Legislative and Policy
Highlighting state and national legislative news, focusing on some of the most important policy issues of the day.
Confusion in case law has led the North Carolina House of Representatives to draft HB 284 and HB 79, clarifying the law pertaining to violations of civil no-contact orders.
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Young v. UPS on March 25, 2015.
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The Supreme Court of California has struck down a blanket ban on sex offenders living near schools, which effectively barred them from living in large cities.
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What does it mean for a health insurance exchange to be "established by the state?"
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States such as Pennsylvania and Florida have recently elected to halt executions over concerns about the drugs used in lethal injections, but not without opposition from lawmakers.
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The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a Fourth Circuit case allowing business owners to offer teeth whitening services without a dentistry license.
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Are state bans on services claiming to “cure” homosexuality through religious therapy constitutional?
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If the Supreme Court rules against the ACA's subsidies in King v. Burwell, many Americans could lose their health insurance.
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Even in the face of the botched execution of Clayton Lockett and Attorney General Holder’s support of a moratorium on the death penalty, some states continue setting execution dates.
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The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that self-defense is not a justification for possession of a firearm by a felon under the North Carolina Felony Firearms Act.
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Tension in statutory language is evident between the Affordable Care Act and the Internal Revenue Service Regulations.
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Attorney General Eric Holder recently stated that he believes all executions should be halted until the Supreme Court hears a pending Oklahoma case arising out of an inmate’s botched execution.
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The Obama Administration is seeking congressional approval of an order allowing the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the terrorist group ISIL.
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While legislators in New York are pushing to create a philosophical exemption to vaccination requirements, legislators in other states are moving to narrow similar personal belief exemptions.
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While sixteen states enacted additional restrictions on abortion in 2014, seventeen states increased access to contraceptives and abortion services.
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