The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear arguments about the indirect movement of pollutants through groundwater to navigable waters. The case, County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, previously made its way through the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where the court was asked to determine whether nonpoint sources of pollution [...]
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds confirmed Monday in a press release that she will not appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion law. The law would have been one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country. Reynolds noted that while she disagrees with the judgement, she ultimately accepts the [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear Maryland’s bid to revive a 2017 law aimed at reining in prescription drug costs. The law, aimed specifically at the practice of price gouging by pharmaceutical companies, was enacted after several high-profile price increases. In particular, Turing Pharmaceuticals in 2015 increased the price of its anti-parasitic [...]
Judge Thomas Wingate of the Franklin Circuit Court in Kentucky on Monday denied secretary of state candidate Carl Neff’s request to appear on the 2019 Primary Election ballot under the nickname “Trump,” saying it would give an unfair advantage. The decision upholds Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes’ position that Neff offered the nickname “in [...]
A 16-state coalition filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, requesting the court to issue a judicial determination that Trump’s national emergency declaration over the southern border wall is unconstitutional. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit, saying Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border is unlawful and constitutional. “Unlawful [...]
Indiana’s Senate Public Policy Committee voted 9-1 in favor of a hate crime bill after a three-hour hearing that featured testimony in support of the bill by several of Indiana’s more prominent corporate citizens, including the Indiana Pacers basketball team, the Indianapolis Colts football team, Eli Lilly and Co., Anthem Healthcare and the Indiana Chamber of [...]
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that a mother’s kindergarten and preschool-aged children were not in need of a Children in Need of Care or Supervision (CHINS) classification due to repeated truancy because they were not within the age required by law to attend school. In CHINS cases, the state—comprising a social worker, judge and [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Friday upheld a district’s court decision to block the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, from enforcing a ban on public topless nudity for women. Fort Collins city council passed an ordinance in 2015 stating: No female who is ten (10) years of age or older [...]
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed new state legislation Friday that extends firearm background checks and closes a loophole that allowed gun buyers to go through unlicensed sellers to avoid them. Bill Sponsor and Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson said Friday, “Background checks are proven to be the best way to prevent guns from getting into [...]
The Maldives Criminal Court on Monday ordered authorities to take former president Abdulla Yameen into custody until the conclusion of his trial on money-laundering charges. The 59-year-old former president, who lost the presidential election in September, is charged with depositing USD $1 million into his private account by the SOF and using money stolen from [...]
