Former Florida Congressman Avoids $456K Fine Over Electoral Campaign Finance

A Florida appeals judge dismissed the lower court’s ruling in the 12-year-old case sending it back to the lower court where it could be tried again. A Florida appeals court has dismissed a lower court’s ruling that a former Florida Republican congressman attempted to weaken an election opponent in 2012 in violation of campaign finance

Former Florida Congressman Avoids $456,000 Fine Over Electoral Campaign Finance

A Florida appeals judge dismissed the lower court’s ruling in the 12-year-old case sending it back to the lower court where it could be tried again. A Florida appeals court has dismissed a lower court’s ruling that a former Florida Republican congressman attempted to weaken an election opponent in 2012 in violation of campaign finance

DOJ Seeks Public Input for Environmental Justice Strategic Plan

The DOJ must publish the plan to address and advance environmental justice by October 2024. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking members of the public to help draft an “Environmental Justice Strategic Plan” that will outline the department’s vision, goals, and priorities for advancing environmental justice. In a July 1 press release, the department

Wildlife Officials Plan to Cull Nearly Half a Million Barred Owls to Protect Spotted Owls

The annual cull amount to less than 0.5 percent of the current North American barred owl population, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed culling nearly half a million invasive barred owls in Washington state, Oregon, and California over the next three decades to protect native

Mississippi District Judge Orders Nationwide Stay on Title IX Gender Identity Revisions

A Mississippi district judge has ruled that the federal government can’t enforce its reinterpretation of Title IX protections to include gender identity revisions. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola granted the preliminary injunction and a nationwide stay against Health and Human Services (HHS) revisions to Title IX after complaints alleging HHS seeks to replace health regulations