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China Keeps Penalties on US Pork & Soy, Eases Others
China on Wednesday announced it will exempt American industrial grease and some other imports from tariff hikes in a trade war with Washington but kept in place penalties on soybeans and other major U.S. exports before negotiations next month.
Read moreNo Religious Injunction to New York Vaccination Mandate
Earning applause from the state attorney general, a New York judge found no basis to let anti-vaxxers continue using a religious exemption repealed in June by the Legislature.
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Klobuchar Says Trump Biofuel Waivers Hurt Rural Farmers
Rebuking the White House for giving some oil refiners a pass on the amount of ethanol they must mix into gasoline, U.S. Senator and Democratic hopeful Amy Klobuchar accused the president Thursday of breaking his promises to rural farmers.
Read moreTrump Delays Tariffs on Some Chinese Goods Until December
Two weeks after President Donald Trump escalated his trade war by announcing an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese goods, his administration said Tuesday some electronics and other items will be exempt until December.
Read moreFCC Walloped for Nixing Construction Reviews on 5G Facilities
Siding with a group of Native American tribes, the D.C. Circuit reinstated environmental and historical review requirements Friday for the construction of new 5G wireless facilities.
Read moreCalifornia Vaccine Proposal Advances Despite Opposition
With a rash of measles cases spreading across the country and state, California lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation that would give the state power over medical exemptions that parents use to send unvaccinated children to school.
Read moreJustices Urged to Bolster Public-Records Limit on Business Data
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 moreTop EU Court Cracks Open Professional-Secrecy Exemptions
A regulatory official whose career fell apart following Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme notched a victory Thursday at the European Court of Justice.
Read moreReligious Exception Shields Hospital From Bias Suit
Nixing 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 moreChristian College Wins Long Battle Over Obamacare Contraception Rule
Wheaton 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 moreChurches Challenge Wisconsin City’s LGBT Ordinance
Five 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 moreEU Denies Sport Classification to Card Game Bridge
Dealing 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 moreFed Proposes Exempting Some Commercial Real Estate Deals From Appraisals
The 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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EU Court Threatens Parochial School’s Tax Refund
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 moreChanges to Tennessee Court Records Exemptions Raise Concerns
Tennessee 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 moreJustices to Rule on Religious Hospital’s Pension Exemption
The 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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