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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 5 May 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against former Volkswagen (VW) CEO and chairman of the management board Martin Winterkorn on charges of fraud and con (More) |
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Seven state AGs file lawsuit challenging DACA
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 in the lawsuit in (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 28 April 2018
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 r (More) |
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Federal judge reverses Trump administration decision to end DACA
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday vacated the Trump administration's efforts to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as c (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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Arizona Supreme Court rules against in-state tuition for DACA students
The Arizona Supreme Court issued an order Monday denying in-state tuition for individuals who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Court reviewed the case brought from the Arizona Court of Appeals where that (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 24 March 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The Kentucky Senate approved a bill on Thursday that outlaws the use of the dilation and excavation abortion method for patients in their eleventh week of pregnancy or later. US President Donald (More) |
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Indiana governor signs bill permitting 'Dreamers' to obtain professional licenses
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on Wednesday signed SB 419 , legislation that permits immigrants representing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients to obtain "professional or occupational" licenses within the state. Spec (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to hear Arizona challenge to dreamer drivers license ruling
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an Arizona challenge to a US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision barring the state from refusing to issue drivers licenses to recipients of former president Barack Obama's 2012 Deferred A (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 17 March 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Treasury Department imposed new economic sanctions Thursday on 19 Russian individuals and five entities for their interference in the 2016 US election, and a number of other destructive cyb (More) |
Sewing machine patented
On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.
