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...

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 cyber-attacks. The Treasury Department highlighted continuing Russian destabilizing...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday vacated the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule by a vote of 2-1. The Fiduciary Rule reinterprets the term "investment advice fiduciary" and redefines...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday for its "arbitrary detention" of asylum seekers. All of the plaintiffs named in the case are asylum seekers fleeing persecution, torture or death in...

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 407-10 to approve HR 4909 , a bill that seeks to increase funding for security and safety in schools. Titled "STOP School Violence Act of 2018," the...

Indiana's House approved a bill Wednesday that lifts prohibitions that kept those previously protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from obtaining professional licenses for dozens of occupations including cosmetology and...

The US Senate on Tuesday approved the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act , which implements several changes to the laws implemented following the 2008 financial crisis. The purpose of the bill is: "To promote economic growth,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday upheld the US Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule. The fiduciary rule placed fixed indexed annuities to fall under the Best Interest Contract...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland on Monday ruled that a transgender student must be permitted to use both the restroom and locker room that is "in alignment with their...

The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday requiring the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare to provide information to women seeking abortions about reversing a medical abortion once it has begun....