One hundred years to the day since the ratification of the 18th Amendment ushered in the Prohibition Era in the United States, an attorney for alcohol retailers on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to invalidate a Tennessee law that imposes residency requirements on companies seeking a liquor license.
Read moreRecreational marine fishing regulations will be overhauled after Congress passed a set of rules last month known as the Modern Fish Act, bringing a wave of changes in how recreational fishing data is collected and used that could lead to longer seasons.
Read moreBlocking an attempt to glean massive amounts of user data from Airbnb, a federal judge slammed New York City on Thursday for pioneering a brave new world of “breathtaking” searches and seizures.
Read moreOne small step for man, a giant leap for refrigerators. The European Union’s 28 states have approved regulations to force refrigerator manufacturers to make fridges that can be easy to repair, and therefore longer-lasting.
Read moreThailand’s legislature on Tuesday agreed to amend the country’s drug law to allow the licensed medical use of marijuana, as well as kratom, a locally grown plant traditionally used as a stimulant and painkiller.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit on Friday rejected a challenge by small farmers to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind regulations meant to protect them from unfair business practices in the livestock and poultry industries.
Read moreNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined the call to legalize marijuana Thursday after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this week he wants to legalize recreational pot use in the state “once and for all.”
Read moreChanging the books to make lynching a federal crime, the Senate unanimously passed a measure Wednesday that has failed more than 200 times before.
Read moreThe Trump administration unveiled a rule change Tuesday that paves the way for an all-out ban by March 2019 of bump-stock devices: firearm attachments that make it possible to fire semiautomatic weapons fire as rapidly as any fully automatic firearm.
Read moreDefending a loophole to robocall laws carved out by Congress for the collection of federally backed loans, a lawyer for the government faced tough questions Wednesday at Fourth Circuit oral arguments.
Read moreOakland County sued the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission over new state standards that will require counties to provide additional public defender services, arguing it will be too costly.
Read moreA Los Angeles city councilman said Wednesday he will introduce a motion requiring all concession stands at LAX, the LA Zoo, movie theaters, and all city-owned parks and entertainment venues to offer at least one “vegan protein option.” Councilman Paul Koretz said that encouraging a “plant-based diet” could help curb global warming.
Read moreTwo statewide bird conservation groups and local environmentalists claim Minneapolis’ proposed rezoning plan would increase housing density and relax regulations at the expense of natural resources such as trees and lakes.
Read moreJust a week after New York’s highest court found that the risk of deportation entitles noncitizens to jury trials on misdemeanor charges, the Bronx district attorney changed her tune Tuesday about seeking the U.S. Supreme Court’s review.
Read moreA 9-year-old boy has convinced the leaders of a small northern Colorado town to overturn a nearly century-old ban on snowball fights, and he already knows who his first target will be — his little brother.
Read moreA provision reclassifying industrial hemp from a federally-controlled substance to an agricultural commodity was successfully wedged into the 2018 Farm Bill Thursday, marking a significant step toward making the cannabis-based byproduct fully mainstream.
Read moreIn a victory for out-of-state alcohol sellers, the Seventh Circuit said Wednesday an Illinois law prohibiting those retailers from shipping liquor to in-state consumers “smacks of protectionism” and may not be lawful under the constitutional amendment that repealed Prohibition.
Read moreLos Angeles made street vending legal Wednesday, after city officials approved a new licensing program to regulate the selling of food on sidewalks citywide.
Read moreMark Robbins gets to work at 8:15 each morning and unlocks the door to his office suite. He switches on the lights and the TV news, brews a pot of coffee and pulls out the first files of the day to review.
Read moreDealing a blow to vaccine opponents, a California appellate court upheld a 2016 state law repealing the personal belief exemption to California’s immunization requirements for schoolchildren.
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