The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that deferred undocumented immigrant students are not entitled to in-state tuition. The ruling overturns a trial court judge's 2015 decision that students under protection of the...
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A UN-appointed panel of experts released its findings from an investigation regarding human rights violations in Burundi on Thursday. According to the experts, these human rights violations include illegal executions, torture, inhumane treatment, sexual and gender-based violence, arbitrary...
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback allowed a bill that permits public hospitals, mental health facilities and other health-providing facilities to ban concealed weapons, to become law on Thursday without his signature. HB 2278 was passed by Senate...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Monday Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc that a company may collect debts that it purchased for its own account without triggering the statutory definition of "debt collector"...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in a patent case on Monday. In Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group , a case from the US Court of Appeals for the...
The city of Austin filed a lawsuit on Thursday joining San Antonio and two other Texas cities in challenging the constitutionality of Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) , a new immigration enforcement law signed by...
The California Supreme Court , in an opinion overturning three Kern County attempted murder convictions for alleged jury tampering, unanimously ruled on Thursday that judges must thoroughly examine prosecutor decisions to exclude potential jurors to ensure there...
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper filed a new suit against Republican state legislators on Friday challenging laws, which allegedly unconstitutionally limit his power to appoint appeals court judges and members of board and commissions. Cooper argues...
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed a bill on Friday that would have barred colleges from inquiring about applicants criminal history. Senate Bill 543 , also called the Maryland Fair Access to Education Act, prohibited colleges...
The US House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to impose sanctions on supporters of Syria's Assad regime. Bill 1677 , also known as Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, is hoped to encourage negotiations to end violence...
