WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11113) on Feb. 5, 2024, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia and legislative attorney Dorothy C. Kafka: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (January 29-February 4, 2024) The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Ruby Ledesma, age 25, of Fresno, California, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC). United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); Frank A. Tarentino III, Special A  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 3 -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Ohio's 88 county boards of elections began sending out ballots today to military and overseas voters, officially opening the March 19 primary election. "No matter where they are in the world, our service members and their families have the right to make their voices heard in our elections," said Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. "I've been in situations on the front lines where  more