New spotlight on state responses to health-care law
Washington PostMarch 31, 2012
Variations in the way states have moved to implement the the 2010 federal health-care law have taken on greater significance after last week's Supreme Court hearings, whose tone heightened speculation that the statute would be overturned.more »
Critics of health care reform say state costs to rise
Inland Valley Daily BulletinMarch 31, 2012
State health care reform legislation connected with the federal Affordable Care Act still could mean higher premium costs in California, despite the potential for the Supreme Court to strike down the federal law, critics charge.more »
Police Are Using Phone Tracking as a Routine Tool
New York TimesMarch 31, 2012
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement tracking of cellphones, once the province mainly of federal agents, has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it ...more »
Lawsuit: Journalists Fear First Amendment Infringed by NDAA
The New AmericanMarch 31, 2012
The journalists and activists challenging the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in federal court may have moved the case against the due-process-denying law a little closer toward a final hearing on the merits of their complaint.more »
Court could dent US federal power in health case
Turkish PressMarch 31, 2012
In 1936, the Supreme Court also declared a farming subsidy law known as the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional. "I think there are number of justices that would like to go back to the 20s when the Supreme Court rigidly held the federal...more »
Federal judge strikes down parts of Wisconsin union law
Fond du Lac ReporterMarch 31, 2012
AP MADISON — A federal judge upheld most of Wisconsin's contentious law curbing collective bargaining rights on Friday, but he sided with unions by overturning two portions of the law that were costly and impeded on a major funding source for the ...more »
Governor signs bipartisan bill to help charities provide free glasses, hearing...
Enumclaw Courier-HeraldMarch 31, 2012
Chris Gregoire signed into law a measure to shield, against civil lawsuits, charitable organizations working to provide much-needed eyewear and hearing aids to poor, homeless and uninsured people. House Bill 2261 was prime-sponsored in the House by Rep ...more »
Will it Take a Law to Protect Online Privacy?
PCWorldMarch 31, 2012
Now, the FTC is pressing industry groups hard to develop and implement by the end of the year a meaningful do-not-track system that would bring together Web companies and advertisers, grouped under the Digital Advertising Alliance, browser makers and ...more »
Judge says groups can't shield campaign donors
Fox NewsMarch 31, 2012
Campaign-finance regulations have received new scrutiny this election cycle, following federal court rulings that stripped away long-established limits on how much individuals and organizations may contribute to groups favoring certain candidates.more »
Battle over federal Defense of Marriage Act heads to appeals court in Mass.
Washington PostMarch 31, 2012
A federal judge in Massachusetts declared a key section of the law unconstitutional in 2010 after Attorney General Martha Coakley and the legal group Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders sued. Judge Joseph Tauro found that the law is unconstitutional ...more »
ELECTION 2012 PROFILES: Sauk County District 10, Krueger vs. Schernecker
Reedsburg Times PressMarch 31, 2012
Employment history: Retired administrative law judge, private practice attorney and dairy farm operator. Related experience: US Navy equipment safety, training and performance, Oregon School Board, past president of Wisconsin State Attorneys...more »
Medicaid expansion also at issue in health care debate
The Ledger (blog)March 31, 2012
But Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has led Florida's legal challenge of the health care act, said that argument is unrealistic and that Florida and the other states are facing massive spending increases as the result of the federal law.more »
Judge tosses rule shielding campaign donors
CBS NewsMarch 31, 2012
Campaign-finance regulations have received new scrutiny this election cycle, following a handful of federal court rulings that stripped away long-established limits on how much individuals and organizations may contribute to groups favoring certain ...more »
Ga. police buy gear with seized money
Police NewsMarch 31, 2012
By Andria Simmons Police officers in the town of Braselton are driving brand new Chevy Tahoe SUVs on patrol these days. Lawrenceville's police department boasts 21 new vehicles, along with new in-car cameras, 48 laptops and assorted tactical gear.more »
BLNR rejects work of hearing officer
Maui NewsMarch 31, 2012
The board jettisoned Jacobson's work product and authorized Aila to appoint a new hearing officer. * Issue a report and recommend findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a decision and order within 60 days. ("If the hearing officer is unable to issue ...more »
