The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday upheld an EU law forcing foreign airlines using EU airports to pay fees for greenhouse gas emissions . The finding that the...
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JPMorgan Chase agrees to pay $228 million for fraudulent bidding on municipal bonds
JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to a $228 million settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over charges that it used fraudulent bidding practices for state and local government investment securities at...
Federal appeals court rules neighborhood vehicle checkpoints unconstitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Friday a neighborhood motorist checkpoint program unconstitutionally violated plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment rights. The court overturned a ruling by the US District Court for the...
National Bank Act does not prevent state enforcement: Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Cuomo v. Clearing House Association that the National Bank Act (NBA) and 12...
Supreme Court hears arguments in IDEA, federal banking regulation cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Forest Grove School District v. T.A. , the Court will consider whether the...
Chicago's voluntary gun buy-back program brought in more than 6,800 weapons on Saturday as the city sought to address gun violence following the US Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller . Chicago's...
The Washington DC City Council on Tuesday passed emergency temporary legislation to amend the city's long-standing ban on handguns. The amendment is intended to bring the city ordinance more in line with the recent US...
Washington DC police launch voluntary handgun search program
Washington DC police are launching a new voluntary program to reduce the number of guns in the city after the US Supreme Court ruled last month that a city ban on private handgun ownership violated the Second...
Lawsuits seek to overturn gun bans following US Supreme Court ruling
US firearm ownership advocacy groups filed lawsuits in Chicago and San Francisco late this week seeking to overturn laws which ban handguns within the cities. The lawsuits were filed within a day of the US Supreme Court...
Supreme Court rules in DC gun ban, campaign finance, energy contract cases
The US Supreme Court handed down three decisions Thursday, including District of Columbia v. Heller , in which the Court ruled 5-4 that the Second Amendment to the US...