Supporters of legalized sports gambling in New Jersey and several other states were dealt a no-decision of sorts Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court delayed a ruling on whether it will take up the states’ challenge to a federal ban. ...
Read More »Growing list of Democrats boycotting inauguration
More than 40 House Democrats plan to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, casting the Republican businessman as a threat to democracy. Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Jerrold Nadler of New York and Don Beyer of Virginia on Monday ...
Read More »CBO: Premiums, uninsured up under 2016 GOP health law repeal
Premiums and the number of uninsured would soar under a Republican bill Congress passed last year scuttling President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, lawmakers’ nonpartisan budget analyst estimated Tuesday in a report underlining the GOP’s risks in its fresh push ...
Read More »GM to add or keep 7,000 US jobs, make $1B factory investment
General Motors plans to invest $1 billion in U.S. factories and add thousands of new white-collar jobs, measures that have been in the works for years but were announced Tuesday after criticism from President-elect Donald Trump. In all, the Detroit ...
Read More »Supreme Court considers suit over 2001 detention of Muslims
Ahmer Abbasi speaks softly as he describes the strip searches, the extra shoves, the curses that he endured in a federal jail in Brooklyn following the Sept. 11 attacks. “I don’t think I deserved it,” Abbasi said during a telephone ...
Read More »Ex-FBI agent recalls helping find 2 missing boys decade ago
A former FBI agent who played a key role in cracking the disappearance of two Missouri boys, one of whom had been missing for nearly five years, is rejoicing in the 10-year anniversary of the rescues, known as the “Missouri ...
Read More »AP Interview: Lynch defends push for police accountability
As a younger lawyer, Loretta Lynch prosecuted New York police officers who sodomized a Haitian immigrant in a precinct bathroom. As attorney general, she’s broadened her focus to go after entire police departments for unconstitutional practices. In an interview as ...
Read More »Free speech clash: Justices considering offensive trademarks
The Slants aren’t exactly a household name when it comes to music, but the Asian-American rock band has certainly made its mark in the legal world. The Oregon-based group has spent years locked in a First Amendment battle with the ...
Read More »Justices will weigh limits on worker rights to sue employers
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether employers can require workers to sign arbitration agreements that prevent them from pursuing group claims in court.
Read More »Holder to lead Democratic effort to redraw district lines
Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday formally announced a new effort aimed at challenging the partisan gerrymandering that’s left Democrats struggling to win local and state offices. The new organization, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, will devote legal and ...
Read More »CVS generic competitor to EpiPen, sold at a 6th the price
CVS is now selling a rival, generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen at about a sixth of its price, just months after the maker of the life-saving allergy treatment was eviscerated before Congress because of its soaring cost to consumers. The ...
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