Legal News Roundup - 9/7/18
Had a busy week? Here are some of the top legal news stories you may have missed.
1) “The long national legal war over the Affordable Care Act will resume in a Texas courtroom Wednesday as a federal judge hears arguments in a new lawsuit seeking to wipe out the 2010 law, often called Obamacare.” Read more from The Los Angeles Times
2) “Citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down earlier this year, two lawyers have sued the Oregon State Bar alleging that mandatory dues infringe on their constitutional rights.” Read more from the ABA Journal
3) “Brett Kavanaugh began two days of intense questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in an effort to allay concerns that he would steer the Supreme Court sharply to the right.” Read more from USA Today
4) “A new law that took effect on Saturday gives Colorado some of the most demanding standards for consumer data protection in the country. And businesses and government agencies that keep Coloradans’ personal information need to ensure they are ready to comply, experts say.” Read more The Denver Post
5) “The schizophrenic man who killed an aspiring young screenwriter by shoving her in front of a subway — sparking statewide reforms of mental-health law — is expected to walk free from prison next week.” Read more from The New York Post
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