State of the States LOUISIANA NEW HAMPSHIRE


TITLE IX EXPANSION BLOCKED Federal Judge Terry Doughty issued an injunction to stop the Biden administration from expanding Title IX to include more protections for LGBTQ+ children. The Department of


Education updated rules earlier this year to include sexual orientation and gender identity protections in Title IX. Opponents say they would override state transgender bathroom bans and change Title IX protections for women in sports.


CALIFORNIA


UC BANS MASKS Michael V. Drake, president of the University of California, ordered a ban on encampments and masks that hide identity.


GUN RIGHTS FIGHT Attorney General John Formella says New Hampshire residents who lawfully carry guns within their state should not be subject to felony convictions for crossing into Massachusetts. He filed briefs


in Massachusetts Superior Court in support of two men from New Hampshire who were arrested in the Bay State for carrying unlicensed guns. “It is illogical to think that the moment a New Hampshire citizen crosses the border into Massachusetts that he or she is stripped of his or her constitutionally protected right to self-defense,” Formella said. In the briefs he cited


Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire, pointing out that the state border runs right through the mall’s parking lot and could present a problem for shoppers from New Hampshire who are legally carrying a gun.


. TEXAS Drake said these actions


were necessary to “ensure a safe, inclusive campus climate that fosters a free exchange of ideas.” Violent protests occurred


on U.S. campuses in early summer over the Israel-Hamas war, and were particularly acute at U.C., which was criticized for permitting an unsafe environment for Jewish students.


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HOSPITALS COLLECT MIGRANT DETAILS Gov. Greg Abbott ordered public hospitals to collect information about undocumented immigrants needing medical care. Although hospitals will


continue to provide care to people regardless of their immigration status, Abbott is concerned about the costs of migrant healthcare. “This information


is going to be very good for us to make decisions moving


FORMELLA NEW YORK


Two California business owners are accusing Indianapolis of abusing its status as “the Crossroads of America” after police seized $42,000 in cash from a Federal Express package en route to them from Virginia. Prosecutors suspect criminal activity and want wholesale jewelers Henry and Minh Cheng to forfeit the cash. The complaint didn’t stipulate the statute they violated. The Institute for Justice


(I.J.) has filed a countersuit and said the cash was being mailed through FedEx from a Virginia retailer to the Chengs as payment for a bulk order of jewelry. It said the cash had no connection to Indiana other than the fact that FedEx chose to route the parcel through the Indianapolis hub on its way from Virginia


GOV. MULLS END TO ADULTERY LAW Adultery is still a crime in New York, punishable by up to 90 days in jail. But now Gov. Kathy Hochul,


a Democrat, is likely to sign a bill repealing the 117-year- old statute. It’s among more than 500 pieces of legislation awaiting her signature by the end of the year. New York’s law applies if


someone “engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.” It is seldom enforced. Since 2015, at least four


states have repealed their adultery laws. That includes Minnesota, where Gov. Tim Walz — now the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nominee — signed an omnibus bill that got rid of his state’s version.


forward . . . whatever policies we institute,


we’ve got to make sure it protects Texas taxpayers,” said Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas.


INDIANA


CASH SEIZURE LAWSUIT


to California. Over the past two


years, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Ofice and the State of Indiana have tried to seize $2.5 million, I.J. senior attorney Sam Gedge said. “It’s illegal and unconstitutional for Indiana to forfeit in- transit money whose only connection to Indiana is the happenstance of FedEx’s shipping practices.”


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