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(SRN NEWS) – Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law. That was the ruling from a federal judge this week, who temporarily blocked the part of the law that prohibits school libraries and classrooms from carrying books that depict sex acts. The law was first approved by Iowa’s Republican-led legislature and GOP governor in 2023, but key parts were temporarily blocked before they became enforceable.
With the Education Department being dismantled, some states are seeking federal money in so-called block grants. This week, Oklahoma asked for more flexibility to steer federal money toward areas including private school and religious education options. Opponents say block grants would allow states to redirect money away from the students who most need the federal aid, including low-income students and English learners.
The Isle of Man, a British Crown territory in the Irish Sea, is a step closer to approving assisted suicide. It’s the first parliament in the British Isles to take such action. The legislation would give adults the right to choose to die if they have a prognosis of 12 months or less to live. A spokesperson for an alliance of groups that includes faith-based and pro-life organizations described the vote as a “very sad day.”
Seven transgender and two nonbinary Americans and two nonbinary plaintiffs are fighting the Trump administration’s policy that recognizes only two biological sexes. In court this week, a federal judge pushed the administration to justify why it could lawfully refuse to issue passports to the plaintiffs that reflect their gender identities. The administration has argued the passport policy change “does not violate the equal protection guarantees of the Constitution.”
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