Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Haslam signed a bill that will allow mental health counsellors or therapists to refuse services to patients according to the their religious and personal beliefs.
On Tuesday, Governor Nathan Deal signed into a law a bill that gives police officers who use deadly force a special privilege that allows them to make a statement before a grand jury. While it is also be mandatory for them to answer questions, they are not allowed to sit through the entire proceeding.
The US high court might make it harder for the government to crack down on public corruption, hinting on Wednesday a possible overturn on former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's federal bribery conviction.
In Oxford City, Alabama, it is now illegal to use public restrooms and fitting rooms which does not match a person's gender on his birth certificate. The law ordinance was passed unanimously in response to Target's new transgender bathroom store policy.
