JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center is hosting a two-day event starting Tuesday to commemorate an historic Supreme Court decision. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Supreme Court … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Charging All Retailers with Sales Tax
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states can charge out-of-state retailers sales tax, at least in some circumstances, even if they don't have a store or warehouse in the state. This ruling opens the door to allow sales taxes … [Read more...]
Reed Comments on Congress’s Two-Week Recess and Upcoming Deadline on Spending Bill
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress are back home for the next two weeks after a tumultuous start to the session that saw the GOP-controlled House unable to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and Republicans in the Senate having to rewrite the … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Learn More about Legal Implications of Transgender Policy for Students
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board received its final presentation regarding transgender student policy during its board meeting at Lincoln School on Tuesday night. Following up on a presentation last month about challenges transgender … [Read more...]
Governor Proposes Protecting Abortion Rights in State Constitution
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to make Roe v. Wade part of the state constitution to protect abortion rights for women. Under what Governor Cuomo is proposing, women in New York State would still have the right to choose even if Roe v. Wade … [Read more...]
