Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump‘s most sweeping import taxes. They’re going to court to demand refunds on […]
SCOTUS: father convicted of child abuse denied confrontation rights
A father charged with sexually abusing his daughter should not have been denied his unfettered constitutional right of confrontation without a state court first making a case-specific finding that the […]
Court blocks Habba from serving as New Jersey U.S. attorney
The 3rd Circuit ruled Alina Habba was unlawfully serving as New Jersey’s acting U.S. attorney, rejecting Trump’s attempts to keep her in the role after her term expired.
Gang evidence supports convictions in fatal kidnapping
A federal appellate panel concluded that a jury reasonably found two defendants responsible for killing a victim during a drug-trafficking scheme tied to a Northern Virginia gang. The 4th U.S. […]
NASCAR antitrust trial opens with Michael Jordan on hand and huge stakes
The federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with the star power of Michael Jordan on hand as a jury of nine was seated to hear allegations that the stock […]
District court wrongly dismissed detainee’s deliberate-indifference claims
In a recent decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a pretrial detainee may proceed with claims alleging that county officials and medical providers acted with deliberate […]
Error in excluding impeachment evidence deemed harmless
The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of the defendant, concluding that any error in preventing impeachment of a key witness with a prior drug conviction did not […]
Frustrated by missing mail, one American took the Postal Service to court
As a general rule, it’s difficult to sue the U.S. Postal Service for lost, delayed or mishandled mail. But a case before the U.S. Supreme Court involving a Texas landlord who alleges her mail […]
New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other’s moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors […]
Federal prosecutors say Bondi’s comments shouldn’t affect Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case
Prosecutors said on Nov. 21 that Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should carry on unimpeded, urging a judge to reject a defense […]
Attorneys’ fees award overturned for failure to plead claim
The South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed an attorneys’ fees award after concluding the defendant failed to properly plead entitlement to such fees. The dispute arose after the plaintiff sued […]
AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court
The Associated Press and the Trump administration were due back before a federal appeals court Monday in their fight over media access, with the AP arguing that a news outlet […]
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