Texas AG challenges plan to extend benefits to same-sex couples
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit on Wednesday against the US Department of Labor (DOL) over a plan that would allow same-sex couples medical leave benefits. The proposed legislation involves...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed a complaint on Thursday reviving a challenge to the state's same-sex marriage ban that was dismissed in December 2012. In contrast to previous cases, this...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland on the abrogation of states' Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity by the self-care leave provision of...
Supreme Court hears arguments on state immunity, disability compensation
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals the court will determine whether Congress constitutionally abrogated states' Eleventh Amendment ...
The US Supreme Court on Monday added 11 more cases to its 2011-2012 docket. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. , the court will rule on whether...
France lower house approves bill to subsidize end-of-life caretakers
The French National Assembly approved a bill Tuesday to provide government subsidies to individuals who temporarily leave work to care for dying relatives. The proposed law states that family members will be...
