The Attorneys General from seven states filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas Tuesday challenging the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The seven states...
Health care activists filed a complaint Monday against Maine's Department of Health and Human Services for its failure to expand Medicaid after voters had approved its expansion in November. The citizens of Maine voted in November to enact...
The California Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday making it more difficult for employers to classify their employees as independent contractors. In order for an employee to be classified as an independent contractor, the court ruled that the employer...
A coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia, led by California, filed suit against the Trump administration Tuesday to defend an Obama-era rule on vehicle emissions standards. The existing regulations would have required vehicles to meet...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday dismissed a civil suit brought by Paul Manafort alleging that the Department of Justice exceeded its authority in appointed the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday reversed an injunction against the Texas voter ID law , allowing it to be enforced for the upcoming midterm election. The Fifth Circuit had previously remanded...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Monday, including a dispute over a settlement in a Google privacy case and a Missouri death penalty case. In Frank v. Gaos ,...
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US House Intelligence Committee released its final report absolving the Trump campaign from involvement in Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. In the almost 250-page...
The US House Intelligence Committee released its final report absolving the Trump campaign from involvement in Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. In the almost 250-page report, Republicans concluded that the year-long investigation has produced...
Louisiana senators voted 31-1 Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban abortions at 15 weeks. Mississippi approved a similar 15-week abortion ban in March, drawing an immediate legal challenge. An amendment to the Louisiana bill...