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A coalition of Maine-based attorneys and legal nonprofits are arguing that the state had the right to deny federal immigration agents covert license plates and that the lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s administration should be dismissed. In a friend of the court brief filed in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, the coalition argues that […]

The mayor of Kentucky’s largest city is calling on city council members to pass a temporary ban or moratorium on data center construction within the city while the local government mulls over potential regulations restricting the siting and impacts of large data centers.  In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said that […]

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest.What happened?A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rule that had prohibited the League of Women Voters and other groups from registering voters at naturalization ceremonies held at the agency’s offices.In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Adam Abelson said the government’s ban was a potential free speech violation under the First Amendment and that it likely had a discriminatory intent that breaches Fifth Amendment protections.In a statement, League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart celebrated the decision and emphasized the organization’s history of supporting new citizens as they prepared to vote.“Today’s ruling protects that fundamental democratic principle, and we will continue fighting to ensure every eligible voter can participate freely and fully in our democracy,” she said.What’s the dispute?USCIS announced in August that only state and local election officials can register new citizens to vote at ceremonies held at the agency’s facilities. In issuing the ban, the agency cited the “administrative burden” it faced in making sure that nongovernmental organizations providing those services were truly nonpartisan. The League of Women Voters and several of its local chapters, along with the Greater New Orleans chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, filed a lawsuit in November 2025, alleging that the federal rule violated their constitutional rights and a federal law related to agency rulemaking.The USCIS rule doesn’t apply to naturalization ceremonies held at federal courthouses, so much of the LWV’s work has continued. But the ban on registering people at USCIS facilities caused the voting rights group to cancel 166 planned events where members and volunteers “planned to register roughly 10,000 new voters,” according to the November complaint. The LWV said in court filings that it has registered more people at naturalization ceremonies than any other organization. In the complaint, the LWV points out that many state and local election officials — who would still be allowed to register voters at USCIS facilities under the ban — are elected in partisan races, and that the government hasn’t shown any evidence of the group being partisan. But the group’s core argument is that the ban violates its First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of assembly in public places. It also claims that the USCIS violated a federal law by creating the rule without an opportunity for public comment, and that the rule itself is “arbitrary and capricious.”The League “made a very strong showing” that it’ll prevail on the merits of its argument that the ban unconstitutionally restricts its free speech rights, Abelson wrote in the ruling.Separately, the National Council of Jewish Women argued that the ban was a Fifth Amendment violation because it was put in place with discriminatory intent. Highlighting federal officials’ recent critical statements about immigration and the USCIS decision to replace the term “naturalization candidate” with “alien” in its materials, Abelson said that a discriminatory intent was likely a motivating factor for the ban.What happens now?The court case is likely to continue. The Monday ruling was preliminary, and the federal government could appeal. A USCIS spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Read more Votebeat coverage about the ban on voter registration at some naturalization ceremonies here:Some of America’s newest citizens may face an extra barrier to the ballot box Sept. 15, 2025Alexander Shur is a reporter for Votebeat based in Wisconsin. Contact Alexander at ashur@votebeat.org.

Elliott Pritt, disgraced former Republican House member arrested last month, withdrew his name from the ballot for the November election. He was seeking reelection to the House of Delegates in Fayette County.

TOPEKA — A Kansas judge took a sledgehammer to a slate of abortion restrictions dating back to 1997, ruling the state came up short in arguing the Kansas Legislature should be able to impose waiting periods, mandating abortion reversal disclosures and requiring doctors to obtain patients’ reasons for seeking an abortion. Christopher Jayaram’s 260-page decision, […]

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission will appeal a recent Superior Court ruling that cleared the way for former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi to seek a vacancy on the state’s Supreme Court. Following an hour behind closed doors Tuesday, commissioners voted 4-1 to authorize its executive director and attorneys to seek a declaratory judgment from […]

အာဏာသိမ်းခေါင်းဆောင်ဟာ ထိုင်းဝန်ကြီးချုပ် အနုတင် ချန်ဝီရာကူးလ်နဲ့ တွေ့ဆုံဖို့ စီစဉ်ထား။

New Mexico's first state park pairs nine desert lakes, outdoor adventure, and longstanding lore at Bottomless Lakes State Park. The post Your guide to the Bottomless Lakes, where the legends go as deep as the water appeared first on Good Info Newswire.

Paul Horsted calls himself a “re-photographer.” He takes new photos at historic places to show what has and hasn’t changed. His projects have included photography books retracing the 1874 Custer expedition into the Black Hills, and pairing historic photos of Yellowstone National Park with modern ones.  “There’s a joy to that for me,” he said. […]

法國《費加羅報》4日報道，日本傳奇搖滾樂隊 X Japan 的隊長林佳樹（Yoshiki）向法國紅十字會捐贈了5萬歐元，同時向西班牙紅十字會捐贈了同樣的金額。她對記者表示：“雖然我在洛杉磯生活多年，但日本永遠是我的故鄉，歐洲——尤其是法國——也已成為我的第二個家園。看到法國、西班牙和日本人民遭受如此毀滅性的災難，我感到無比痛心。”

法国《费加罗报》4日报道，日本传奇摇滚乐队 X Japan 的队长林佳树（Yoshiki）向法国红十字会捐赠了5万欧元，同时向西班牙红十字会捐赠了同样的金额。她对记者表示：“虽然我在洛杉矶生活多年，但日本永远是我的故乡，欧洲——尤其是法国——也已成为我的第二个家园。看到法国、西班牙和日本人民遭受如此毁灭性的灾难，我感到无比痛心。”

အမှန်တကယ် ရေနစ်မြုပ်နေတဲ့ လယ်စိုက်ဧကဟာ စစ်တပ်ခန့်အစိုးရ ထုတ်ပြန်ချက်ထက် ပိုများနိုင်တယ်လို့ ဒေသခံတွေပြော။

New legislation comes on the heels of recent rate hikes.

加拿大衛生部周二宣布，已授權美國製藥巨頭莫德納（Moderna ）公司啟動其針對本迪布焦（Bundibugyo）病毒埃博拉病毒株的疫苗臨床試驗。據加拿大當局稱，這項I期臨床試驗“將評估候選疫苗的安全性，確定安全劑量範圍，並識別任何潛在的副作用”。

加拿大卫生部周二宣布，已授权美国制药巨头莫德纳（Moderna ）公司启动其针对本迪布焦（Bundibugyo）病毒埃博拉病毒株的疫苗临床试验。据加拿大当局称，这项I期临床试验“将评估候选疫苗的安全性，确定安全剂量范围，并识别任何潜在的副作用”。

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سەرچاوە ئاگادارەکان بۆ دەنگی ئەمەریکا پشتڕاستیان کردەوە کە ڕۆژی سێشەممە کۆبوونەوەیەک لە نێوان کاربەدەستانی سوریا بە سەرۆکایەتی ئەحمەد شەرع سەرۆکی کاتی سوریا و مەزلوم عەبدی فەرماندەی گشتی هێزەکانی سوریای دیموکرات و ئیلهام ئەحمەد بەرپرسی پەیوەندییەکانی دەرەوەی ئیدارەی خۆسەر بەڕێوەچوو. بەگوێرەی ئەو سەرچاوانە، لە کۆبوونەوەکەدا دوایین پێشهاتەکانی پرۆسەی یەکگرتن و یەکخستنی هێزەکانی هەسەدە بە دامەزراوە و دەستەکانی حکومەتی سوریا تاوتوێ کراوە. هەروەها باس لە هۆکاری هێواشی بەرەوپێشچوونی پرۆسەکە و...

Advocates see the change as an effort to spur confusion and scare immigrants from using public programs. "We see a lot more people who are already affected by the chilling effect of the rule, who are almost certainly never going to be affected by it." The post What We Know About Trump’s New Public Charge Rule—Including Common Misconceptions appeared first on City Limits.

بابک اسلامی فارسانی وکیل خانواده مهرشاد شهیدی، از کشته‌شدگان خیز ۱۴۰۱، به ۹ ماه حبس محکوم شد

შარშან გამოვლენილი და დაყადაღებული თაღლითური “ქოლ-ცენტრის” თანამშრომლები - ხელმძღვანელებიც და ხელქვეითებიც - “სტუდია მონიტორმა” ისევ ერთად აღმოაჩინა. თვეების მანძილზე ისინი ერთ შენობაში იყრიდნენ თავს - როგორც სამსახურში, დილიდან საღამომდე.