Falling Short of Human Rights: Joint Allegation Letter Challenges Texas’ Treatment of LGBTQ+ Community

HOUSTON, TEXAS – In recent years, the erosion of key rights has left many individuals and communities feeling marginalized and unheard. Restrictions on abortion access, limitations on the autonomy of transgender youth and their families, and the policing of educators’ lessons on important social issues have become all too common across the United States. Even the libertarian think tank Cato Institute ranks Texas at the bottom when it comes to personal freedoms. This assault on personal liberties has primarily occurred at the state level, prompting concerns about the diminishing influence of the supremacy clause and … Read more

Judge Excludes Trump’s Legal Arguments in Defamation Trial Over Rape Allegation against Columnist

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will not be allowed to present legal arguments in the upcoming defamation trial regarding columnist E. Jean Carroll’s accusations of rape. This decision was made by Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in preparation for the trial on January 16th, which aims to determine the amount of damages Trump will be liable for. It was in May of last year that a jury awarded Carroll a $5 million verdict after concluding that Trump had sexually assaulted her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996, as … Read more