Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday evening he intends to vote to advance the GOP funding bill the House passed earlier this week, lowering the odds of a federal government shutdown this weekend.

Learning material and decorations written in Spanish hang on a classroom wall at George Washington Elementary School in Madera on Oct. 29, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local ...

Justice is supposed to be blind — but a Brooklyn juror was allegedly kicked out of court because he couldn’t see.

(FOX40.COM) — A bill with wide bipartisan support could make a second category of job exempt from jury duty in California. The California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 387 on to the Senate with ...

Immersive theater productions are taking jury service, which most consider a burden to be avoided at all costs, and packaging it as entertainment. For an immersive production called Jury Games, a ...

But not everyone is required to serve on a jury. In Florida, several jury duty exemptions allow individuals to be excused from this obligation under certain circumstances. While jury duty may seem ...

With this in mind, it’s important to know that certain assets, when properly structured, are exempt from estate duty, providing liquidity and financial security to beneficiaries. Here’s how ...

The state has a castle doctrine, which exempts people from the duty to retreat when they are at home or at work. Hardin said adding vehicles to the list of exempt ... to a jury that a person ...

Jury duty—an essential part of the justice system, yet something most people hope to avoid. While police officers and sheriff’s deputies are already exempt from serving, a new California bill proposes ...

Thousands of motorists will be completely exempt from new Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) car tax changes ... “DVLA will send you a vehicle tax reminder letter before your tax is due to expire.