Johnny Depp may have won his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, but the American Civil Liberties Union has gone to court to ask the actor to pay its legal fees. The organization is asking for $86,253.26 for expenses related to the trial which ended this week. The ACLU helped Heard write the op-ed that…

The Indiana state legislature was set to override a veto from the state’s governor regarding a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in girls sports. A vote to override the veto was set for Tuesday afternoon. Back in February and March, HEA 1041 passed easily in both the state House and Senate of…

A mixed ruling from the Texas Supreme Court has both transgender advocates and the state’s attorney general declaring victory. The ruling concerns the parents of a 16-year-old girl who sued the state after being contacted by child welfare officials. They were among the first to be contacted after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) directed the Texas…

For the first time, passengers in Arizona can clear the TSA security checkpoints using their digital driver’s license or state ID on their Apple smartphone. On March 23, Phoenix Sky Harbor became the first airport to offer this option instead of physical, plastic ID cards.  Is a digital license or state ID coming to a…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday American women are no longer required to pick up abortion pills. Under the change, women will be able to get a prescription via an online consultation and receive the pills through the mail. The FDA stopped enforcing the in-person requirement earlier due to the pandemic. Thursday’s decision…

In the same week that the Biden administration signaled student loan payments would resume for 41 million Americans in February, negotiations also faltered for payments to migrants separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents families in the litigation over the migrant policy, announced the development Thursday and said the group…

The Biden administration faces criticism following reports the Department of Justice is negotiating $450,000 payments to migrant families. Hundreds of civil lawsuits filed against the federal government stem from a Trump-era border policy, which illegally separated children from their parents at the border in 2018. “There were reports that were surfacing that your administration is…

A federal judge blocked an Arkansas abortion law Tuesday, as she gets set to hear a challenge to its constitutionality. The law, set to take effect July 28, bans nearly all abortions in the state. While there is an exception for situations where the mother’s life is in danger, exceptions do not cover cases of…