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A new fiscal year means that recently enacted laws will go into effect on Saturday in many states across the country.Statutes range from banning marriage licenses for children in Connecticut to legalizing shooting stars in Indiana.Here are descriptions of some of the laws that will take effect in various states.Floridians can carry guns without a permitFlorida residents will have it will no longer be necessary to obtain a state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon, under a law that was quietly signed in April by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the 2024 presidential candidate.Florida became the 26th state to pass some…

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court struck down college affirmative action programs, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas laid out his vision of a "color-blind Constitution" in which the law should apply equally to all, even when its goal is to redress discrimination. historical race.In his dense and candid 58-page concurring opinion that drew on his own experiences as a black man, Thomas mounted what he called a "color-blind defense of the Constitution" to clarify that "all forms of discrimination based on race, including -called affirmative action- are prohibited by the Constitution".But his comments met fierce resistance both inside and outside of…

More than 250 people have been arrested under the legislation, including 47 politicians and pro-democracy activists, most of whom have been held without bail for more than two years. Authorities say the law, which criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces and is punishable by life imprisonment, was necessary to restore stability.Government crackdown has sent Hong Kong, long considered one of Asia's freest societies, plummeting in rankings like New Zealand's. Human Rights Measurement Initiativewhich said last week that the city had fallen 33% in its free speech index since 2019.Happiness is also falling, with families reporting an average…

Former Vice President Mike Pence's surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday highlighted a sharp division within the Republican Party over American involvement in defending the country against Russia. And he drew a stark contrast between Pence and his former boss, former President Donald Trump, who led his party in a more isolationist direction.The first candidate in the packed 2024 Republican presidential field to visit Ukraine, Pence directly countered the rising wing of modern "America First" conservatism and sought to position himself as the party's leading defender of the aggressive foreign policy that defined the party for decades. . “I truly…