Judge blocks Louisiana trigger law banning abortion
A Louisiana judge blocked enforcement on Monday of statewide abortion ban designed to automatically go into effect when Roe fell. Two abortion rights groups filed a challenge to Louisiana’s trigger law on Monday, which went into effect following the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, striking down the federal right to abortion. The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (BSF) requested emergency relief allowing providers in the state to continue providing abortions, and patients to access the procedure.
Read MoreThe OECD’s global minimum tax rate will cost US companies
At a time when inflation is running rampant, supply chain issues continue to plague Americans, and the economy is flailing, American multinationals now have tax increases to worry about. And it’s fair to ask how this is the case when there has been no significant legislation that would increase taxes on U.S. companies. The Biden administration came to agreement in October with 137 countries led by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the G20 to establish a global minimum tax rate.
Read MoreFootball coach celebrates prayer case win at Supreme Court: 'I just can’t stop smiling'
The football coach who won his Supreme Court case over school prayer on Monday spoke out following the 6-3 ruling, thanking God for “answering our prayers.” The court’s conservatives ruled in favor of Joseph Kennedy earlier on Monday in his dispute with a Seattle-area school district after it placed him on paid leave for leading postgame prayers on the 50-yard line of the school’s football field. “I really don't know what to say,
Read MoreThe Hill’s 12:30 Report — Aftermath of the abortion ruling
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Read MoreG7 moves closer to backing price cap on Russian oil
The Group of Seven (G7) countries are moving closer to endorsing a price cap on Russian oil — an untested plan that would seek to limit the Kremlin’s profits from selling the commodity worldwide. The idea has been floated in recent weeks as the United States and its allies search for ways to further squeeze the Russian economy to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine. Energy exports are the leading source of revenue for the Russian economy. The price cap has been a source of discussion during the G7 summit in Germany over the past two
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