Federal District Court Judge George Hazel in Maryland ruled on Monday that the Department of Agriculture violated regulatory law when it decided in 2018 to reverse course on nutrition standards for meals in public schools. The 2018 rule, initiated by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, reneged on some of the more stringent nutrition standards the agency [...]
In a 65-page brief filed at the Supreme Court on Monday, the state of Florida raised its objections to the findings and recommendations of a Special Master, Paul Kelly, appointed to hear that state’s dispute with Georgia over the use of water in the Apalachicola River. The Special Master had recommended finding for Georgia back [...]
A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday issued an order that will require President Donald Trump, his adult children and the Trump Organization to continue litigating a class action lawsuit they face in federal court. The Trump defendants had asked the court to force the plaintiffs into arbitration, but Judge Lorna Schofield of the Southern [...]
A federal judge in California ruled Monday against numerous Los Angeles-area gun stores and the National Rifle Association in their case challenging local and statewide orders to close shop during the COVID-19 pandemic. The plaintiffs, citing the Second Amendment, sought to enjoin the enforcement of various business closure orders in Los Angeles that Mayor Eric [...]
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday regarding the public and private exploitation of resources such as water and other minerals in outer space. The substance of the order, labeled “Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources,” directs the Secretary of State to initiate conversations with foreign nations about [...]
Michal Bobek, Advocate General to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), published an opinion on Thursday stating that individual countries and cities could lawfully place restrictions on short-term rental housing, like that popularized on the platform AirBnb. Bobek wrote that “he objective of tackling a shortage of long-term housing can … constitute an overriding reason [...]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic failed to uphold their obligations regarding refugee quotas as required by law. The countries could face financial penalties for their actions. In 2015 EU leaders had established a refugee relocation program in response to the large numbers of asylum seekers [...]
Thirteen detainees of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency won a temporary restraining order from a Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday after complaining of the poor conditions in the facilities where they were held and their risk of contracting COVID-19. Judge John E. Jones III described the unique and fraught circumstances of the response [...]
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, issued a statement on Tuesday in response to recent measures Hungary has taken to further consolidate power in the hands of its prime minister, Viktor Orbán. While not calling out Hungary by name, the statement from the EU leader condemns exploiting emergency situations to undermine democratic [...]
In a bill signing ceremony on Wednesday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a new bill that will allow sports betting to occur in tribal casinos in the state. The bill, which was introduced earlier this year and quickly passed by both chambers of the state legislature, will add Washington to a growing list [...]
