In Montgomery, Governor Ivey signs a law enabling the death penalty for child sex offenders, while the Senate dismantles nondisclosure agreements on abuse, reshaping legal protections here.

Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House HB 366, sponsored by Rep. Bob Fincher, R-Woodland, sets the salary of Randolph County probate judges to $70,000 per year, ...

Utah joins a red-state movement with a bill rooted in evangelical ideas about Israel. It calls for removing the "West Bank" term and instead inserting "Judea and Samaria" — undermining millions of ...

Adopting the IHRA working definition will not end antisemitism overnight, but it will send a strong message that New Jersey ...

Under the proposal, Iowa businesses, schools and government entities would be prohibited from denying services, access, ...

First Amendment encroachment and fear that a new crime has been created tied to the "Islamophobia" bill are not founded, says ...

The bill says Iowa's K-12 schools, public universities and community colleges must issue an annual report about incidents of antisemitism on campus.

For years, Republican lawmakers have sought to clamp down on "sexually explicit" material. But the broad definition raises ...

The House Education Committee continued its public hearing Tuesday on House Bill 1121, which seeks to define the cost of an ...

Iowa lawmakers have advanced Gov. Kim Reynolds' bill barring local policies protecting trans and nonbinary people from ...

Rhode Island lawmakers are considering bills to protect immigrants, including one that would prevent law enforcement from ...

Indiana lawmakers are proposing some law changes that address circumstances surrounding Fishers teen Hailey Buzbee's ...