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(Archived document, may contain errors) 15 July 14, 1977 ABORTION: NARROWING THE COURT'S JURISDICTION H.R. 4237 Provisions and Status H. R. 4273 wa's introduced by Congressman Philip M. Crane (R-Ill.) on March 2, 1977. This bill would remove the question of abortion from the jurisdiction of all Federal courts, including the Supreme Court. It would thereby enable state legislatures to prohibit or regulate elective abortions without being reversed by the Federal judiciary. The bill is no...

This thought-provoking book recounts the forgotten history of the United Kingdom’s 1934 default on its World War I debts to the United States.

Commentary The American Republic was established through the blood of revolutionaries. The preamble of the U.S. Constitution provides ...

Do Cheri Beasley, Catherine Cortez Masto, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, and Raphael Warnock support abortion access? Here's a look at pro-choice midterm candidates.

"Skill-based" machines also a concern Bill Miller, President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA).

A new letter renews a call from the American Gaming Association's membership to the federal government to enforce gaming laws.

This week, the Ninth Circuit resolves whether parties can delegate issues of contract formation to an arbitrator, and explains the bounds of federal courts’ jurisdiction over ratemaking...

Tribal gaming 2.0 8 minutes read Tribal gaming has been a huge success since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988. Now the sector, and the tribes involved, face a number of big decisions over how they engage and evolve amid the current wave of gaming expansion, writes Gene Johnson of Victor Strategies. Origins Tribal government gaming became possible after passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was passed in 1988.  Even then, establishing a Tribe’s righ...

All three judges hearing the appeal of a bid to prevent California from shifting liability for wildfires from utilities to taxpayers said federal courts lack jurisdiction in the case.  FILE – In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, taken with a slow shutter speed, embers light up a hillside behind the Bidwell Bar Bridge as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) (CN) — An effort to prevent the state of California from reforming the way it holds utilities accountabl...

Print A lawsuit aimed at turning back a recently created California wildfire fund ran into some skepticism from a panel of three judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday. “In my opinion, you haven’t shown us why this belongs in federal court and that’s your burden,” Judge Ryan Nelson told Michael Aguirre, a San Diego attorney who argued that significant portions of Assembly Bill 1054 should be tossed out. Passed by the Legislature, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom...