Most abortions will be halted in Mississippi after a state trial court judge ruled that officials can enforce two laws banning the procedure in a case challenging their validity under the state constitution, a Mississippi trial court said.

Advocates and labor organizers say the IRS’s rare move to increase the business mileage deduction rate mid-year doesn’t do much to ease the inflationary pressure on ride-hailing and taxicab drivers dealing with high gas prices.

A “de facto moratorium” on offshore oil and gas leasing is taking hold over the next several months while the Biden administration considers its options for a proposed five-year leasing plan for the Gulf of Mexico, an oil and gas industry attorney said.

A first-in-the nation municipal requirement for Chicago companies to provide separate “bystander” sexual harassment training may set a new standard for other municipalities seeking to improve their rules to combat the misconduct, according to an attorney who specializes in employment law.

A federal appeals court threw out an SEC order that would have given securities firms and others a greater say on management of public data feeds that provide crucial information on real-time stock prices.

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