Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed a bill Wednesday banning abortions after 15 weeks. The new law makes it illegal for a physician to perform an abortion after 15 weeks gestational age, which is defined as “the age of an unborn child as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the [...]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday posthumously pardoned Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, who was convicted under the Mann Act in 1913 for transporting a white woman across state lines and served 10 months in federal prison. Trump said Johnson “overcame difficult circumstances to reach the heights of the boxing world and inspired [...]
The National Fair Housing Alliance and other fair housing groups filed suit Tuesday against the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and HUD Secretary Ben Carson in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. In January HUD suspended the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Act (AFFH) without any notice-and-comment procedure. The AFFH [...]
Health care activists filed a complaint Monday against Maine's Department of Health and Human Services for its failure to expand Medicaid after voters had approved its expansion in November. The citizens of Maine voted in November to enact...
The California Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday making it more difficult for employers to classify their employees as independent contractors. In order for an employee to be classified as an independent contractor, the court ruled that the employer...
The state of Kentucky on Wednesday sued several opioid manufacturers alleging that they "trivialized, mischaracterized, and failed to disclose" the "serious risk of addiction" inherent in the use of the high strength pain killers. The state claims that...
The US Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution expressing disapproval for a rule intended to prevent racial discrimination in auto loans. The original rule was issued in 2013 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and...
The Burundi government has "killed, beaten, and intimidated perceived opponents of a constitutional referendum ... that would enable the president to extend his term in office," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. This referendum could allow President Pierre...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday ruled that an unaccompanied minor who turns eighteen during the asylum procedure remains entitled to family unification, provided the application for family reunification is filed within three months of...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a concealed carry permit is required in order to lawfully transport a loaded gun in a car. In 2014, police stopped Brian Grandberry as a part of a traffic stop....
