Man sentenced to 18 years for anti-LGBTQ+ shooting
"This defendant is being held accountable for his horrific attempted mass shooting against the LGBTQI+ community in a Montana town," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke.
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"This defendant is being held accountable for his horrific attempted mass shooting against the LGBTQI+ community in a Montana town," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke.
Bystanders performed CPR and called 911, but emergency responders declared her dead at the scene, officials said.
Kansas and Tennessee have similar laws that LGBTQ+ advocates argue will deny legal recognition to nonbinary and transgender people.
A group of TikTok creators in Montana are suing the state for banning the social media app, arguing the new law passed last week violates free speech. App stores are prohibited from allowing downloads of TikTok inside Montana. Heather DiRocco, a TikTok creator in Montana and one of the plaintiffs in this case, joined CBS News to talk about the suit.
Montana's Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill banning TikTok into law on Wednesday, but it's already being challenged in court.
Montana has become the first state in the U.S. to ban TikTok. The new law prohibiting the popular app, from Chinese-owned company ByteDance, will take effect at the start of next year. New York Times business reporter Sapna Maheshwari joins CBS News with more.
Montana has become the first state in the U.S. to completely ban TikTok after Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill into law Wednesday. Plus, writer advocacy group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House have sued a Florida school district for banning books. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson examines the First Amendment concerns with both matters.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care for kids, cannot yet return to the statehouse House floor and participate in debate, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat, is casting votes from a state house snack bar after asking a court to allow for her return to the House floor.
Montana is one of at least 15 states with laws to ban such care despite protests from families of transgender youth.
Montana's first transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr, has been banned from the House floor after making a comment about a Republican bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. The ban comes after several days of escalating public protests in the legislature. Carter Evans has the latest.
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the state's first transgender lawmaker, was censured by the GOP-controlled House over her objections to a bill that would restrict gender-affirming care for minors. Carter Evans has the details.
Zephyr is barred from participating on the House floor for the remainder of the 2023 session, but will be allowed to vote electronically in future votes.
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr told her colleagues on the House floor Wednesday, "you cannot kill democracy," as the legislature debated disciplining her. Zephyr, who is transgender, has been prohibited by her Republican colleagues from debating a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. GOP House leaders presented a motion Wednesday afternoon to determine whether Zephyr's "actions" during a rally Monday on her behalf necessitate "disciplinary consequences."
Montana house leaders seek "disciplinary consequences" for silenced transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr. She says she could be facing censure or expulsion from the state legislature. Meg Oliver has more.
Montana's House speaker canceled a Tuesday floor session after seven supporters of Democratic Representative Zooey Zephyr were arrested for interrupting proceedings on Monday. Zephyr, who is transgender, has been prohibited by her Republican colleagues from debating an anti-trans bill that would ban medical care for those under 18 who wish to transition, even with parental consent. Zephyr joined Prime Time with John Dickerson to talk about the situation.
The Democrat has not been allowed to speak on the state House floor since she declared that legislators who voted in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care would have "blood on your hands."
Montana legislators canceled a floor session in the Statehouse on Tuesday, a day after protesters were arrested while demanding that transgender lawmaker Rep. Zooey Zephyr be allowed to speak.
Supporters of Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who hasn't been allowed to speak since Thursday, interrupted proceedings in the House by chanting "Let her speak!"
Rep. Zooey Zephyr was deliberately misgendered by conservative lawmakers demanding her censure over comments about a bill on transgender youth medical care.
The Western film halted production in 2021 after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin on set when his prop gun discharged a live round of ammunition.
The skull of the roughly 67-million-year carnivore is remarkably well-preserved, the auction house says.
Montana became the first state in the nation to pass a bill banning TikTok from operating in the state. The bill now goes to the governor's desk for his signature. It could face several legal hurdles. CBS News' Catherine Herridge has more.
Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.
In 2018, some Red-state Democrats allied with Republicans to deregulate the banking industry. That was a mistake, critics say.