The Connecticut General Assembly on Tuesday passed HB 5743 , an anti-hate crime bill that could be the strongest in the country. The legislation makes any hate crime an automatic felony rather than a misdemeanor. The bill...
The US Supreme Court lifted the stay of execution granted last week by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for Robert Melson late Tuesday. The brief order was issued by [AL...
The Delaware legislature approved a bill on Tuesday that guarantees access to abortion. The bill, which was previously approved by the state Senate, was approved by a vote of 22-16 after five hours of debate and...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a series of abortion regulations into law on Tuesday. Senate Bill 8 will require the burial or cremation of fetal tissue and bans the donation of fetal tissue. The legislation also bans...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against a federal contractor Monday for leaking classified material to a media source. Reality Leigh Winner operated under Pluribus International Corporation in Georgia at the time she...
The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a 2001 New York zoning ordinance that banned "adult" establishments from residential and most commercial and manufacturing zones was not a violation of the owners' First Amendment rights. The...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc. that as-of-right intervenors must have independent Article III standing to intervene under Rule 24(a)(2) . Justice Samuel Alito delivered...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission that claims for disgorgement in an SEC enforcement action are held within the five-year statute of limitations. The court was...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Honeycutt v. United States that forfeiture is limited to property the defendant actually obtained as a result of the crime or "tainted property." The court held...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton that a church-affiliated hospital's pension fund is exempt from the federal pension law. The court held that under the Employee Retirement...