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2024/05/15 TikTok content creators sue the US government over potential ban
2024/05/03 Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions for violating gag order
2024/05/01 Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say
2024/04/26 Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
2024/03/25 Former Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty
2024/03/18 A Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards
2024/03/12 Trump wants N.Y. hush money trial to wait for Supreme Court immunity ruling
2024/03/05 Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him
2024/02/26 Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case
2024/02/05 Samsung chief is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger
2024/01/29 Hong Kong court orders China's Evergrande, which owes $300 billion, to liquidate
2023/11/16 Supreme Court Releases Nonbinding Code of Ethics After Public Pressure
2023/11/14 Trump pushes for election interference trial to be televised
2023/10/05 Rep. George Santos’ former campaign treasurer will plead guilty to a federal felony
2023/09/08 New Supreme Court Fellows Begin Term
2023/07/17 Diversify or die: San Francisco’s downtown is a wake-up call for other cities
2023/07/03 Judge allows North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion law to take effect
2023/05/04 Delaware Senate confirms two Supreme Court nominees
2023/04/15 Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
2023/04/03 Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake
2023/03/28 Supreme Court skeptical of man who offered adult adoptions
2022/12/27 Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
2022/12/06 Former Nazi camp secretary voices regret, seeks acquittal
2022/11/11 Montana vote adds to win streak for abortion rights backers
2022/10/27 Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico’s states
2022/10/03 CAS asked to judge Ecuador case by 10 days before World Cup
2022/09/23 Arizonan sentenced for Vegas-based scheme targeting migrants
2022/09/14 Alabama must disclose status of nitrogen hypoxia executions
2022/08/26 Lobster fishing union drops lawsuit about new whale closure
2022/08/23 Judge rules teen was justified in shooting assailant 7 times
2022/08/11 Federal horserace authority rules again blocked in 2 states
2022/08/07 Probation for woman who wiped up blood after killing spouse
2022/07/18 Abortion clinic goes before judge to challenge WVa ban
2022/07/13 Court reinstates ban on lobster gear to protect right whales
2022/07/01 Court denies request for emergency halt to Ohio abortion ban
2022/06/20 Construction to begin on roadway, but legal fight remains
2022/06/07 Wisconsin Supreme Court says COVID records can be released
2022/06/03 Man denies kidnapping charge in alleged murder-for-hire plot
2022/05/30 German federal court mulls bid to remove antisemitic relic
2022/02/23 Gangs control who eats at Mississippi jail, monitor says
2022/02/04 Suits target New Orleans virus rules, some affect Mardi Gras
2022/01/13 Partisan letters cost long-serving Alaska magistrate his job
2022/01/09 Cobb County jury trials paused as COVID-19 spreads
2022/01/03 Judges send Tyson workers’ virus lawsuit back to state court
2021/12/16 Anchorage wins lawsuit over failed port construction
2021/12/10 Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
2021/11/24 Tunisian trial shines light on use of military courts
2021/10/22 Federal appeals court won’t stop health worker COVID mandate
2021/10/04 Commissioner sought to oversee 3 Ohio redistricting suits
2021/09/20 Spain: Venezuelan spymaster loses court extradition dispute
2021/09/14 1st female LGBT federal appeals court nominee to get hearing
2021/09/06 Court rules Catholic school wrongfully fired gay substitute
2021/08/18 US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border
2021/08/15 Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
2021/08/11 Court tosses ruling against Pennsylvania COVID-19 measures
2021/07/24 40-year sentence upheld for man who killed his roommate
2021/07/09 Michigan court won’t extend voting redistricting deadline
2021/07/07 Judge asked to dismiss lawsuit over WVa transgender ban
2021/06/30 Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court
2021/06/28 Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
2021/06/25 High court to rule whether to hear Maine school choice case
2021/06/22 Bankruptcy is Just Filling Out Some Forms, Right?
2021/06/14 Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions
2021/06/11 Court: Local Wisconsin heath departments can’t close schools
2021/06/04 Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case
2021/05/26 Justices signal they could limit Indian Country ruling
2021/05/24 Supreme Court: Guam can pursue $160M dump cleanup lawsuit
2021/02/13 Outside team to assist Albuquerque police internal affairs
2021/02/10 Polish court rules record compensation for wrongful jailing
2020/11/23 Our Firm Covers Bankruptcy in the Wake of COVID-19
2020/10/29 Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12
2020/09/19 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
2020/07/11 Lawyer: Over 150 Minneapolis officers seeking disability
2020/06/10 International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions order
2020/05/14 Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan
2020/05/03 Wisconsin court sets argument date for stay-at-home lawsuit
2020/04/03 North Carolina wins court piracy case over Blackbeard's ship
2020/03/17 Asylum Seekers Attend Border Court Amid Outbreak
2020/03/16 Australian highest court to rule on Cardinal’s appeal later
2020/03/13 Australia’s High Court hears what may be Pell’s last appeal
2020/02/14 European court backs Spain on express migrant deportations
2020/02/05 Cross-examination drives key Weinstein accuser to tears
2020/01/26 Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
2020/01/14 US courts rule for border walls both public and private
2020/01/03 Mother of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts dies at age 90
2019/12/01 Ohio court will hear case over bullying, teacher liability
2019/11/26 Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now
2019/10/21 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange loses bid to delay hearing
2019/10/19 Appeals Court to Hold Rehearing on Trump Hotel Lawsuit
2019/09/29 Egypt court asks religious figure to weigh in on sentences
2019/09/27 Transgender woman in Supreme Court case 'happy being me'
2019/09/19 Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal
2019/09/10 Cock-a-doodle-doo! French rooster crows over court win
2019/09/03 Activist loses UK court case on police facial recognition
2019/08/05 Puerto Ricans await court decision on potential new governor
2019/08/01 Gunmaker asks US Supreme Court to hear Sandy Hook appeal
2019/06/25 High court strikes down ‘scandalous’ part of trademark law
2019/06/24 Census, redistricting top remaining Supreme Court cases
2019/05/01 Man Accused of Plotting IS-Inspired Attack Pleads Not Guilty
2019/03/04 Supreme Court seems inclined to retain cross on public land
2019/01/04 High court to take new look at partisan electoral districts
2018/12/01 Trump lawyer confident he'll win in charity suit
2018/11/26 Lump of coal? Taxes more likely for online gifts this season
2018/11/12 Impeachment focus back on W.Va. court after justice resigns
2018/11/01 Attorney files challenge to eastern Iowa judge appointment
2018/10/26 North Carolina top court orders study of courtroom portraits
2018/10/20 EU court orders Poland to reinstate Supreme Court judges
2018/10/10 Top French court to rule on faulty breast implant scandal
2018/09/23 Missouri court lets redistricting initiative go to voters
2018/09/05 Court: Cities can't prosecute people for sleeping on streets
2018/08/18 Alabama Supreme Court won't move lawsuit against Moore
2018/08/13 Court: EPA violated law on harmful pesticide, orders ban
2018/08/13 Zimbabwe's opposition challenges election results in court
2018/08/05 N Carolina Supreme Court candidate sues over party label law
2018/08/03 SC Supreme Court to decide if elected sheriff is qualified
2018/08/01 Top Pakistan court bars former minister from holding office
2018/07/13 Demonstrators force Fox crew from Supreme Court broadcast
2018/07/11 Trump enjoys 'suspense' ahead of Supreme Court announcement
2018/07/10 Weinstein pleads not guilty, released on bail
2018/07/06 Wisconsin court to rule on conservative professor's firing
2018/07/02 Court: S.Korea must allow alternative for military objectors
2018/06/30 Supreme Court adopts new rules for cell phone tracking
2018/06/28 Yankton lawyer Jason Ravnsborg wins GOP attorney general nod
2018/06/26 Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison
2018/06/09 Kansas Supreme Court sends DNA request back to lower court
2018/05/29 Bitter, expensive fight for Arkansas court seat to drag on
2018/05/23 Divided Supreme Court rules for businesses over workers
2018/03/29 Lohan fails to convince court her image is in video game
2018/03/22 Utah teen appears in court in school backpack bomb case
2018/03/06 South Carolina court questions transportation tax spending
2018/03/05 Court: Nike logo of Michael Jordan didn't violate copyright
2018/03/01 Court: US anti-discrimination law covers sexual orientation
2018/02/18 Courts: Bail reform working, but sustainable funding needed
2018/02/13 Afghans submitted 1.17 million war crimes claims to court
2018/02/11 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary will leave just two
2018/01/29 Malaysia's top court annuls unilateral conversions of minors
2017/12/25 Michigan High Court to Hear Arguments on Guns in Schools
2017/11/24 Trappers ask court to throw out lawsuit over US fur exports
2017/11/03 'Dirty soda' Utah court battle ends with legal settlement
2017/10/21 Court, for now, blocks immigrant teen's access to abortion
2017/09/18 With 2 in 3 months, Ohio executions could be back on track
2017/09/11 Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg is set speak in Chicago
2017/08/24 South Korean court sentences Samsung heir to 5 years prison
2017/06/13 Indiana governor names Judge Goff to state Supreme Court
2017/06/08 Court: Ohio E-School Can't Delay Repayment of $60M to State
2017/05/15 South Dakota and Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe clash in court
2017/05/10 Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya guilty of disobeying top court
2017/05/05 Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman returns to court in drug case
2017/05/01 Indiana high court to take up police unreasonable force case
2017/04/26 After 26 years, last 'cocaine cowboy' back in Miami court
2017/04/07 Baldwin's Supreme Court nominee fight is early flashpoint
2017/04/06 Court: Civil Rights Law Prohibits Discrimination of LGBT
2017/04/02 Bangladesh High Court upholds death for 2 in blogger killing
2017/03/04 NC governor, legislature head to court in power showdown
2017/02/14 German court excludes Jewish brothers from Auschwitz trial
2017/02/10 Rolling Stone defamation case over rape story back in court
2017/01/23 Top court reviews free speech case of man's anti-police rap
2017/01/22 Ethics measure backers ask high court to let them join case
2017/01/06 South Korean executives jailed for humidifier cleaner deaths
2016/11/21 Ohio sheriff accused of drug theft changing not guilty plea
2016/10/11 Hawaii Supreme Court affirms Maui solar telescope permit
2016/09/03 Gays can seek parental rights for nonbiological kids
2016/08/12 'Whitey' Bulger asks US Supreme Court to hear his appeal
2016/08/05 Appeals court rejects request to postpone voter ID decision
2016/07/02 Senate confirms district court judge for New Jersey
2016/05/07 Florida's high court urged to throw out death sentences
2016/03/22 Texas man executed for killing city code enforcement worker
2016/03/19 White S.C. trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
2016/02/10 Supreme Court puts Obama's climate change plan on hold
2015/12/24 Florida Supreme Court denies stay of execution
2015/12/23 Jeffrey Dahmer's lawyer suspended by Supreme Court
2015/12/22 Thai court sentences migrants to death in murder of British backpackers
2015/11/19 Perry's indictment in hands of top Texas criminal court
2015/10/18 Court records: Ohio man on electronic monitor raped teen
2015/09/23 Court rejects ex-NY Fed employee's retaliation claim lawsuit
2015/09/01 Alaska Supreme Court won't block Medicaid expansion
2015/08/11 Penn State ex-officials' case heads to appeals court hearing
2015/07/08 US appeals court upholds EPA plan to clean up Chesapeake Bay
2015/05/15 Pandora loses to BMI in court hearing, vows to appeal
2015/02/16 Court says Chuck Yeager can sue Utah gun safe company
2014/08/22 Court to unseal some files in probe of Gov. Walker
2014/07/22 Montana court sends wind farm clash to California
2014/07/16 Court issues partial win to bin Laden assistant
2014/07/01 US Supreme Court lets Equifax tax ruling stand
2014/06/06 High Court Refuses to Block Oregon Gay Marriage
2014/05/05 Court revives victim lawsuit in mistaken shooting
2014/05/02 Court says final 'No' to Jewish restitution claim
2014/03/14 Toal seeking millions to safeguard SC court info
2014/03/10 Coast Guardsman guilty in sexual misconduct case
2014/03/10 3 California men plead guilty in alleged pot grow
2014/03/07 Fla. high court: Immigrant can't get law license
2014/02/20 Gov. Snyder signs jury duty, trampoline court laws
2014/02/20 Argentina asks top US Court to stop 'catastrophe'
2014/02/13 CA Supreme Court justice to retire
2014/02/13 Nevada Officials Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban
2014/02/10 SC lawyer pleads guilty to defrauding clients
2014/01/13 OJ Simpson appeal to Nevada court due in April
2012/02/13 Federal court rules for Ohio festival free speech
2012/02/13 The Shuman Law Firm Announces Class Action
2012/01/24 NJ gov picks gay black man, Asian for top court
2012/01/05 Court hearings resume in Jefferson bankruptcy case
2012/01/04 Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit
2011/12/22 Pa.'s rhyming justice pens insurance fraud opinion
2011/12/21 Court backs stripping Chinese tire import duties
2011/12/13 Mass. court OKs release of Bishop inquest report
2011/12/13 Washington Mutual agrees to settlement
2011/11/29 Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case
2011/11/28 Court will decide question on crack sentencing
2011/11/14 Company pleads guilty to dumping wastewater in Harvey Canal
2011/11/13 Fifth guilty plea entered in Philly abortion case
2011/11/10 Ala. county files for largest municipal bankruptcy
2011/11/09 Federal court rejects Texas redistricting maps
2011/11/07 NY investment firm among owners of Maine casino
2011/11/04 Ex-owner of Pa. youth lockups gets 18 months
2011/11/03 Appeals panel sides with CBS over Super Bowl fine
2011/11/01 Scandal-plagued former Bell official sues city
2011/11/01 SF court to hear appeal by Tucson rampage suspect
2011/10/31 High court avoids dispute over highway crosses
2011/10/31 Alabama immigration fight recalls civil rights era
2011/10/24 GOP candidates would cut federal judges' power
2011/10/17 Court blocks Ala. from checking student status
2011/10/15 High court to rule on Stolen Valor Act
2011/10/10 Court won't hear appeal from Alamo followers
2011/10/04 Fannie Mae ignored misconduct
2011/09/27 High court to decide lawyer immunity question
2011/09/26 Lawyers seek to stop Loughner's forced medication
2011/09/20 Court halts Texas execution of ex-Army recruiter
2011/09/19 Iowa hiring lawsuit begins Monday
2011/09/09 Court: Samsung can't sell tablet in Germany
2011/09/07 Wal-Mart Uses Class Action Against Netflix
2011/09/04 Court convicts Serb general for Balkan atrocities
2011/09/01 Group seeks appellate action on gays in military
2011/08/30 Court to hear appeal over medicating Loughner
2011/08/26 Del. pediatrician gets life for abusing patients
2011/08/25 Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action
2011/08/22 Court rules Ventas may immediately collect $102M
2011/08/18 NY court rejects $18M class action writers deal
2011/08/18 Former CEO guilty in 'Ponzi' scheme
2011/08/17 EPA settles with owners of Mass. chemical plant
2011/08/14 Serbia seeks to block execution of citizen in Nev.
2011/08/09 Bank of America starts overdraft rebate outreach
2011/07/28 Immigrants Sue Alabama Over Immigration Law
2011/07/25 Iowa insurers get more time on new health law
2011/07/20 Paralegal accused of stealing from law firm
2011/07/11 Ex-law firm office manager sentenced for theft
2011/07/07 Lawyer sentenced in insider trading scheme in NYC
2011/07/04 Former Wyoming governor joins law firm
2011/06/28 J&J recalls more Tylenol Extra Strength pills
2011/06/27 Wis. Gov: Supreme Court needs to resolve discord
2011/06/27 Los Angeles Dodgers file for bankruptcy
2011/06/20 Chandler steps down as head of Del. Chancery Court
2011/06/20 Miss. court tosses exploitation conviction
2011/06/13 2 ex-judges, lawyer back to prison in Miss scheme
2011/06/10 Ohio judge says Ford must pay dealers $2B
2011/06/06 Loughner lawyer says she can't provide discovery
2011/05/30 Court refuses to reconsider Spector's appeal
2011/05/28 Appeals court reinstates charges against Worley
2011/05/20 High court backs cuts in Calif. prison population
2011/05/17 Court lets Minn. corporate disclosure law stand
2011/05/12 Denver appeals court weighs military impostor law
2011/05/10 Speaker Boehner: Tax hikes are 'off the table'
2011/05/09 California teachers call for week of budget protests
2011/05/06 Court for Fla. woman charged in husband's NY death
2011/05/05 LA lawsuit claims Deutsche Bank is 'slumlord'
2011/05/01 Supreme Court to hear another arbitration argument
2011/04/17 High court takes no action on Va. health care case
2011/04/16 Court turns down appeal in murder plot case
2011/04/10 Wis. public court record access may be threatened
2011/04/09 Lawyers for NFL, players talk mediation with judge
2011/04/08 Immigration court: Troubled system, long waits
2011/03/11 Mississippi high court upholds price-gouging law
2011/03/04 Fla. high court: Governor can reject rail funding
2011/02/18 Fla. Ruling Big Tobacco Won Comes Back To Bite It
2011/02/10 FDIC sues law firm over Ga. bank failure
2011/02/10 Murdoch firm to pay Insignia $125 million
2011/02/03 Judge raises questions about Voting Rights Act
2011/01/31 Lawyer tapes casino king asking that suit proceed
2011/01/18 Court rejects appeal over DC gay marriage law
2011/01/16 Menzer & Hill, P.A. Files a $1.5 Million Whistleblower Claim Against Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
2011/01/13 Hearing set for Black as he bids to remain free
2011/01/13 NJ Supreme Court Justice limits protest
2010/12/19 Arizona, Nevada sue BofA over loan modifications
2010/12/15 Federal court in Ohio says upholds e-mails privacy
2010/12/03 The Securities Law Firm of Menzer & Hill, P.A., Files an Arbitration Claim
2010/11/28 Class action lawsuit against United Water could cost millions
2010/10/07 Lawyers compete for big payoff, control in BP case
2010/09/22 Fraudulent Practices in the Sale of Indexed Annuities
2010/09/15 Judge calls for clarity in Michigan's medical marijuana law
2010/09/07 Lustful Court residents tire of sinful street name
2010/08/23 Shapiro & Fishman accuses McCollum of grandstanding
2010/08/09 BP Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Release of Benzene
2010/08/09 Nun's death rallies anti-immigration forces
2010/07/27 N.J. gay-marriage case must begin in lower court
2010/07/20 Goldman profit slides on SEC charge, revenue drops
2010/07/12 Chicago's tough new gun ordinance goes into effect
2010/07/12 Treasury: 4.5M hires qualify for new tax break
2010/05/24 Kagan's writings suggest her view on judge's role
2010/05/24 Jury convicts man in NJ schoolyard triple slayings
2010/05/10 Kagan Sided With Investors in Two Notable Securities Cases
2010/05/03 US women due in court in Philly in terrorism case
2010/05/02 Florida Probing Law Firm in Foreclosures
2010/04/28 Put an age limit on Supreme Court justices‎
2010/04/12 Beach, Chesapeake pay $9 million for outside legal help
2010/01/12 Law firm to represent EPS in suit
2009/12/23 Balloon boy dad gets jail time, strict probation
2009/12/22 Ind. attorney general sues lumber recycling plant
2009/10/12 Zain sees no risk from Econet's lawsuit
2009/10/02 Bondholders committee, board OK CIT restructuring
2009/08/21 Healthcare Expert Ken Yood Joins Sheppard Mullin
2009/08/18 Weil Poised To Pass $100 Million Mark In Lehman Bankruptcy Fees
2009/08/17 Jones Day Lawyers Named To Northern California Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
2009/08/14 Baker & McKenzie's Profits Fall 17 Percent
2009/08/13 Wilson Sonsini Names New CEO
2009/08/04 White & Case Advises On Tender Offer And Consent Solicitation By SRE Group
2009/08/02 Mt. Pleasant Woman Sentenced In DUI Fatality Case
2009/08/02 New High-End Chocolatier Looks Past Economy
2009/08/01 Wrong-way Driver In NY Crash Was Drunk
2009/07/31 Investigators: Law Firm Lied For Foreign Workers
2009/07/30 Three Firms Advise On Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal
2009/07/29 Holland & Knight Cuts Compensation
2009/07/24 NY AG Sues 35 Law Firms Over Collections
2009/07/23 Huge Corruption Sweep In New Jersey
2009/07/22 NY, NJ Immigration Raids Violated Rights
2009/07/21 Enemies Unite Against Software Regulation
2009/07/20 Anti-separatist Laws Promoted In China
2009/07/17 Environment Groups Sue To Protect MT Monument
2009/07/10 PA Club Accused Of Discrimination
2009/06/20 Gay Marriage Battle In Maine
2009/06/17 Levi & Korsinsky Announce Class Action
2009/05/15 Former Sen. Stevens paid lawyers at least $1M
2009/04/23 Discrimination claim appears to divide high court
2009/04/12 Man jailed for dodging child support for 14 kids
2009/02/12 Barnhill & Vayernov Investigating Insight Enterprises, Inc.
2009/01/28 KBR & Halliburton Accused in Class Action
2009/01/27 Testing firm sues NYC to lift license suspensions
2009/01/05 John Q. Kelly on Natalee Holloway Case - Fox News
2008/12/29 Corruption crisis creates confusion in Illinois
2008/12/26 Germany vs Italy in World Court over WWII claims
2008/12/26 Prosecutors to court: Get on with Jefferson trial
2008/12/20 Conservatives win court case in Va. church dispute
2008/12/19 Mass. court reprimands judge libeled by newspaper
2008/12/16 Court raises hopes of Hanford radiation plaintiffs
2008/12/15 Court allows lawsuits over 'light' cigarettes
2008/12/14 List of potential victims grows in NY fraud case
2008/12/13 Insurer's asbestos-related lawsuits at high court
2008/12/03 Victim's kin file suit in Wal-Mart stampede death
2008/12/02 Colo. man charged with libel over Craigslist posts
2008/12/01 US court: Parents cannot sue to enforce 'No Child'
2008/11/26 Jury convicts mom of lesser charges in online hoax
2008/11/06 Voters' word may not be last in Minn. Senate race
2008/10/30 Alaska Sen. Stevens can still vote, despite felony
2008/10/29 Corruption trial begins for 'America's sheriff'
2008/10/03 Bailout bill gains momentum on House floor
2008/09/23 EPA Must Set Pollution Standards for Builders
2008/09/22 Psychologist group bars participation in interrogations
2008/09/19 O.J. Team Says Cops Were Out To Get Him
2008/09/18 FBI anticipates review of anthrax investigation
2008/09/17 ERISA Class Action Demands Zell's Ouster From Tribune
2008/09/16 Court OKs Suit in Death of Drunk Teen Left in Pickup
2008/09/12 O.J. Will Face All-White Jury
2008/09/10 Firm Can't Sue Enron Again, 5th Circuit Says
2008/09/04 Alabama Sues Banks In $3.2 Billion Bond Fiasco
2008/08/29 Church to defy federal ruling upholding funeral protests ban
2008/08/26 US soldier sentenced for desertion
2008/08/25 Gay marriage foes mobilize for ban in California
2008/08/22 Russian oil tycoon's parole bid rejected
2008/08/07 Federal judge unseals FBI anthrax investigation documents
2008/08/04 'Mini Me' Sues Ex-Girlfriend Over Sex Tape
2008/08/04 Railroad Denies Liability for Smuggled Drugs
2008/07/31 Mercedes-Benz Sues Hybrid Battery Supplier
2008/07/30 Alaska Senator Charged with Corruption
2008/07/24 Kuwaiti Diplomat Accused Of Enslaving Maid In D.C.
2008/07/23 Sotheby's Won't Return Renaissance Painting
2008/07/21 Calif. Court Orders New Headwaters Logging Plan
2008/07/17 Feds Say Retiree Was Nazi SS Guard
2008/07/15 Dallas Schools Accused Of Racist Policy
2008/07/11 Anti-Smoking Drug Induces Violent Psychosis, Patient Claims
2008/07/10 Federal court orders hearing on mental retardation claim
2008/07/07 Ruling Limits Courts' Role In Environmental Review
2008/07/01 DOJ seeks names of Swiss bank clients
2008/06/30 7th Circuit Decertifies Class Of Immigrants
2008/06/27 U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down DC Restriction on Guns
2008/06/26 Supreme Court rules Americans have a right to own guns
2008/06/25 Officer Isn't Immune For Cheap Shot To Fellow Cop
2008/06/24 Legal help too slow in Texas arrest, high court says
2008/06/23 Court rejects case on fast track for border fence
2008/06/18 Former Milberg Weiss Partner Sues
2008/06/13 Subscription Bill for $11.83 Brings $5 Million Award
2008/06/03 Class Claims 'QuickPick' Bets Didn't List Last Horse
2008/05/30 Louisville Slugger Crippled Little Leaguer
2008/05/27 Democrats Sue Georgia Over Photo Voter Law
2008/05/22 Houston Wins Ruling In Face Off With Phone Co.
2008/05/21 'Boy Band' Creator Gets 25 Years
2008/05/20 Supreme Court will not hear appeal of Nazi guard
2008/05/19 Suzuki Scammed Them, 19 Customers Say
2008/05/16 Missouri Mom Charged In 'Cyber Bullying' Suicide
2008/05/13 Widow Says Hamster Virus Killed Husband
2008/05/12 Theft Of $1 Million In Comics Followed By Death Threat
2008/05/09 Arapaho Man Who Killed Bald Eagle Loses Ruling
2008/05/05 Forest Service May Redact Identities In Fire Report
2008/05/01 Author Of 'The River Why' Sues To Stop Film
2008/04/30 Federal lawsuit filed over jail overcrowding
2008/04/28 Appeals court orders new credit card case trial
2008/04/17 Fed. judge declares 2nd mistrial in terror case
2008/04/11 Class Says Lifelock Has Troubling Bosses
2008/04/01 Paxil Teen Suicide Case Trumped by Michigan Law
2008/03/27 Hollinger settles civil fraud lawsuit with SEC for $21.3M
2008/03/25 Supreme Court Allows Retiree Benefits With Medicare
2008/03/20 Lawyer Melvyn Weiss to Plead Guilty in Scheme
2008/03/18 Supreme Court to rule on broadcast indecency
2008/03/18 Supreme Court Gun Case Draws Protesters
2008/03/17 Inmate Wins Supreme Court Review
2008/03/17 Court Will Decide Wash. Shooting Case
2008/03/14 Lake Stevens to halt drug testing after court ruling
2008/03/11 Man in Iced Body Probe Pleads Not Guilty
2008/03/10 US cracks multimillion-dollar piracy ring
2008/03/08 Pfizer Protects Celebrex Patent From Teva
2008/03/06 US lawmaker fears open-ended US military pact in Iraq
2008/03/06 Team New Zealand take Swiss champions to court
2008/03/06 Court Skeptical of Passenger Rights Law
2008/03/05 Judge at Rezko Trial Keeps Jurors Secret
2008/03/05 US Judge Awards $37M in Peru Massacre
2008/03/05 EPA Head Unaware of Pressures on States
2008/03/05 Teen Appealing Web Blog Free Speech Decision
2008/03/03 Law firm sues 'Juiced' publisher Judith Regan
2008/03/03 U.S. court rules against Bayer's Yasmin patent
2008/03/03 Canada-U.S. lumber spat gets split court ruling
2008/03/02 Filing Shines Light On Expert-Witness Payments
2008/02/28 U.S. court orders Black to prison on Monday
2008/02/27 US appeals court rejects California ship emission rules
2008/02/20 US court rules for Medtronic, bars some state suits
2008/02/19 Top US court rejects spying case

TikTok content creators sue the US government over potential ban
Court News | 2024/05/15 16:13

Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year.

Attorneys for the creators argue in the lawsuit that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing arguments made by TikTok in a separate lawsuit filed by the company last week. The legal challenge could end up before the Supreme Court.

The complaint filed Tuesday comes from a diverse set of content creators, including a Texas-based rancher who has previously appeared in a TikTok commercial, a creator in Arizona who uses TikTok to show his daily life and spread awareness about LGBTQ issues, as well as a business owner who sells skincare products on TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of the platform.

The lawsuit says the creators “rely on TikTok to express themselves, learn, advocate for causes, share opinions, create communities, and even make a living.”

“They have found their voices, amassed significant audiences, made new friends, and encountered new and different ways of thinking — all because of TikTok’s novel way of hosting, curating, and disseminating speech,” it added, arguing the new law would deprive them and the rest of the country “of this distinctive means of expression and communication.”

A spokesperson for TikTok said the company was covering the legal costs for the lawsuit, which was filed in a Washington appeals court. It is being led by the same law firm that represented creators who challenged Montana’s statewide ban on the platform last year. In November, a judge blocked that law from going into effect.

The Department of Justice said that the legislation that could ban TikTok “addresses critical national security concerns in a manner that is consistent with the First Amendment and other constitutional limitations. We look forward to defending the legislation in court.”

The federal law comes at a time of intense strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China on a host of issues and as the two butt heads over sensitive geopolitical topics like China’s support for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. U.S. lawmakers and administration officials have aired concerns about how well TikTok can protect users’ data from Chinese authorities and have argued its algorithm could be used to spread pro-China propaganda, which TikTok disputes.

Under the law, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance would be required to sell the platform to an approved buyer within nine months. If a sale is in progress, the company will get a three-month extension to complete the deal.

Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions for violating gag order
Court News | 2024/05/03 14:04

Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president.

A visibly irritated Trump leaned forward at the defense table, and jurors appeared riveted as prosecutors played the September 2016 recording that attorney Michael Cohen secretly made of himself briefing his celebrity client on a plan to buy Karen McDougal’s story of an extramarital relationship.

Though the recording surfaced years ago, it is perhaps the most colorful piece of evidence presented to jurors so far to connect Trump to the hush money payments at the center of his criminal trial in Manhattan. It followed hours of testimony from a lawyer who negotiated the deal for McDougal’s silence and admitted to being stunned that his hidden-hand efforts might have contributed to Trump’s White House victory.

“What have we done?” attorney Keith Davidson texted the then-editor of the National Enquirer, which had buried stories of sexual encounters to prevent them surfacing in the final days of the bitterly contested presidential race. “Oh my god,” came the response from Dylan Howard.

“There was an understanding that our efforts may have in some way...our activities may have in some way assisted the presidential campaign of Donald Trump,” Davidson told jurors, though he acknowledged under cross-examination that he dealt directly with Cohen and never Trump.

The testimony from Davidson was designed to directly connect the hush money payments to Trump’s presidential ambitions and to bolster prosecutors’ argument that the case is about interference in the 2016 election rather than simply sex and money. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has sought to establish that link not just to secure a conviction but also to persuade the public of the significance of the case, which may be the only one of four Trump prosecutions to reach trial this year.

“This is sort of gallows humor. It was on election night as the results were coming in,” Davidson explained. “There was sort of surprise amongst the broadcasters and others that Mr. Trump was leading in the polls, and there was a growing sense that folks were about ready to call the election.”

Davidson is seen as a vital building block for the prosecution’s case that Trump and his allies schemed to bury unflattering stories in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. He represented both McDougal and porn actor Stormy Daniels in negotiations that resulted in the purchase of rights to their claims of sexual encounters with Trump and those stories getting squelched, a tabloid industry practice known as “catch-and-kill.”

Davidson is one of multiple key players testifying in advance of Cohen, the star prosecution witness who paid Daniels $130,000 for her silence and also recorded himself, weeks before the election, telling Trump about a plan to purchase the rights to McDougal’s story from the National Enquirer so it would never come out. The tabloid had previously bought McDougal’s story to bury it on Trump’s behalf.

At one point in the recording, Cohen revealed that he had spoken to then-Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg about “how to set the whole thing up with funding.” To which Trump can be heard responding: “What do we got to pay for this? One-fifty?”

Trump can be heard suggesting that the payment be made with cash, prompting Cohen to object by saying “no” multiple times. Trump can then be heard saying “check” before the recording cuts off.

Trump’s lawyers sought earlier in the day to blunt the potential harm of Davidson’s testimony by getting him to acknowledge that he never had any interactions with Trump — only Cohen. In fact, Davidson said, he had never been in the same room as Trump until his testimony.

He also said he was unfamiliar with the Trump Organization’s record-keeping practices and that any impressions he had of Trump himself came through others.

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say
Court News | 2024/05/01 16:28

A retrial in New York of disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein won’t be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to his rape trial said she wasn’t sure she would testify again.

A ruling Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals voided the 2020 conviction of the onetime Hollywood power broker who prosecutors say forced young actors to submit to his prurient desires by dangling his ability to make or break the their careers.

On Saturday, Weinstein was in custody in a Manhattan hospital where he was undergoing multiple tests, attorney Arthur Aidala said. He was returned Friday to New York City jails from a state prison 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Albany. He remains behind bars because he was also convicted in a similar case in California.

“He’s got a lot of problems. He’s getting all kinds of tests. He’s somewhat of a train wreck health wise,” Aidala said.

The appeals court in a 4-3 decision vacated a 23-year jail sentence and ordered a retrial of Weinstein, saying the trial judge erred by letting three women testify about allegations that were not part of the charges and by permitting questions about Weinstein’s history of “bad behavior” if he testified. He did not. He was convicted of forcibly performing oral sex on a TV and film production assistant and of third-degree rape for an attack on an aspiring actor in 2013.

Several lawyers said in interviews Friday that it would be a long road to reach a new trial for the 72-year-old ailing movie mogul and magnet for the #MeToo movement who remains behind bars, and it was doubtful that one could start before next year, if at all.

“I think there won’t be a trial in the end,” said Joshua Naftalis, a former Manhattan federal prosecutor now in private practice. “I don’t think he wants to go through another trial, and I don’t think the state wants to try him again.”

Naftalis said both sides may seek a resolution such as a plea that will eliminate the need to put his accusers through the trauma of a second trial.

Aidala said Saturday that he plans to tell a judge at a Manhattan court appearance Wednesday that he believes a trial could occur anytime after Labor Day.

With the scaled-down case ordered by the appeals court, Aidala predicted that it could be finished in a week and his client would be exonerated.

Deborah Tuerkheimer, a professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, said whether there is a second trial will “hinge on the preferences of the women who would have to testify again and endure the ordeal of a retrial.”

“I think ultimately this will come down to whether they feel it’s something they want to do, are able to do,” she said.

Jane Manning, director of the nonprofit Women’s Equal Justice, which provides advocacy services to sexual assault survivors, agreed “the biggest question is whether the two women are willing to testify again.”

If they are, then Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “will absolutely retry the case,” said Manning, who prosecuted sex crimes when she was in the Queens district attorney’s office in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Tama Kudman, a West Palm Beach, Florida, criminal defense lawyer who also practices in New Jersey and New York, said prosecutors will likely soon have conversations with key witnesses for a retrial.

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
Court News | 2024/04/26 13:11

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns.

Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the courts the duty to consider several factors, including whether the board would ultimately be successful in its administrative case against a company.

“The district court is an independent check. So it seems like it should be just doing what district courts do, since it was given the authority to do it,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said.

But the NLRB says that since 1947, the National Labor Relations Act — the law that governs the agency — has allowed courts to grant temporary injunctions if it finds a request “just and proper.” The agency says the law doesn’t require it to prove other factors and was intended to limit the role of the courts.

The case that made it to the high court began in February 2022, when Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store. The NLRB obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire the workers while the case wound its way through the agency’s administrative proceedings. Such proceedings can take up to two years.

A district court judge agreed with the NLRB and issued a temporary injunction ordering Starbucks to rehire the workers in August 2022. After the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling, Starbucks appealed to the Supreme Court.

Five of the seven workers are still employed at the Memphis store, while the other two remain involved with the organizing effort, according to Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks workers. The Memphis store voted to unionize in June 2022.

Starbucks asked the Supreme Court to intervene because it says federal appeals courts don’t agree on the standards the NLRB must meet when it requests a temporary injunction against a company.

In its review of what transpired at the Starbucks store in Memphis, the Sixth Circuit required the NLRB to establish two things: that it had reasonable cause to believe unfair labor practices occurred and that a restraining order would be a “just and proper” solution.

But other federal appeals courts have required the NLRB to meet a tougher, four-factor test used when other federal agencies seek restraining orders, including showing it was likely to prevail in the administrative case and that employees would suffer irreparable harm without an injunction.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to agree with the NLRB’s argument that Congress meant for the agency to operate under a different standard.

She noted the NLRB has already determined it is likely to prevail in a case by the time it seeks an injunction. And she noted that injunctions are very rare. In the NLRB’s 2023 fiscal year, it received 19,869 charges of unfair labor practices but authorized the filing of just 14 cases seeking temporary injunctions.

Former Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty
Court News | 2024/03/25 11:03

A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud.

John W. Oxendine of Johns Creek entered the guilty plea Friday in federal court in Atlanta. The 61-year-old had been indicted in May 2022 on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The crime is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, but Oxendine is likely to be sentenced to less. Federal sentencing guidelines discussed in the plea agreement suggest prosecutors will recommend Oxendine be imprisoned between 4 years, 3 months, and 5 years, 3 months, depending on what U.S. District Judge Steve Jones decides at a sentencing hearing set for July 12. Jones could also fine Oxendine and order him to serve supervised release.

Oxendine also agreed to pay nearly $700,000 in restitution to health insurers who lost money in the scheme, the plea document states. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss the money laundering charge as part of the plea.

“John Oxendine, as the former statewide insurance commissioner, knew the importance of honest dealings between doctors and insurance companies,” U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said in a statement. “But for personal profit he willfully conspired with a physician to order hundreds of unnecessary lab tests, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Prosecutors say Oxendine conspired with Dr. Jeffrey Gallups to pressure other physicians who practiced with Gallups to order unnecessary medical tests from Next Health, a lab in Texas. Prosecutors said Oxendine pushed the plan in a September 2015 presentation to doctors who worked for Gallups’ practice.

The lab company, Oxendine and Gallups agreed the company would pay Gallups a kickback of 50% of the profit on the tests, Oxendine’s indictment said. Next Health paid $260,000 in kickbacks through Oxendine’s insurance consulting company, prosecutors said. Oxendine paid a $150,000 charitable contribution and $70,000 in attorney’s fees on Gallups,’ behalf, prosecutors said, keeping $40,000 for himself. Some patients were also charged, getting bills of up to $18,000 for the tests, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said Oxendine told Gallups to lie and say the payments from Oxendine were loans when a compliance officer at Gallups’ company asked about them. Oxendine told Gallups to repeat the same lie when questioned by federal agents, prosecutors said. And they said Oxendine falsely said he didn’t work with the lab company or get money from Next Health when interviewed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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