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Oregon: Governor Tina Kotek Signs Bill Into Law Making Drug Possession Illegal Again
Oregon Democrat Governor Tina Kotek has signed a bill into law that will once again criminalize the possession of illicit drugs.
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Daily Feed 4/1/24
JK Rowling bashes Scotland’s new hate speech law, The Florida Supreme Court approves a 6 week abortion ban and Iran’s Embassy in Syria is bombed.
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Calif: ‘Roofie Testing Kits’ Will Soon Be Required In Establishments With Type 48 Liquor License
California Assembly Bill 1013 was passed by the state legislature. The bill states that bars and other establishments that serve liquor holding a type 48 license must provide drink tests that can identify common date rape drugs.
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California Police Ordered to Cease Photoshopping ‘Lego Heads’ Over Suspects’ Faces
A Southern California police department has been ordered by the Lego toy brand to stop digitally photoshopping Lego heads on arrested suspects’ faces, which the department has been doing recently in order to comply with a state law that requires providing anonymity, citing “offenders’ rights.”
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Rise Of Squatting And Efforts To Counter Hostile Trend
Americans around the country are calling on local governments to eliminate squatters rights.
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Police: Missing College Student Riley Strain’s Body Found In Nashville’s Cumberland River
Riley Strain, a 22-year-old University of Missouri (Mizzou) student who went missing after a night out at the bars, was found dead on Friday morning in West Nashville’s Cumberland River, about eight miles from the city center.
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Supreme Court Rules Texas Is Allowed To Enforce SB4 Law, Police Can Arrest Illegals
A new law that gives local police the authority to arrest illegal immigrants will be temporarily enforced in Texas, the Supreme Court decided on Tuesday.
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Pornhub Disables Website In Texas Due To State’s Age-Verification Law
Pornhub and other affiliated pronographic websites have blocked access to users in Texas in the midst of a legal dispute with the attorney general of Texas regarding an age-verification law.
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Justice Alito Extends Pause On Texas Immigration Enforcement Bill
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has extended a pause on a stringent Texas’ immigration law at the request of the Biden administration.
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Iowa House Approves Bill To Criminalize Death Of An “Unborn Person”
Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives have approved a bill criminalizing the death of an “unborn person.”