Law and legal issues

A judge in San Francisco issued a nationwide injunction against Trump's sanctuary cities order.

The outlook on Georgia's Dalton Utilities was revised to negative by Moody's Investors Service because of Westinghouse’s bankruptcy.

The California Supreme Court was asked to review San Diego's pension reform measure.

Indiana and its private partner on the troubled Interstate 69 road project face new fiscal hurdles.

Puerto Rico debt negotiations may be going nowhere with just six full days left before a court restructuring.

The Westinghouse bankruptcy could have a material impact on the South Carolina Public Service Authority.

A judge delayed a hearing on the expenditure of California high-speed rail proceeds.

Spreads widened on bonds for new nuclear units in South Carolina and Georgia.

Four investment funds holding COFINA senior bonds are claiming Bank of New York Mellon breached its duties as trustee.

San Diego scored a victory on a pension reform measure approved by voters in 2012.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and resigned late Monday, followed by Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey's swearing in as the state’s 54th chief executive.

Impeachment proceedings began Monday against Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley by the House Judiciary Committee, after the state’s high court ruled that hearings could proceed.

Central Falls, R.I., Mayor Jim Diossa discussed the city’s climb from bankruptcy to investment grade.

The Alabama Ethics Commission found probable cause to believe Gov. Robert Bentley violated ethics and campaign finance laws.

The drama of the $135 million Moses Lake School construction bond continues.

Awards and settlements are piling up even as the U.S. wealth management unit reports record profits.

A federal appeals court upheld a stay on debt-related lawsuits in a key Puerto Rico lawsuit, reversing a lower court decision.

East Texas Medical Center, one of the largest healthcare providers in the region, slipped two notches to B3 from B1 on the Moody's Investors Service as prospects for default.

The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia said the bankruptcy of Westinghouse, supplier of new nuclear units at Plant Vogtle for which it has issued billions of bonds, could have a material impact on its financial condition.

A federal judge approved the Rhode Island Commerce Corp.’s settlement with the SEC over the state’s failed $75 million deal with videogame company 38 Studios.