Politics & Government

Another Court Enjoins Obama Era Contraceptive Mandate On Religious Non-Profits

As it has done in other cases, last week in Grace Schools v. Azar, (ND IN, une 1, 2018), the Trump Administration has conceded that applying the Obama Administration's contraceptive coverage rules to religious non-profits would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.  The court thus issued...

Trump fixer Michael Cohen to split with legal team, reports say

President’s personal lawyer expected to seek new representation – but it is not clear if Cohen will cooperate with prosecutorsMichael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer of Donald Trump, was preparing to part ways with the legal team that has been representing him in federal court in New York,...

Suit Challenges Idaho Invalidation of Pregnant Women’s Living Wills

Suit was filed in an Idaho federal district court last week challenging the constitutionality of an Idaho statute that invalidates a woman's health care advance directive if the woman is pregnant.  The complaint (full text) in Almerico v. Denney, (D ID, filed 5/31/2018) alleges in part:That law...