“The states are arguing that even though there’s injunctions in the mandate in the Little Sisters’ case in this country, it violated the law for the federal government to issue a religious exemption,” Diana Verm, senior counsel with Becket, told CNA in early October. . ..…
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It also gave the federal government authority to review state and local requirements for registration and voting. ... The Supreme Court made much of this easier in 2013, when it issued a ruling that gutted parts of the Voting Rights Act and freed states from having to receive..…
The Federal Government Is Overhauling Foster Care. States Aren't Ready. . ... For the first time, the federal government will pay states for evidence-based programs aimed at keeping kids in their homes rather than placing them in foster care. ..…
But to an even greater degree, working from the inside to help the federal government change course with respect to its position on marriage equality and LGBT rights more broadly exemplified for me just how important it is for there to be folks “on the inside” who believe that their law..…
component of PROMESA is the establishment of Financial Oversight Board with oversight powers over the financial affairs of Puerto Rican and authority over Puerto Rico bankruptcy cases 48 U.S.C §§2121, 2121, and 2124. ..…
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