TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal appeals court this week shot down claims that New Jersey residents’ refusal to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 outbreak constituted protected speech under the First Amendment. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in two related cases stemming from lawsuits against officials [...]
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada teachers’ group has sued to block the state from spending taxpayer money to build a baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip for the relocated Oakland Athletics. Strong Public Schools Nevada, a political action committee backed by the Nevada State Education Association, filed a lawsuit this week in state court [...]
A Republican duo in the Ohio House of Representatives has proposed closing the state’s “partially open” primary elections, in terms of party affiliation, by imposing a Dec. 31 registration deadline. House Bill 210 — sponsored by Reps. Jennifer Gross of West Chester and Gary Click of Vickery — would adjust Section 3513.19 of the Revised [...]
Money is pouring into the fledgling psychedelic medicine industry, with dozens of startup companies vying to be among the first to sell mind-expanding drugs for depression, addiction and other mental-health conditions. While psychedelics are still illegal under federal law, companies are jostling to try and patent key ingredients found in magic mushrooms, ayahuasca and other [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration earlier this week announced it is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The administration's policy will apply to people who've been involved in the misuse of commercial spyware to target individuals, including [...]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A meeting scheduled in the 1980s between the NFL and sportsbook directors sparked hope in Las Vegas that their relationship would soon take a much more positive turn after decades during which the league kept the city at arm's length. When all it turned out to be was a league official [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City's casinos have no legal obligation to stop compulsive gamblers from betting, a judge ruled, dismissing a lawsuit from a self-described problem gambler who accused the Borgata and its parent company, MGM Resorts International, of plying him with offers to gamble despite knowing about his addiction. U.S. District Court Judge [...]
PORTLAND, Maine — Fishermen who harvest one of the most valuable marine species in the U.S. hoped for permission to catch more baby eels next year, but regulators said this week the tight restrictions that have been in place for several years are likely to stay the same. The tiny baby eels, which are often [...]