Josh Hypes, DCNF A federal judge threw out Louisiana’s congressional maps Monday that would have bolstered Republicans’ electoral hopes after ruling that the maps likely violated the […] Federal judge tosses out Louisiana congressional maps bolstering Republicans appeared first on American Wire News .

A federal judge struck down a Texas law that sought to restrict social media from censoring individuals based on their political viewpoint on Wednesday. H.B. 20 was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 9th and was set to take effect on Thursday , according to The Houston Chronicle. H.B. 20 would prevent social media companies with more than 50 million monthly users from banning individuals based on their political viewpoints. The law also contained consumer protection processes and disclosures for those social media companies that met the requirements for regulation under the law, ac [...]

“Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President,” Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in her ruling.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to suspend its new law banning most abortions. U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee called Texas’ abortion law an “offensive deprivation” in his order. The “heartbeat” law effectively outlaws abortions in the state after 6… The post Obama-Appointed Judge Orders Texas to Suspend New ‘Heartbeat’ Law Banning Most Abortions appeared first on The Gateway Pundit .

Judge Mark Walker argued the language in HB1 was "vague to the point of unconstitutionality" and temporarily blocked the law from being enforced as challenges continue.