US Law Archives - Page 18 of 71

FDA Set to Move on Caffeine in Alcoholic Drinks

Wall St. Journal: “U.S. regulators are poised to ban the sale of caffeine-containing alcoholic drinks amid rising safety concerns . . . . The FDA plans to rule that caffeine is an unsafe food additive for alcoholic beverages,”

Family Pics May Lead to Utah Couple’s Deportation

ABC News: “What were intended to be sweet family photos instead morphed into an immigration nightmare for new Utah parents, who face deportation after a Walgreens worker flagged pictures of their naked son. Prosecutors have cleared Sergio Diaz-Palomino and Alma Vasquez of any wrongdoing after authorities questioned family photos in which Diaz-Palomino is seen kissing the face, buttocks and genitals of their 9-month-old, American-born son.”

Arizona’s Tuition Tax Credit Debated at U.S. Supreme Court

Arizona Republic: “The legal challenge to Arizona’s private-school tax-credit program went before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, and justices confronted attorneys on both sides about whether it violates separation of church and state. In hourlong arguments in the nationally watched case, justices focused heavily on the structure of the tax-credit program, which allows taxpayers to donate up to $1,000 to non-profit organizations that distribute the money as private-school scholarships.”

Arizona Tax-credit Case a Test of Church vs. State

Arizona Republic: “A case to be argued Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court could settle once and for all the legal bounds of Arizona’s private-school tuition tax-credit program. More than setting a school-choice precedent, however, the case could also shape the rights of taxpayers to sue the government over policies they dislike that involve separation of church and state.”

Dispute over New Black Panthers Case Causes Deep Divisions

Washington Post: “The clash between the black nationalist and the white lawyer has mushroomed into a fierce debate over the government’s enforcement of civil rights laws, a dispute that will be aired next week when the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights unveils findings from a year-long investigation.”