May 23, 2016 Retired union worker with ALS struggling with loss of vital insurance benefit Joe Swider has been struggling to survive every day for the past four years living with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, an incurable neurodegenerative condition that has left him reliant on a power wheelchair and gasping for air.
May 18, 2016 Court rejects blocking health warning on sugary drinks ads SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal court in Northern California has rejected an effort to block a new San Francisco law that requires health warnings on ads for sugary drinks.
May 17, 2016 Judge rules Kansas cannot require citizenship proof to vote A judge said Tuesday that Kansas can't require people to show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections at motor vehicle offices.
May 13, 2016 Judge rules for House Republicans in ObamaCare lawsuit A federal judge ruled Thursday for House Republicans in a challenge brought against the Obama administration over the legality of payments to insurers under ObamaCare.
May 10, 2016 Wyoming welder, facing $16M in fines, beats EPA in battle over stock pond A Wyoming man threatened with $16 million in fines over the building of a stock pond on private property reached a settlement Monday with the Environment Protection Agency -- allowing him to keep the pond without a federal permit or hefty fine.
May 6, 2016 Court: Slipknot bassist's child born after he died can sue for loss of companionship The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that deceased Slipknot bassist Paul Gray's child may sue for loss of a parent's companionship, affirming the rights of children born after a parent's death.
May 2, 2016 Boost for Redskins? Court rules against trademark law used in NFL case The Washington Redskins received an early Christmas gift Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled against a trademark law that has been used to challenge the team’s name.
May 2, 2016 Appeals court leaves EPA mercury pollution rule in effect An appeals court has agreed to leave intact a federal rule targeting mercury pollution from coal- and oil-fired plants while government officials decide how to account for its costs.
May 2, 2016 Former DC mayor poised for comeback with federal probe over Vincent Gray spent his only term as Washington's mayor dogged by allegations of corruption. Then, three weeks before the 2014 Democratic primary -- the only local election that matters in what is essentially a one-party town -- a prosecutor said in court that Gray knew about an illegal slush fund that aided his 2010 campaign.
May 2, 2016 Appeals court rejects challenge to California death penalty A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that found California's death penalty was unconstitutional because of excessive delays.
