Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed House No. 4009 (H4009) on Monday guaranteeing access to free contraception for women notwithstanding any future changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that may be effected by Congress . This development follows President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13798 titled Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty passed in May 2017 [...]
The Trump administration on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to stay a district court order preventing enforcement of Trump’s revised travel ban pending the outcome of an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals . The travel ban was partially enjoined last week by theNinth Circuit which allowed only a partial ban to [...]
The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday struck down as unconstitutional President Donald Trump‘s Executive Order “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” (Order 13768) , which prohibited federal funding to cities that did not cooperate with federal immigration officials. The decision comes in response to motions [...]
The City of Chicago announced in a press conference on Friday that they would file a federal lawsuit against US Steel alleging that the company had violated the Clean Water Act and accusing the company of allowing two toxic spills to take place in recent months. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said, “It’s unacceptable and it’s [...]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Monday against AT&T, DirecTV, and Time Warner on Monday seeking to prevent the companies’ proposed $108 billion merger. The DOJ alleges that the companies’ merger would violate section 7 of the Clayton Act , which prohibits asset acquisitions that create monopoly-like restraints on competition. Because the [...]
Speaking in a cabinet meeting on Monday US President Donald Trump announced that the US is re-designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism nine years after it was removed from the list. Trump stated, “Today the United States is designating the North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. Should have happened a [...]
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday upheld last month’s re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta . All six judges unanimously dismissed the two petitions as lacking merit. The National Super Alliance (NASA) stated in response to the ruling: We in NASA had repeatedly declared before this Supreme Court ruling today that we consider this government [...]
The Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) on Sunday demanded the resignation of 93-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe . The document threatened that the ZANU PF, which has kept Mugabe in power for decades, would launch impeachment proceedings under Section 97 of the country’s constitution if he did not step down by noon [...]
Nebraska regulators voted on Monday to approve a route for TransCanada’s Keystone XL oil pipeline, lifting the final regulatory barrier for the long-delayed project. The Nebraska Public Service Commission , an elected panel that rules on the state’s pipelines, electric lines and telecommunications, ruled 3-2 to approve a route that is a slightly longer alternative [...]
Sweden’s Supreme Court ruled it is illegal to grow cannabis to self-medicate. Anders Thörn broke his neck in a motorcycle accident in 1994 and was paralyzed from the waist down. Medical treatment did not help his injuries, so he started growing cannabis in his laundry room. In 2015 he was prosecuted and cleared by the [...]
