CIA chief can fire workers on diversity programs, argues US government
Congress vested CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, with the authority to fire personnel when they deem it "necessary or advisable" in the national ...
WA Supreme Court narrows CARES Act, sides with landlords to speed up evictions
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the CARES Act’s 30-day eviction notice requirement for subsidized housing only applies to instances of nonpayment of rent. The decision eliminates the ...
What is Humphrey’s Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targeting
A month into President Donald Trump’s second term, lawyers for the Republican administration seem intent on provoking a legal fight to overturn a 90-year-old Supreme Court decision known as Humphrey’s ...
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SCOTUS goes nuclear: Justices’ decision could seal spent fuel storage options for decades
Whatever the Supreme Court decides, the legal fallout from NRC v. Texas will still leave US spent fuel management up in the air.
Trump's Return Upends EEOC's Enforcement Agenda at Record Speed
The EEOC is abandoning litigation and guidance on LGBTQ+ protections and other areas that were enforcement priorities just weeks ago.
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North Dakota bill proposing to seal certain court records advances
A North Dakota bill to automatically seal certain court records cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday with a "do pass" recommendation after amendments. House Bill 1166 proposes ...
Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can't remain anonymous, Washington high court rules
Seattle police officers who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally and protests at the U.S. Capitol can be identified in public court records, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
There’s No Such Thing As An ‘Apolitical’ Fed, Nor Does It Matter
With or without a Fed acting as a full employment act for economists, economic growth and money will take care of themselves ...
Money & the Law: Long-ago decision reflects tensions between government's branches
Since we are now at a time when the power of the president, Congress and the courts are in tension and generating legal ...
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Breaking the ‘Seal of Confession’: Washington State Lawmakers Consider Bill Forcing Clergy To Report Child Abuse
Previous attempts to pass such legislation did not require priests to break the “seal of confession.” Ms. Frame, who is a childhood sexual abuse survivor, told the Seattle Times that she was driven to ...
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National Zoo discloses deaths of gray seal Gunther, age 33, and Komodo dragon Murphy
Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, the zoo said. Keepers first noticed Gunther’s lack of appetite and ...
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National Zoo mourns death of 33-year-old gray seal Gunther
Gray seal Gunther opens his mouth on cue during a training session with an American Trail animal keeper. (Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...