Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia Bid to Challenge CFPB Funding
The US Supreme Court denied a request from West Virginia and 26 other Republican attorneys general to make their own challenge to the CFPB’s funding mechanism at oral arguments this fall.
US Attorneys Lose ‘Deft’ Problem Solver as Wilkinson Exits
When Monty Wilkinson retired this summer, the nation’s 93 US attorneys lost a calming presence in Washington who talked them through messy conflicts and guided their requests through Justice Department headquarters.
Biden to Get New Sixth Circuit Seat as Gibbons Steps Back
Sixth Circuit Judge Julia Smith Gibbons plans to take senior status, opening an opportunity for President Joe Biden to flip a seat on an appellate court dominated by Republican appointees.
Litigation Funders See Growing Opportunities in Bankruptcy Boom
Litigation finance is working its way into corporate bankruptcy proceedings as Chapter 11 cases pile up, enabling more lawsuits and strengthening plaintiffs’ claims against third parties who may have caused or worsened a bankrupt company’s distress.
New Jersey Judge Shortage Freezes Couples in Messy Divorce Cases
Despite a kidnapping threat, a mother can’t get a court order to secure her child’s passport. Parents are unable to enroll children in school due to custody battles. A woman is forced to live with a partner who cuts off the electricity in her home and blocks her access to any bank accounts.
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Man Who Defeated IRS Penalty Can’t Add Evidence in Sanctions Bid
A taxpayer who defeated an IRS penalty can’t add evidence to the US Tax Court’s record that he argued would make him entitled to sanctions for a discovery violation, a federal appeals court ruled.
Spirit AeroSystems Investors Lose False Statements Suit Appeal
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. investors didn’t plead the level of intent necessary to show the company’s allegedly misleading statements about orders from the part maker’s client Boeing Co. and about its accounting controls amounted to securities fraud, a divided Tenth Circuit panel ruled.
Trump’s Bond Set at $200,000 in Georgia Election Fraud Case
Convict Loses Challenge to Firearm Ban on Government Properties
A regulation prohibiting the possession of firearms on government property is constitutional, a federal court ruled.
Officer’s $7.5 Million Verdict Upheld Against Ammunition Maker
A SWAT team member injured by a stray Safariland LLC ammunition round during a training exercise was properly awarded $7.5 million, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held Monday.
Eastman Disciplinary Trial On Short Pause After Georgia Case
Trump lawyer John Eastman‘s California disciplinary trial resumes Aug. 24 amid a tangle of legal issues including attorney-client privilege and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, an issue that’s become more acute since his indictment by a Georgia grand jury last week.
LSU Professors Immune From Theater Student’s Free Speech Suit
Four Louisiana State University professors are immune from all of a former student’s claims that he was deprived of due process and forced out of a doctoral theater program over his conservative political views.
Energy Groups Want Minnesota Climate Case Heard in Supreme Court
The American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp., and other energy giants want the US Supreme Court to weigh in on a climate misinformation suit brought by the state of Minnesota.
US Supreme Court Urged to Reject Washington Capital Gains Tax
Washingtonians challenging their state’s new capital gains tax told the US Supreme Court on Monday that the ruling upholding the levy “opens a pandora’s box of dangerous practical implications on a national scale.”
Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here
When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.
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Child Labor Violation Surge Sparks Watchdog Probe of DOL Efforts
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