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US appeals court: religious organizations do not have to provide gender-affirming medical care
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Friday issued a permanent injunction against the enforcement of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would require medical providers to provide gender-affirming medical services to transg (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 14 April 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled against Exxon's request to ban the state's attorney general from investigating whether the oil conglomerate knew of the effect fossil fuels have on climate (More) |
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Democratic Attorneys General move to intervene in GOP case against Obamacare
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra , along with the attorneys general of 14 other states and the District of Columbia, filed a motion Monday to intervene and defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against a challenge to its constitutionality (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 10 March 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday in two separate proclamations, one for imports of steel and one for aluminum . The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved Bill 7026 (More) |
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals questions settlement on Obamacare lawsuit
A three-judge panel for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order on Monday that stalls the proposed settlement of a lawsuit files by the House of Representatives during the Obama administration over subsidies paid to insurers under the Affo (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 3 March 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A judge for the Superior Court of Massachusetts ruled that Massachusetts' attorney general Maura Healey will not be barred by sovereign immunity from bringing a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Hig (More) |
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20 states challenge ACA as unconstitutional
A coalition of 20 states, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Monday alleging that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is now unconstitutional after the passing of the T (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 17 February 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, indicted 13 Russian citizens and three Russian organizations for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. Nine local government and health care o (More) |
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Oregon lawmakers approve bill to make health care a constitutional right
Oregon's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the constitution to make access to health care a fundamental right. The amendment would add a section to the state's constitution that reads: "It is the obligation of the state (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 3 February 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Court of Appeals for the Six Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of Ohio's lethal injection method on Thursday, just two weeks prior to a scheduled execution. The case stemmed from two (More) |
Thurgood Marshall confirmed as US Supreme Court justice
On August 30, 1965, civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice by the US Senate, becoming the first African-American to be approved for the nation's highest tribunal. Learn more about Thurgood Marshall.
