Chief executives at the biggest public companies got an 8.5 percent raise last year, bringing the median pay package for CEOs to $11.7 million. Across the S&P 500, compensation for CEOs is often hundreds of times higher than typical workers. ...
Read More »Baker decision won’t be justices’ last word on LGBT rights
A flood of lawsuits involving LGBT rights is making its way through courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding ...
Read More »Supreme Court limits warrantless vehicle searches near homes
The Supreme Court is putting limits on the ability of police to search vehicles when they do not have a search warrant. The court sided 8-1 Tuesday with a Virginia man who complained that police walked onto his driveway and ...
Read More »‘It’s about time’: Trump pardons late boxer Jack Johnson
President Donald Trump on Thursday granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson’s name more than 100 years after what many see as his racially-charged conviction. “I am taking this very righteous step, I ...
Read More »Taking on the system: ‘Dreamers’ are getting law degrees
Denia Perez’s parents brought her from Mexico to the United States illegally when she was 11. Last month, she became among the first of the so-called “Dreamers” to earn a law degree. And now, she and others are using their ...
Read More »SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Flip-flops and summer plans
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and lawyer Paul Clement often find themselves on opposite sides of issues he argues and she helps decide at the high court. At a recent event in Washington, though, Kagan and Clement agreed new administrations ...
Read More »Trump administration explores tariffs on autos, auto parts
The Trump administration launched an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on the imports of automobiles into the United States, moving swiftly as talks about the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled. President Donald Trump predicted earlier that U.S. ...
Read More »More than $8M awarded to victim of cult in trafficking case
More than $8 million was awarded Wednesday to a woman who alleged that the leader of a cult forced her to work without pay for a decade. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree of Kansas wrote in the order that Royall ...
Read More »Feds: Uber self-driving SUV saw pedestrian; did not brake
The autonomous Uber SUV that struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian in March spotted the woman about six seconds before hitting her, however, it did not stop because the system used to automatically apply brakes in potentially dangerous situations had ...
Read More »US home sales fell 2.5 percent in April
U.S. sales of existing homes tumbled 2.5 percent in April — with the costs of buying a home jumping and would-be buyers facing a persistent shortage of properties on the market. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that homes ...
Read More »Senate bill overhauls handling of sex-harassment complaints
Senate negotiators on Wednesday released a bipartisan bill to overhaul the system for handling sexual-harassment complaints on Capitol Hill. The bill eliminates mandatory counseling, mediation and the “cooling off” period victims are currently required to wait before filing a lawsuit ...
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