Gay and transgender “panic” defenses are no longer viable in Michigan courtrooms under legislation signed Tuesday by ...

Under current Michigan law, a judge or jury ... and local governments to bar gay panic legal defenses. Now, over ten years ...

(The Center Square) – Michigan will no longer allow “gay panic” as a court defense. A bill signed into law bans using the ... Gretchen Whitmer, passed 56-54 in the state House, and 24-14 ...

The introduction of the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act in Congress in 2018 marked a significant step toward national reform. While the bill has yet to become law, its reintroduction ...

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Whitmer is a Democrat. She was born in Lansing and went to high school near Grand Rapids. She attended Michigan State University for undergraduate and law school. The fourth and final night of the ...

The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. In a speech with several digs at former President Donald ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law legislation banning religious organizations ... organizations to “raise their voices in defense of persecuted believers.” ...

After Wednesday's Report to the Nation, Lasso will travel to the US for a medical procedure Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso Tuesday signed his second urgent economic decree-law after the May ...

South Africa’s Ramaphosa Signs Contested Schools Bill Into Law Implementation of two key clauses delayed by three months Education minister Siviwe Gwarube snubbed signing ceremony ...