Tag: Amendment

Amendment to protect discrimination of hairstyles, passes after facing some pushback

An amendment was made to the CROWN Act concerning protection against hair-based discrimination, but not before receiving pushback from some legislators. Passed on May 3, HB24-1451—Include Hair Length in CROWN Act is an amendment to the CROWN Act of 2020. Colorado’s 2020 CROWN Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair texture and hair type, and defines protection […]

TikTok sues U.S. government, saying ban violates 1st Amendment

TikTok, the popular social video app, sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, saying the country’s new law that could ban the app violates 1st Amendment rights to free speech. President Biden last month signed into law a bill that would effectively ban the service in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell […]

New York’s abortion rights amendment thrown off ballot, for now

ALBANY, New York — A measure that would codify abortion rights in the New York constitution, as well as other equal rights, was tossed off the ballot Tuesday, a blow to efforts to get the question on the November ballot. A conservative judge in upstate Livingston County rejected the measure in a court ruling, questioning […]

What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests

Protesters on college campuses have often cited the First Amendment as shelter for their tactics, whether they were simply waving signs or taking more dramatic steps, such as setting up encampments, occupying buildings or chanting slogans that critics say are antisemitic. But many legal scholars, along with university lawyers and administrators, believe at least some […]

Bill amendment preserves journalists’ access to public employee timesheets

Apr. 10—The Ohio House Civil Justice Committee progressed a bill Tuesday to shield certain public service workers’ timesheets from public view, but amended the proposal to protect journalists’ access to the records. House Bill 265, passed by a 14-1 committee vote, is largely advocated for by firefighters and police officers — two occupations whose past, […]

Bill amendment preserves journalists’ access to public employee timesheets

Apr. 10—The Ohio House Civil Justice Committee progressed a bill Tuesday to shield certain public service workers’ timesheets from public view, but amended the proposal to protect journalists’ access to the records. House Bill 265, passed by a 14-1 committee vote, is largely advocated for by firefighters and police officers — two occupations whose past, […]