Federal Judge Blocks Rule Requiring Employers to Accommodate Employee Abortions

‘The EEOC exceeded its statutory authority [and] unlawfully expropriated the authority of Congress,’ wrote U.S. District Judge David Joseph. A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked enforcement of a rule in two states that required employers to provide accommodations to employees who want to undergo elective abortions, with the judge siding with plaintiffs who argued

University of Michigan, CUNY Failed to Address Anti-Semitic, Anti-Palestinian Harassment: Education Department

The universities are in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights. The U.S. Department of Education said on June 17 that the University of Michigan and New York’s City University system failed to adequately investigate and address complaints of anti-Semitic or anti-Palestinian

SEC Urged Not to Tell US Companies to Comply With Alternative Climate-Disclosure Rules

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce objected to the Democrats’ request for the SEC to issue such a statement. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) not to follow a climate change-related request from 37 Democrat lawmakers. These lawmakers want the SEC to ask U.S. companies to follow different

SEC Urged to Not Tell US Companies to Comply With Alternative Climate-Disclosure Rules

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce objected to the Democrats’ request for the SEC to issue such a statement. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 17 asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to not follow a climate change-related request from 37 Democrat lawmakers. These lawmakers want the SEC to ask U.S. companies to follow

New Boeing Whistleblower Comes to Light Hours Before CEO Set to Testify Before US Senate

Sam Mohawk, a Boeing quality assurance investigator, alleges the company mishandled and improperly stored ‘nonconforming’ parts that were used for jets. A new Boeing whistleblower was announced late on June 17 by a Senate committee less than 24 hours before it will hold the first hearing featuring the company’s chief since the Alaska Airlines door

New York’s Top Court Declines to Hear Trump’s Gag Order Appeal

The New York Court of Appeals wrote that ‘no substantial constitutional question is directly involved’ in the appeal. The top court in New York state on Tuesday declined to hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal of a gag order relating to his falsification of business records case. In a decision list, the New York Court

Sen. Marshall Demands Full Audit of FOIA Requests at National Institutes of Health

Senate committee convenes hearing to examine competing claims on the origins of COVID-19. Sen. Roger Marshall is calling for a “full audit” of responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests at the National Institutes of Health over the past decade, after a House subcommittee heard of health officials’ efforts to “make emails disappear” and