PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules Claim Against DCS Employees Cannot Go Forward An Arizona Supreme Court ruling today explained when a parent may sue the Department of Child Safety and its employees for wrongly starting or continuing a child dependency case. In the case of Stephens v. State, Stephanie Stephens sued the State and DCS employees (collectively, "DCS") after the juvenile court  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13233) by health care financing specialist Jim Hahn and legislative attorney Wen W. Shen: * * * Medicare's Site-Neutral Payment Policy Overview By law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) determines Medicare program Parts A and B payments to providers and suppliers for services furnished to covered beneficiaries through multiple payment systems. Some Medicare pay  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11248) by legislative attorney Jared P. Cole: * * * School Employee Discrimination Lawsuits and Title IX: Supreme Court Grants Review The Supreme Court has granted a petition seeking review of a case about how two different federal laws that both ban sex discrimination - one in the workplace, the other in schools - relate to one another. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act o  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * AG McCuskey to Supreme Court: One City Cannot Set Energy Policy for the Whole Country Attorney General JB McCuskey is standing up for West Virginia's energy workers and states' rights in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the brief, West Virginia, Alabama and a 24-state coalition, are urging the Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by Boulder  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SEEING: ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SHARES WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF ACTIONS TAKEN OAG brings justice in 40-year-old cold case, fights federal overreach, and honors the anniversary of Brown v. Board decision * Attorney General Jay Jones continued taking action to bring justice for crime victims, fight federal overreach, and honor the anniversary of the lan  more