WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a constitutional challenge to ordinances enacted by a small city in Oregon that punish homeless people for sleeping on public property when they have nowhere else to go. The justices on a 6-3 vote on ideological lines with conservatives in the majority ruled in favor of the […]
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced Monday that she has signed a bill into law punishing employers that make it easier for their employees to bargain collectively. The law, known as Senate Bill 231, bars companies from receiving state economic incentives if they voluntarily recognize their workers’ unions, rather than forcing them to vote on […]
A mom punished her 7-year-old for getting in trouble at school by making him walk home, then she ran him over in the process, Alabama police said. Now, a 27-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated child abuse, according to Marshall County jail records. McClatchy News is not identifying the woman to protect the identity […]