The US House of Representatives passed a $480 billion dollar bill (HR 266) Thursday to assist small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill was passed by the Senate on Tuesday and will now move on to be signed by President Donald Trump. The bill amends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was originally passed [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday allowed Arkansas to ban most surgical abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3—in response to COVID-19—the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) began to require that all non-medically necessary surgeries be postponed. On April 9 inspectors from the ADH discovered that Little Rock Family [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to temporarily halt the issuance of green cards in an effort he claims will protect American workers as the economy reopens. By preserving jobs for the 26 million Americans that have filed for unemployment since the pandemic began, this measure is designed to promote economic recovery [...]

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Governor Greg Abbott’s order limiting jail release during the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge before the court centered around Abbott’s order, issued in March, that cited the COVID-19 pandemic emergency and suspended state laws and rules of criminal procedure that would normally allow judges to release inmates on personal [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held Wednesday that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) does not have to comply with a list of COVID-19 protection measures from a lower court’s ruling last week because it is already complying with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and the lower [...]