- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott faces mounting criticism for weakened gun laws in wake of Robb Elementary School massacre (washingtonpost.com)Sparks fly as Beto O'Rourke confronts Gov. Greg Abbott during school shooting press briefing (rawstory.com)After Texas Shooting, Ted Cruz Digs In Against Gun Control (nytimes.com)A Timeline of Failed Attempts to Address U.S. Gun Violence (nytimes.com)Democrats Confront 2 Obstacles on Guns: Time, and an Implacable G.O.P. (nytimes.com)
- Melania Trump in under investigation for skirting charity laws in Florida (rawstory.com)
- Business is smokin’ for Harlem weed store on wheels as NY marijuana laws remain in gray area (nydailynews.com)
- No-exception laws, once too harsh even for anti-abortion Republicans, gain traction across US (theguardian.com)Democrats Plan a Bid to Codify Roe, but Lack the Votes to Succeed (nytimes.com)Sen. Collins voices opposition to Democratic push for statutory right to abortion (washingtonpost.com)Memories of pre-Roe America, from people who were there (washingtonpost.com)Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century (theguardian.com)Draft Opinion Overturning Roe Raises a Question: Are More Precedents Next? (nytimes.com)Banning abortion is key to Trump’s fascist agenda (rawstory.com)
- Climate criminals: Rightwing lobby group ALEC is driving laws to blacklist companies that boycott the oil industry (theguardian.com)
- Child labor laws in some states may be weakened as US industries look to hire teens (theguardian.com)
