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Judge Blocks DHS From Using Taxpayer Data for Immigration Enforcement
The court held that a cooperation agreement between DHS and IRS likely violates federal law.
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Four People Accused of Using Stolen Identities in $1 Million Food Stamp Scheme
Two are Venezuelan nationals.
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Appeals Court Allows Planned Parenthood Funding Block
Several states had argued that the funding ban was unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Federal Marijuana Law
A lower court had dismissed the case, finding there is no fundamental right to grow and sell marijuana.
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Brown Shooting Suspect Died 2 Days Before Body Was Found: Autopsy
Authorities suspect a Portuguese national of carrying out the campus attack and MIT professor’s murder.
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Minimum Wage to Rise in 22 States Next Year
The minimum wage will reach at least $15 per hour in 14 states.
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Former Harvard Morgue Manager, Wife Sentenced for Stealing and Selling Body Parts
Several of the buyers have been sentenced to prison or are awaiting sentencing.
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16 States Sue Federal Government Over Pause in Funds for EV Charging Stations
California leads the coalition seeking to access $1.8 billion in funding to build EV charging stations.
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Second Highest Ranking House Democrat Faces Primary Challenger
Jonathan Paz launched a Democratic primary bid against Katherine Clark, the No. 2 House Democrat, calling for ‘new leadership.’
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20 States Sue Trump for Imposing $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas
Twenty states filed a suit claiming that the president exceeded his authority by imposing the fee.
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DOJ Files Lawsuits Against 4 More States Over Voter Data
So far, lawsuits have been brought against 18 states, the Justice Department said.
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Federal Judge Tosses Trump’s Order Halting Wind Energy Projects
U.S. District Judge Patti Saris ruled in favor of a coalition of attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia.
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ICE Arrests Harvard Law Professor After Shooting Near Synagogue
Visiting law professor Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a Brazilian national, has decided to self-deport, according to federal officials.
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New Jersey Declares Emergency Ahead of Nor’easter
The first major winter storm of the season arrived in parts of the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday.
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US Charges 8 Foreign Nationals in Global Insider Trading Scheme That Made Millions
Two of the suspects are in custody; the other six are fugitives. All face a possible 25 years in prison plus fines.
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Judge Blocks DHS From Using Taxpayer Data for Immigration Enforcement
The court held that a cooperation agreement between DHS and IRS likely violates federal law.
|
Four People Accused of Using Stolen Identities in $1 Million Food Stamp Scheme
Two are Venezuelan nationals.
|
Appeals Court Allows Planned Parenthood Funding Block
Several states had argued that the funding ban was unconstitutional.
|
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Federal Marijuana Law
A lower court had dismissed the case, finding there is no fundamental right to grow and sell marijuana.
|
Brown Shooting Suspect Died 2 Days Before Body Was Found: Autopsy
Authorities suspect a Portuguese national of carrying out the campus attack and MIT professor’s murder.
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Minimum Wage to Rise in 22 States Next Year
The minimum wage will reach at least $15 per hour in 14 states.
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Former Harvard Morgue Manager, Wife Sentenced for Stealing and Selling Body Parts
Several of the buyers have been sentenced to prison or are awaiting sentencing.
|
16 States Sue Federal Government Over Pause in Funds for EV Charging Stations
California leads the coalition seeking to access $1.8 billion in funding to build EV charging stations.
|
Second Highest Ranking House Democrat Faces Primary Challenger
Jonathan Paz launched a Democratic primary bid against Katherine Clark, the No. 2 House Democrat, calling for ‘new leadership.’
|
20 States Sue Trump for Imposing $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas
Twenty states filed a suit claiming that the president exceeded his authority by imposing the fee.
|
DOJ Files Lawsuits Against 4 More States Over Voter Data
So far, lawsuits have been brought against 18 states, the Justice Department said.
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Federal Judge Tosses Trump’s Order Halting Wind Energy Projects
U.S. District Judge Patti Saris ruled in favor of a coalition of attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia.
|
ICE Arrests Harvard Law Professor After Shooting Near Synagogue
Visiting law professor Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a Brazilian national, has decided to self-deport, according to federal officials.
|
New Jersey Declares Emergency Ahead of Nor’easter
The first major winter storm of the season arrived in parts of the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday.
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US Charges 8 Foreign Nationals in Global Insider Trading Scheme That Made Millions
Two of the suspects are in custody; the other six are fugitives. All face a possible 25 years in prison plus fines.
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