Politics & Government

Another Court Enjoins Expanded Exemptions From Contraceptive Coverage Mandate

In State of California v. Health and Human Services, (ND CA, Dec. 21, 2017), a California federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Trump Administration's Interim Final Rules issued in October (see prior posting) expanding exemptions from the ACA...

Judge Reprimanded For Gay Adoption Recusal Order

The Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission has voted to reprimand now-retired Family Court Judge W. Mitchell Nance.  In In re Nance, (Jud. Con. Commn, Dec. 19, 2017), the Commission concluded that Nance had violated Canons of Ethics that require judges to decide cases fairly and impartially when,...