Seeking to block the release of food stamps data under the Freedom of Information Act, an attorney for the federal government urged the Supreme Court on Monday to tighten an exemption that keeps secret some types of business and financial information.
Read moreA regulatory official whose career fell apart following Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme notched a victory Thursday at the European Court of Justice.
Read moreNixing a black chaplain’s lawsuit, the Second Circuit found Wednesday that the “ministerial exception” protects New York Methodist Hospital from religious and racial discrimination claims.
Read moreWheaton College, a Christian liberal arts school in Illinois, is entitled to a religious exemption from the contraception mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreFive churches and a Christian radio station sued a Wisconsin city, claiming its recently passed nondiscrimination ordinance protecting transgender residents should not apply to them.
Read moreDealing a blow to a UK group fighting for tax exemption, the European Court of Justice refused Thursday to classify the card game contract bridge as a sport.
Read moreThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it wants to raise the threshold for commercial real estate transactions requiring an appraisal to $400,000.
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The European Court of Justice dealt a blow Tuesday to a bid by a Spanish parochial school for a refund on $27,000 worth of municipal construction taxes.
Read moreTennessee attorneys say proposed changes to a rule shielding certain court records from the public, such as unpublished drafts of rulings and notes from judges, are too broad and unclear as to which records the public is entitled to access.
Read moreThe Supreme Court said it will decide whether a federal pension law’s exemption for church retirement plans applies if the plan was not initially established by a church.
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