The Connecticut House of Representatives on Tuesday approved HB 5542 , which bans "the sale or transfer, possession, manufacturing, or use of bumps stocks or other accessories to increase the rate of fire of a firearm." Violators of...
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...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday ruled that Indiana's recent abortion law, House Enrolled Act No. 1337 , is unconstitutional . The law was enacted on March 24, 2016, and was challenged...
The UNs Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic said Friday they are "gravely concerned" over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The commission condemned the use of chemical weapons and noted that they have 34...
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly on Thursday approved a bill granting zero emission certificates (ZECs) to nuclear power plants in New Jersey. The bill states that the nuclear power plants in New Jersey are...
China filed a complaint against the US with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday over US tariffs against Chinese goods. The complaint is a request for consultation , which is the first step in a...
The Attorneys General from 14states, led by New York Attorney General Schneiderman filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US District Court for the District of Columbia over...
Four transgender people filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Thursday against the Ohio Department of Health and Office of Vital Statistics due to the plaintiffs' inability to change their...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed US Attorney for Utah John Huber on Thursday to investigate determinations made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2016 and 2017. The investigation will look...
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. The method is most commonly used in...
