On this upcoming Election Day in California, in addition to voting for the next U.S. president, residents will decide on Proposition 6 — a measure to end the use of forced labor in prisons. While the California Constitution currently prohibits forced labor, it makes an exception for criminal punishment. This means prisoners without qualifying exemptions…

A petition initiated by Elon Musk’s super PAC “America” is seeking signatures from registered voters in swing states in support of the First and Second Amendments of the Constitution. Voters who referred a friend to sign the petition once earned $47, but now Musk is increasing the stakes. From now until Election Day, one petition…

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general following threats against broadcasters airing a controversial abortion ad. The ad, from Floridians Protecting Freedom, promotes a ballot measure aiming to overturn Florida’s six-week abortion ban by securing abortion rights in the state constitution.The judge found the state’s health…

Floridians Protecting Freedom filed a lawsuit against DeSantis’ Department of Health over alleged political censorship related to pro-abortion rights ads. The Department of Health threatened local TV stations with criminal charges for airing the Yes On 4 ad.Campaign director Lauren Brenzel stated the state’s actions represent unconstitutional government interference. The First Amendment lawsuit targets the…

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is drawing criticism for how campus officials are handling safety issues following violent protests in 2024. Some are calling it a “militarized campus.” In Spring 2024, protests broke out at UCLA over the Israel-Hamas war, which led to clashes between police and protesters. Officers took a down a…

Former President Donald Trump accused CBS of altering a “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris to make her appear more presidential. Trump also demanded the network lose its broadcast license. Posting on Truth Social and X, Trump called the incident “the greatest fraud in broadcast history,” sparking widespread debate and further straining his…

Two former Georgia poll workers who won a $148 million defamation suit against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani want his Yankees World Series rings. However, his son, Andrew Giuliani, said his father gave those rings to him as a gift in 2018 and he’s not giving them back. The former poll workers, Ruby…

The Colorado Supreme Court declined to rule whether a Christian baker can refuse to make a gender-transition themed cake for a transgender customer. A technicality led to the case getting dismissed. It all started when Autumn Scardina sued Jack Phillips in 2017 after the Denver-area baker said he would not make the celebratory pink cake…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, is demanding that a local TV station stop airing a political ad from a pro-abortion group related to an abortion amendment on the ballot. With less than a month to go before Election Day, political ads are flooding the airwaves. However, current laws allow for political ads to contain false…

The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board is asking the Supreme Court to review a state court ruling that denied public funding for the nation’s first Catholic charter school. St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School Inc. was founded by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa in 2022 and was set to…