- Reuters
US states lose challenge to legal protections for workers who get abortions
A federal judge in Arkansas has tossed out a legal challenge by 17 Republican-led states to a U.S. agency rule giving workers who had abortions the same legal protections as those who are pregnant or recently gave birth. U.S. District Judge D.P. Marshall in Little Rock, Arkansas said in a written ruling on Friday that the states lacked standing to sue over the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rule, which takes effect on Tuesday, because the agency was unlikely to enforce it against them. Marshall in his decision said it was reasonable for the EEOC to include abortion as a related condition in the rule, and that the states' claim that the regulation would interfere with state bans on abortion was speculative.
- Home News Tribune | My Central Jersey
Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse announces opening date for Bridgewater restaurant
Founded in 1979 in southern Brazil, Fogo de Chão is an authentic Southern Brazilian steakhouse, or churrascaria.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Democratic leader: Our plan to reclaim the right to NC public records | Opinion
Democratic leader: GOP wants to keep the people of NC in the dark on public records. Don’t let them. | Opinion
