The US Supreme Court ruled Monday for Merck, Sharp & Dohme that federal preemption of drug warnings is a question for judges. Merck, Sharp & Dohme manufactures the drug Fosamax to treat and prevent osteoporosis in older women. The drug has had a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label approved since 1995, but the label [...]

The US Supreme Court held Monday in Herrera v. Wyoming that hunting rights provided to a western American Indian tribe, the Crow Tribe, via federal treaty did not expire when Wyoming became a state. It also determined that the term “unoccupied” in the same federal treaty that granted hunting access was still valid and that [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that if a trademark license would survive a breach outside bankruptcy, it may survive a debtor’s rejection in bankruptcy. The case, Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, came about after Tempnology filed for bankruptcy in 2015. Tempnology was licensing its trademarks to Mission Product Holdings for use on [...]

The US Supreme Court issued orders Monday in a collection of cases including Daniel v. US, Santos v. US, and Nevada Department of Wildlife v. Smith. The Court granted certiorari to Nevada Department of Wildlife v. Smith, a case asking whether states may be sued in each other’s courts without consent. The court made specific [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Friday that the decision to rescind DACA (deferred action for childhood arrivals) was “arbitrary and capricious”. The suit was filed by a number of individuals and organizations to protect the rights of children who were previously granted deferred action under the DACA policy. Under the [...]

The US House of Representatives passed HR 5, “The Equality Act,” Friday to protect LGBTQ individuals from various forms of discrimination. The bill, first introduced in mid-March, aims to protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. The bill accomplishes this by amending a number of existing laws to [...]

The Missouri House on Friday passed a bill banning abortion at eight weeks gestation with an exception only for medical emergencies. HB 126, referred to as “Missouri Stands with the Unborn,” declares that Missouri is a “‘sanctuary of life” that protects “pregnant women and their unborn children.” The bill would make it a class B [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a challenge to a federal ban on foreign citizens contributing to state and local elections in the US. In 2012 two men, Jose Susumo Azano Mastura and Ravneet Singh, attempted to garner influence with the mayor of San Diego, California, [...]

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a sweeping immigration and border reform proposal that would utilize a “point-based selection process” that favors younger, educated, English-speaking workers, rather than focusing on familial ties. The White House plan claims that it will not change the number of green cards allocated each year. “But instead of admitting [...]

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wedesnday against the state of Ohio challenging the passage of the heartbeat abortion bill. The bill makes abortion illegal in the state of Ohio if there is a detectable heartbeat. A detectable heartbeat can occur as early as five or six weeks into [...]