All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 21 2024 // A federal judge ruled last Friday in favor of the Delaware State Police in a lawsuit filed by a former trooper who said she was subjected to years of discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation as she rose through...
May 20 2024 // Property insurers in storm-swept Louisiana could soon gain much more flexibility over policy cancellations if the governor signs House Bill 611 into law, as expected.The state House of Representatives approved the bill by...
May 17 2024 // A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a “poisonous” atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking could...
May 17 2024 // The judge who oversaw a landmark trial about New Hampshire’s youth detention center has refused to discard the $38 million verdict, saying the facility’s leadership “either knew and didn’t care or...
May 17 2024 // Former NFL coach Jon Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021, but his lawyer said he will...
May 16 2024 // A trial is underway in Virginia that will determine whether state law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and assigned a monetary value.Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Dontae Bugg...
May 15 2024 // Austin hemp entrepreneur Shayda Torabi is looking at a year filled with uncertainty.For the six years they’ve been in business, Torabi and her two sisters have operated Restart, their hemp dispensary, in a modest...
May 15 2024 // Hawaii lawmakers appropriated funds for more firefighting equipment and a state fire marshal after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the historic Maui town of Lahaina and exposed...
May 13 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a legal fight with Warner Music over a song by rapper Flo Rida, finding that there is no time limit for recovering monetary damages in...
May 10 2024 // Former Louisiana lawmaker James David Cain passed away on May 8, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announced.Cain served 20 years in the Louisiana House of Representatives and another 16 years in the Louisiana Senate,...
May 9 2024 // A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry.Oklahoma County District Court Judge Sheila Stinson on Tuesday...
May 9 2024 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting...
May 8 2024 // The Georgia insurance commissioner is accepting comments on proposed rule changes that would cut the pre-licensing course load by almost two-thirds for personal lines agents.“The primary purpose of the proposed...
May 7 2024 // The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a local government Friday in a dispute over sending a drone to take pictures of a rural salvage yard without permission.Liberal and conservative groups closely...
May 6 2024 // Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the government contends could shape...
May 2 2024 // The worst wildfire in Texas history was sparked by a power pole and lines owned by Xcel Energy Inc. that hadn’t been effectively maintained or replaced, according to a state legislative committee report.The pole...
May 1 2024 // Atlantic City’s main casino workers union and the New Jersey attorney general this week asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city’s nine casinos.Local...
May 1 2024 // Property insurers in storm-swept Louisiana could soon gain much more flexibility over policy cancellations if the governor signs House Bill 611 into law, as expected.The state House of Representatives this week approved...
Apr 26 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge.State District...
Apr 24 2024 // Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced...