guns in most public places as of January 1st, Brad Brooks reports for Reuters….
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US judge temporarily blocks California law that bans concealed carry of handguns in most public places – JURIST
US District Judge Cormac J. Carney issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. The…
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Montana TikTok ban – JURIST
A federal judge ruled on Thursday to temporarily block Montana’s ban on TikTok from coming into effect in the state. In issuing the preliminary injunction, US District Judge Donald Molloy…
Read More »Maryland Court Blocks Handgun License Restrictions, Labels Them Unconstitutional
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday declared that Maryland’s licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns were unconstitutional, Nate Raymond reports for Reuters. A three-judge panel blocked enforcement of…
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Wisconsin judge blocks policy allowing students to change their gender identity at school without parental consent – JURIST
A Wisconsin state judge struck down on Tuesday a public school district policy that allowed students to request to transition to a different gender identity at school without parental consent…
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Montana judge temporarily blocks ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors – JURIST
A Montana judge temporarily blocked on Wednesday Montana’s Senate Bill 99, also known as the “Youth Health Protection Act”, which bans certain gender-affirming medical treatments for minors. District Court Judge…
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Court Blocks Donald Trump’s Attempt To Delay Civil Fraud Trial
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, allowing the case to…
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Anaheim council blocks charter school proposed to use church building – Orange County Register
The Anaheim City Council blocked a charter school development near the Anaheim Coves, after hearing from a barrage of residents concerned about having a new school built near their homes….
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India Supreme Court blocks arrest of members of Editors Guild of India over Manipur report – JURIST
The India Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that no coercive actions should be taken against the four members of the Editors Guild of India over formal complaints, known in India…
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GOP blocks Democratic effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel
CNN — Republicans on Tuesday formally blocked a request from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, something Democrats hoped to do…
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