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Southwest Airlines sues Colorado officials over the state’s new sick leave law
Southwest Airlines is suing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in federal court, claiming the state’s new sick leave law “imposes a pervasive and comprehensive paid sick leave scheme on employers.” The airline claims it already provides generous paid sick leave to its employees and that Colorado’s sick leave […]
More Than 20 States Press Judge to Continue Migrant Expulsions
LAFAYETTE, La. — Lawyers for 24 states critical of the Biden administration’s immigration policies argued on Friday for a nationwide injunction to maintain the swift expulsions of migrants under a pandemic-related public policy, and a federal judge said he planned to issue an order before the policy is set to […]
Family sues to end Title 42 in border states that aren’t challenging its May 23 rollback
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Innovation Law Lab, an immigrant advocacy organization, and a family from El Salvador filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the Biden administration’s order to end Title 42. It comes on the heels of a federal district court judge issuing a temporary […]
National Security Memorandum on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems
NATIONAL SECURITY MEMORANDUM/NSM-10 MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND […]
13 states have passed so-called ‘trigger laws,’ bans designed to go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Though the unearthing of the draft has no immediate effect on abortion access, the preliminary opinion, which was confirmed to be authentic by the court, would overturn Roe v. Wade if a majority of justices decided to join, leaving state legislators to weigh their own abortion policies. The 1973 Roe […]
For purple states like Pennsylvania, abortion laws may depend on who becomes governor : NPR
If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the right to an abortion in purple states, like Pennsylvania, might largely depend on which party can keep or take control of state government. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, is term limited. And like some other […]
Abortion law fights between states are a possible outcome of removing Roe : NPR
People gather Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol to rally in support of abortion rights in Salt Lake City. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption George Frey/Getty Images People gather Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol to rally in support of abortion rights in Salt Lake City. George Frey/Getty […]
A California Labor Law That Lets Workers Sue On The State’s Behalf Faces Its Toughest Test
Start your day with LAist Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered weekdays. In the early 2000s, California lawmakers identified a problem: There weren’t nearly enough state investigators and lawyers to pursue all the potential violations of workplace laws, such as minimum wage, overtime pay, and more. So they passed […]
Florida congressman files bill to give states ability to enforce immigration laws when federal government won’t
By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., has filed a bill that would give states a greater ability to enforce immigration laws when the federal government won’t. Rep. Posey and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced his bill, the Immigration and […]