Older job applicants were dealt a blow last week when a divided United States appeals court decided the applicants of a certain age could not invoke a federal law against age bias in hiring practices they feel are discriminatory. In other words, existing employees can claim age discrimination if certain criteria are met (the employee is over the … [Read more...]
“Fetal Heartbeat” Law Unconstitutional, Rules Iowa Judge
In a recent controversial decision in Iowa, Polk County District Judge Michael Huppert ruled that Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law, which is the most restrictive abortion limit in the country, violates the Iowa Constitution and cannot be legally enforced. Citing the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling in 2018 related to a different abortion restriction, the … [Read more...]
Fifth Circuit Strips Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funding in Texas
(Photo Credit: Chris Waits, CC 2.0) In Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas v. Smith, videos released by right-to-life group, American Center for Medical Progress, allegedly showing a Planned Parenthood lab technician negotiating the sale of fetal organs to an undercover journalist, resulted in the January 20th ruling handed down by the U.S. … [Read more...]
Kentucky Supreme Court: Employers Can’t Condition Employment on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
The mandatory arbitration agreement is one tactic large companies use to limit their liability and control an employee or customer's access to the court system. A mandatory arbitration agreement requires the signing parties – which can be a consumer or an employee, though this post will focus on employment contracts – to surrender their rights to … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Consumer Protection Bureau
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Texas bank’s constitutional challenge to the structure of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, passing up a case that could have led to more presidential power over an independent agency that President Donald Trump’s administration already has weakened, According to Reuters. The decision … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court’s Ginsburg To Miss Monday’s Oral Arguments
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be working from home and will not participate from the bench during the two scheduled oral arguments on Monday after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last month, a court spokeswoman said. Ginsburg, 85, will instead use the case briefs and transcripts to participate in the cases, court … [Read more...]
Death Penalty Support Falling According to Death Penalty Information Center Report
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) is a non-profit organization that studies the use of capital punishment in the United States. The DPIC does not hold a position of its own on the use of the death penalty but simply releases reports on its use throughout the 50 states. And, according to its report released in October 2018, support for the … [Read more...]
Multiple States Move to Expand Government Expression of Religion
A coordinated push by religious groups is resulting in an explosion of legislation across the country that mandates the inclusion of “In God We Trust” in schools and other constitutionally dubious public religious expressions. With a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, activists are hoping any litigation will result in important … [Read more...]
Justice Department Considers Kavanaugh Recusal in Challenge to CFPB
The Trump Administration’s Justice Department recently urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a case, State National Bank of Big Spring v. Mnuchin, challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) independent powers, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh would be forced to recuse himself. The Justice Department said it agrees with the bank’s … [Read more...]
Trump Outlines Watered-Down Health Insurance Plans
President Skirting Obamacare with Skimpy State Plans Sold by Suspect Carriers The Trump Administration, intent on crippling The Affordable Care Act’s value-added and cost-effective healthcare mechanism, outlined new “guidance” in November that loosens ACA state waiver restrictions, allowing states and insurance carriers to offer the same … [Read more...]
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