Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The Senate Budget Committee released the 2018 Budget Resolution Friday that aims to cut taxes but potentially add $1.5 trillion to the deficit over 10 years. The budget...
The Senate Budget Committee released the 2018 Budget Resolution Friday that aims to cut taxes but potentially add $1.5 trillion to the deficit over 10 years. The budget could potentially pass the Senate under current...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a new regulation Thursday restricting drone flights near 10 major national monuments and sites, including the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. The regulation will take effect October 5, but...
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB 0040 into law Thursday, which removes many restrictions on the funding of abortions. The law adds language to the State Employees Group Insurance Act, which states "reproductive health care that is...
Chief Judge Brian Jackson of the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana , held Thursday that a police officer could not sue Black Lives Matter (BLM) for injuries sustained during a protest on July 9, 2016...
The state of Washington sued Purdue Pharma in King County Superior Court on Thursday alleging the pharmaceutical company is responsible for the opioid epidemic growth. Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit , alleging Purdue and other...
DeJenay Beckwith, a woman who was sexually assault in 2011, has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the city of Houston for the city's...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in 11 cases on Thursday. Dalmazzi v. United States Cox v. United States , and Ortiz v. United States are three cases...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU-CO) filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging unlawful racial profiling. In the complaint , the ACLU alleges officers from the Aurora police department prevented Omar Hassan, a black Ethiopian...
US President Donald Trump on Thursday waived the Jones Act , a near-century-old law, easing shipping restrictions for hurricane relief to be sent to Puerto Rico. The waiver was announced by White House Press Secretary...