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The Tennessee Supreme Court has declined to reconsider its recent decision upholding the state’s 2019 private school voucher law. In a brief order issued Monday, the high court stood by its 3-2 ruling on May 18 in favor of the state and against the governments of Metropolitan Nashville and Shelby […]
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Florida Supreme Court hears gun law challenge amid national debate over restrictions
The law being challenged is part of a decades-old “preemption” law approved by the Florida Legislature that prohibits local governments at the city or county level to pass measures stricter than those at the state level. The case the state Supreme Court is weighing will not affect the underlying 1987 […]
NJ’s Aid in Dying law for terminally ill survives legal challenge
New Jersey’s 2019 law allowing physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill people — used so far by at least 95 patients — has been upheld by a state appeals court. The Appellate Division of Superior Court on Friday upheld a decision that had dismissed a challenge to the state’s Medical […]
Florida’s 15-week abortion law hit with a second legal challenge
TALLAHASSEE — A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious freedom rights. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Leon County circuit court by Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor, seeks to block the law from taking […]
Civil liability law for gunmakers survives legal challenge
A federal court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge to a New York law that is meant to make it easier to bring lawsuits against gun manufacturers, a victory for Democratic legislators who had championed the civil liability law. The decision came a day after a mass shooting at an […]
Leonard to lead Sagadahoc County Maine Working Communities Challenge Initiative
Raye S. Leonard, of Bath, was recently hired to be the director of the Sagadahoc County Maine Working Communities Challenge Initiative. She will begin her position June 6. In March, Midcoast Youth Center, along with a team of Sagadahoc County community partners, was selected by the Federal Reserve Bank of […]
Internet providers end challenge to California net neutrality law
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WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. broadband industry ended late on Wednesday its legal challenge to California’s landmark net neutrality law, which seeks to protect the open internet. A group of industry associations that represents major internet providers, such as AT&T Inc (T.N), Verizon Communications (VZ.N), Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) […]
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Announces New Presidents Council Leadership
Over 330 college and university presidents have taken the President’s Commitment to 100% voter registration and turnout ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. (Washington, DC) Today, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge announced that 15 college and university presidents will serve on their Presidents Council for 2022. The ALL IN Presidents […]
Supreme Court weighs challenge to California labor law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed an employer’s challenge to a California labor law that authorizes private attorneys to sue on behalf of thousands of workers, even if those workers had agreed to arbitrate their claims individually. The closely watched case is the latest and perhaps most important test […]
Greg Norman/LIV Golf challenge PGA Tour’s legal right to ban players in memo
On Tuesday in a mandatory players meeting at the Honda Classic, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan dug in to any player who was still considering a jump to Saudi-backed super league. “He made it clear right off the top that if you’re going to play [the super golf league] walk […]