A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Oklahoma’s law banning sex change surgeries and hormone treatments for minors, delivering a significant legal victory to advocates of parental rights and child protection. The ruling affirms the state’s authority to restrict medical interventions on minors amid ongoing debate over the safety and ethics of gender transition procedures.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), launched under former President Donald Trump, remains on track following two key federal court rulings. A lawsuit challenging the department’s email system was dismissed, while a separate ruling dropped charges against two Trump aides in a classified records case. These decisions bolster DOGE’s mission to streamline government operations.
President Trump’s recent executive actions face growing resistance in federal courts, as judges block several of his key policies. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle recently struck down Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” and affirming it as a protected right under the 14th Amendment. In Boston, Judge George O’Toole paused Trump’s federal worker resignation program, awaiting further arguments.
Three weeks into President Trump’s second term, a growing number of lawsuits are challenging his executive actions. Judges have temporarily blocked his efforts to end birthright citizenship and delayed a resignation deadline for thousands of federal workers. Labor unions also filed suit to stop the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which could leave more than 9,000 employees without jobs.
On January 30, 2025, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared the federal ban on licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to individuals aged 18 to 20 unconstitutional.
On January 21, 2025, a coalition of 18 Democratic-led states, along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston against President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Fresh Mark Incorporated, a prominent meat supplier based in Northeast Ohio, has agreed to pay a $3.7 million penalty as part of a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Courageous women have always played a vital role in American history.
Addressing the Daughters of the American Revolution, April 19, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge stated:
"The importance of women in the working out...
