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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a> lawmakers removed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> from the state's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> protections. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wyoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wyoming</span></a> prohibited state agencies from requiring employees to use other employees' preferred pronouns. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> passed a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> defining words like "father," "boy" &amp; "girl."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLaws</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> lawmakers seek more <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLaws</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> people</p><p>Bathrooms. Medical care. Sports. The definition of "male" &amp; "female." In state legislatures this spring, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> have kept a focus on transgender people. They have filed hundreds of restrictive bills.</p><p>The majority don't pass, like the majority of all bills. But dozens have, acc/to groups tracking anti-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> bills. And, even when they don't pass, they can force votes to drive debate.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/10/nx-s1-5377402/republicans-democrats-transgender-sports-legislatures" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/10/nx-s1-53774</span><span class="invisible">02/republicans-democrats-transgender-sports-legislatures</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1981579/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1981579/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump calls out California for ‘overreach’ on energy regulations <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AttorneyGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AttorneyGeneral</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CaliforniaEnergyRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaEnergyRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CaliforniaLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaLaws</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CarbonBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonBusiness</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyPolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyPolicies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/example" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>example</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenhouseGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenhouseGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGases</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OtherState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OtherState</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StateLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLaw</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StateLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLaws</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/use" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>use</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Mississippi libraries ordered to delete research in response to state laws</p><p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/mississippi-libraries-ordered-to-delete-academic-research-in-response-to-state-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mississippitoday.org/2025/04/0</span><span class="invisible">8/mississippi-libraries-ordered-to-delete-academic-research-in-response-to-state-laws/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MississippiLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MississippiLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfInformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfInformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AcademicResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLaws</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Also this term, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> is back at the court, w/1 case involving access to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mifepristone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mifepristone</span></a>, widely used to terminate pregnancies, &amp; another focused on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EmergencyAbortionCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyAbortionCare</span></a> at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gun</span></a> rights &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLaws</span></a> restricting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> companies from removing certain <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> posts or accounts are in the mix as well.<br>A trio of cases challenge the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a>, long a target of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> concerned about what they consider unaccountable <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> bureaucrats.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> have lost the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> for a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/generation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generation</span></a>. Brennan argued that state courts had ability to blunt many of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> worst recent decisions by ruling that <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/stateconstitutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stateconstitutions</span></a> and other <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/statelaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statelaws</span></a> provided more <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/protections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protections</span></a> than the high court was willing to offer under <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>. Despite awesome power, state courts rarely exercised it. So Brennan asked state judges to protect the people of our nation from governmental intrusions on their freedoms.” <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/liberals-should-use-state-courts-to-check-the-supreme-court.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">7/liberals-should-use-state-courts-to-check-the-supreme-court.html</span></a></p>