LNGenZ News for Kids: 29 – Law

The US Supreme Court ended its term on Friday, June 27, releasing five major decisions before leaving for summer break. All five rulings came down 6-3, but the justices didn’t always pick the same sides. While these cases all decide… Read More

President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act on Monday (May 19), promising to punish those who exploit children online. His wife Melania introduced him at the Rose Garden signing, as the First Lady had also adopted this bill… Read More

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on April 22 in Mahmoud v. Taylor. This case asks whether the constitutional rights of parents in Maryland were infringed when they were denied the ability to opt their children out of instruction about… Read More

Indiana is the latest conservative state to fight back against inappropriate materials being available to students in classrooms and libraries. Republican legislators introduced House Bill 1195 to ban obscene content in school literature. To put it simply, this is a… Read More

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. On Thursday, January 23, US District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled in a case brought by four states – Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and… Read More

Manhattan prosecutors agreed on July 2 to delay the sentencing of Donald Trump for his conviction in New York on 34 felony counts relating to allegedly fraudulent characterizations of hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Pending consideration by trial judge… Read More

For the first time in American history, a former president – who also happens to be a current candidate – has been convicted on felony charges. This puts the nation in an unprecedented electoral situation and brings up many questions… Read More

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 charges of falsifying business records in the first degree on Thursday evening, May 30. This is the first time a former president has been convicted of a felony, let alone… Read More

After a long day in court Thursday, March 14, Donald Trump got some bad news. Judge Aileen Cannon denied one of his motions to dismiss charges for illegally retaining sensitive government documents after leaving the White House. That’s one down,… Read More

Federal District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan has issued a gag order against Donald J. Trump in the Washington, DC, case where the former president faces charges related to the 2020 election. But now that’s up in the air as the… Read More

Former President Donald Trump appeared Thursday, August 3, before Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, pleading not guilty on four new charges from special counsel Jack Smith. The new charges come from allegations that Trump is responsible for protesters overcoming security and… Read More

Happy is an elephant currently living in the Bronx Zoo – her home of 45 years. The Asian-born pachyderm has been the subject of an animal rights movement inspired by the Nonhuman Rights Project. The group argued that Happy should… Read More