6/15/2020 -
The Supreme Court declined to review United States v. California, No. 19-532. As a result, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling stands, allowing California’s sanctuary policy to remain in effect.
6/11/2020 -
On June 10, 2020, the US Soccer Federation rescinded the league’s requirement that players stand during the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd. The US Soccer Federation stated, “It has become clear that this policy was wrong and detracted from the important message of Black Lives Matter.”
6/11/2020 -
Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a 2017 law that would have retroactively legalized almost 4,000 Jewish settlement homes on privately-owned Palestinian land in the West Bank.
6/9/2020 -
There were an estimated 10.5 million undocumented immigrants in the US in 2017 (the most current numbers), down from the 10.7 million estimated in 2016, continuing a downward trend that started in 2011.
6/8/2020 -
Both Biden and Trump agree that Narcan should be more widely available.
6/4/2020 -
Female first-time firearm owners were 35 times more likely to commit suicide within 12 years of buying the gun compared to women who did not own guns; male first-time firearm owners were about eight times more likely to do so.
6/2/2020 -
The weddings have created a $3.8 billion influx to state and local economies, $244.1 million in state and local sales tax revenue, and 45,000 jobs, according to estimates.
6/1/2020 -
Trump and Biden agree that the federal government should intervene to end surprise medical billing.
6/1/2020 -
11 new lesson plans have been added ProCon’s 2020 Election Lesson Plans resource, including a get out the vote campaign, an examination of third parties, and a photo analysis lesson.
5/26/2020 -
Judge Hinkle ruled, “that the State can condition voting on payment of fines and restitution that a person is able to pay but cannot condition voting on payment of amounts a person is unable to pay.”
5/26/2020 -
The Public Charge rule states that the number of green card holders may be limited by the federal government by which immigrants are likely to be dependent on government resources. President Trump is pro the public charge rule, while Biden is con.
5/26/2020 -
President Alvaradp Quesada tweeted the news: “Today we celebrate liberty, equality and our democratic institutions.”
5/18/2020 -
On Friday, May 15, 2020, Oregon Corrections Director Colette Peters announced the state’s death row will be closed in summer 2020 and the 27 death row inmates will be moved to the general prison population or other prison housing.
5/18/2020 -
President Trump believes people should be required to work to receive federal welfare benefits. Joe Biden is currently Not Clearly Pro or Con on work requirements but advocated for such requirements in the 1980s and 1990s.
5/14/2020 -
Facebook was the primary social media platform source for coronavirus news (35.8% of people surveyed), followed by Twitter (17.0%) and YouTube (16.3%).
