Leaked Houston Case: Trans Medical Care Dispute Uncovered

TL/DR - Dr. Eithan Haim, a former employee of Texas Children’s Hospital, is charged with violating patient privacy laws after allegedly obtaining and leaking the personal information of underage patients to a conservative activist. The leaked information, which concerned trans kids receiving puberty blockers and hormone treatment, sparked an…

823,685 Arizona Voters Boost Abortion Initiative

TL/DR - The Arizona for Abortion Access campaign has gathered 823,685 signatures on petitions to overrule Republican legislators who wanted to reintroduce a 19th-century law that would imprison anyone who helps a woman get an abortion. The number of signatures is more than double the 383,923 needed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.…

Steve Bannon Starts Serving Federal Prison Term for Congress Defiance

TL/DR - Stephen Bannon, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, began his four-month prison sentence on Monday, July 1, for defying a congressional subpoena issued by the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack. Judge Amit P. Mehta dismissed Bannon's defense that he was protected by executive privilege and directed…