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Judge orders Trump admin to maintain gender-affirming care for transgender inmates
The judge’s ruling is the first to broadly block federal prison officials from carrying out Trump’s executive order targeting “gender ideology.” By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney 06/03/2025 02:03 PM EDT A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue providing gender-affirming care to hundreds of transgender prison inmates, ruling that an abrupt decision to curtail their medical care…
Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, including Los Angeles
Last updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 12:54AM CDT LOS ANGELES (KABC) — President Trump is calling for even more expanded deportation operations in several major cities across the country, including Los Angeles. Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very…
ICE arrests record number of immigrants in single day, including hundreds at scheduled appointments
Many of the people arrested at appointments had been released under a program for those deemed not to be threats to public safety. June 4, 2025 / Updated June 5, 2025 By Julia Ainsley, Laura Strickler and Didi Martinez Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the most immigrant arrests in a single day in its history Tuesday, detaining more than 2,200 people, according…
What to know about the US Supreme Court’s ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ books
By RIO YAMAT Updated 11:21 PM CDT, June 27, 2025 A divided U.S. Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The 6-3 decision Friday in a case brought by parents in Maryland comes as certain books are increasingly being banned from public schools…
Tennessee schools could remove students with disabilities from classroom before assessment under proposed rule change
By Melissa Brown | June 18, 2025, 4:28pm CDT Tennessee may soon make it easier for schools to temporarily remove some students with disabilities from their classrooms. The proposed rule being considered by the Tennessee Board of Education would amend existing guidelines to allow schools to move a student deemed a “disruptive force” to a more restrictive environment before…
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay
Military.com | By Patricia Kime Published June 13, 2025 at 5:38pm The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday against the federal government in a class-action suit over combat-related special compensation, paving the way for an estimated 9,000 retired service members to receive thousands of dollars in retroactive pay. In a 9-0 ruling, the justices said that a law the government applied to…
‘Shot down at every turn’: Nebraska schools frequently deny kids with disabilities
By Jeremy Turley and Lauren Wagner June 8, 2025, 6 a.m. Angela Gleason knew something was wrong with her son’s education by the time he began first grade in Omaha Public Schools. The district moved Teddy, who has autism and is nonverbal, from a behavioral skills class to general education. His struggles brought on outbursts…
People with disability are dying from cancers we can actually prevent, our study shows
Published: May 29, 2025 4:24pm EDT Authors People with disability are missing out on screening programs that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive, our study shows. Overall, this means people with disability are more likely to die from cancer than people without disability. We draw together evidence showing the…
One of N.J.’s largest school districts drops transgender policy
Published: May. 22, 2025, 8:01 a.m. By Nyah Marshall | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com One of New Jersey’s largest school districts has once again reversed course and dropped a policy that protected transgender students’ privacy. The Edison Township Board of Education voted Tuesday to rescind a policy known as 5756 that prevented school staff from outing transgender students to…