Jan 03 Democratic attorneys general appeal Affordable Care Act ruling, as signups stay ‘remarkably steady’ By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Democratic attorneys general on Thursday appealed a federal court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, as new enrollment numbers underscored the staying power of the Obama-era law. Continue reading
Dec 28 Wells Fargo pays $575 million to settle state investigations into fake accounts By Associated Press The bank has been under a cloud since 2015 when it acknowledged that employees had opened millions of fake bank accounts for customers in order to meet sales goals. Continue reading
Dec 24 The Trump administration’s emergency requests to watch at the Supreme Court By Marcia Coyle The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench for arguments in early January, but that didn't mean work stopped over the holidays. Continue reading
Dec 24 North Korea should pay Otto Warmbier’s parents $500M, judge rules By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The judgment is largely a symbolic victory for now, since there is no mechanism to force North Korea to pay. Continue reading
Dec 14 Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled Friday that last year's tax overhaul knocked the constitutional foundation from under the health care act. Continue reading
Dec 03 Why the U.S. ban on female genital mutilation was ruled unconstitutional By Alison Thoet A judge’s decision voided some of the charges against two Michigan doctors accused of cutting at least nine minor girls in a Detroit clinic. Continue reading
Nov 29 GOP Sen. Scott’s opposition will likely sink Trump judicial nominee By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Thursday that he would not vote for Thomas Farr, joining Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona and 49 Democratic lawmakers in opposing him to fill the nation's longest court vacancy. Continue reading
Nov 27 Mother whose infant died after detention files claim against U.S. for $60 million By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Yazmin Juarez's lawyers said 1-year-old Mariee developed a respiratory illness while she and her mother were detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. The girl died six weeks later in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Nov 26 How an SUV will test the limits of the 8th Amendment, and more cases to watch By Marcia Coyle A $42,000 Land Rover SUV is at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court battle this week over whether one of our rights protects us from certain actions by state and local governments. Continue reading
Nov 08 Missouri captain indicted for negligence in deadly duck boat accident By Margaret Stafford, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charges have been filed against the captain of a tourist boat that sank and killed 17 people, including nine people from an Indiana family, in a southwest Missouri lake over the summer, federal prosecutors said… Continue reading