The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth ruled Monday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had the legal authority to repair and replace existing fences and walls along the Mexican border in southern California without following certain requirements of federal environmental protection laws. The appeals court’s ruling upholds a lower district court’s decision [...]
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed the American AI Initiative, an executive order that directs federal agencies to prioritize investments in artificial intelligence (AI) research and development. The order cites the “paramount importance maintaining the economic and national security of the United States and shaping the global evolution of AI in a manner consistent [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Walmart, Inc., several other stores and several individuals for shoplifter extortion, saying the court lacked jurisdiction over any of the defendants. The lawsuit alleged that each of the plaintiffs were accused of shoplifting at Walmart. Upon apprehension, [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday refused to dismiss a suit brought by three public interest groups challenging President Donald Trump’s Executive Order and related guidance, that directed, for every new regulation, two should be repealed. However, standing to bring the case remains in question. The judge found [...]
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire on Friday upheld the convictions of three women arrested in violation of a local ordinance prohibiting nudity in public places. The ordinance in question, Laconia City Ordinance § 180-2, states: “It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally, in a public place:…appear in a state of [...]
The US Department of Justice announced Monday that it had reached a settlement agreement with Antero Corporation for their improper disposal into waterways violating Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection filed a complaint against the company for their hydraulic fracking projects that impacted [...]
Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testified on Friday before the House Judiciary Committee concerning his involvement in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 presidential campaign. Whitaker said he had not spoken with President Donald Trump about the matter in his tenure as acting Attorney General. “There has been no [...]
Two “Personhood Acts” were introduced in the South Carolina legislature this week that would criminalize receiving or performing an abortion. State Senator Richard Cash introduced the bill in the Senate on Wednesday, and State Representative Josiah Magnuson introduced a similar bill on Thursday. The Senate bill reads, “The General Assembly acknowledges that personhood is God-given rather than an endowment of [...]
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday extending for another 90 days an earlier proclamation that banned migrants caught entering the US illegally from seeking asylum. The initial order was blocked by federal judge in the Northern District of California. The judge ruled that the policy directly conflicted with the text of 8 USC § 1158(a)(1). The judge’s ruling was [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursdayupheld a ruling that Georgia’s electronic voting system poses a security risk and would potentially deny voters due process under the Fourteenth amendment. The plaintiffs brought an action against the state for their use of direct record electronic (DRE) machines for the midterm elections in [...]
