Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago. The complaint, filed Thursday at… Continue reading Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America. The rising threat of what are known as machine… Continue reading Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with Harris

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after appearing in court for an appeal of a decision that found him liable for sexual abuse, Donald Trump stepped Friday in front of television cameras and brought up a string of past allegations of other acts of… Continue reading Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with Harris

Transit plan starts path toward November ballot

VOL. 48 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 14, 2024 Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and his team filed an ordinance last week with Metro Council which would allow them to recommend the transportation improvement program’s inclusion on the Nov. 5 ballot. If Metro Council approves the program, the Davidson County Election Commission would then vote… Continue reading Transit plan starts path toward November ballot

President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border

VOL. 48 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 14, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden’s recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern border, saying it differs little from a similar move by the Trump administration that was blocked… Continue reading President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

VOL. 48 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 14, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The… Continue reading Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

Tennessee sheriff indicted for profiting from inmate labor, misusing funds

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 14, 2024 MEMPHIS (AP) — The sheriff of a rural Tennessee county illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission, officials said Wednesday. Gibson County Sheriff Paul… Continue reading Tennessee sheriff indicted for profiting from inmate labor, misusing funds

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over

VOL. 48 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 14, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won’t be the last word in the fight over mifepristone. The narrow decision came two years after the… Continue reading Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over

Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts the Republican convention

VOL. 48 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 14, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used the word “horrible” in talking about Milwaukee — the city where he will accept the Republican nomination next month — during a closed-door meeting Thursday with GOP congressmen, according to several people in the room who… Continue reading Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts the Republican convention

New Tennessee Laws Effective July 2024

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