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General Motors (GM) must face a class action lawsuit alleging that it violated the laws of 26 U.S. states by knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with faulty transmissions, according to a ruling by a federal appeals court. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision allowing drivers to sue in groups…
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On Thursday, a nonprofit organization that advocates for environmentally-friendly policies sued the state of Texas to challenge a law targeting businesses that support reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The American Sustainable Business Council, representing over 200,000 businesses, argues that the 2021 law, known as Senate Bill 13, violates its members’ free speech rights by prohibiting…
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden nominated three individuals to serve on federal district courts: Elizabeth Coombe, Sarah Davenport, and Sharad Desai. Coombe, a prosecutor in Albany, New York, and Davenport, a prosecutor in Las Cruces, New Mexico, bring extensive legal experience to their nominations. Desai, a corporate lawyer at Honeywell in Phoenix, is the brother…
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A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok filed by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who tragically died after participating in a viral “blackout challenge” on the platform. The challenge, which dared users to choke themselves until they passed out, was allegedly recommended to the girl by TikTok’s algorithm. Although federal law…
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A U.S. prosecutor announced on Wednesday that the Justice Department would not pursue the revival of an obstruction charge against former police officer Joseph Fischer, who was charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot. Fischer successfully persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to raise the legal standard for this offense, leading to broader implications for…
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to revive President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, bolstering efforts by Republican-led states that have sued to block it. The justices rejected the administration’s request to lift a judicial decision temporarily that halted the plan, which aims to lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers and accelerate loan…
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A federal judge in San Francisco has once again dismissed a proposed class action alleging that social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, targeted female employees for layoffs when Elon Musk took control of the company. In a written ruling on Monday, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar stated that it was unclear whether the…
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Massachusetts’ highest court struck down a state ban on carrying switchblades on Tuesday, ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision requiring modern gun restrictions to align with the nation’s history and tradition also applies to other weapons. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined that a 1957 law prohibiting the possession of spring-release pocketknives, commonly…
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District Judge Robert Lasnik, who has served for over 25 years on the federal bench in Seattle, emphasized that giving lawyers extra pages doesn’t necessarily result in more comprehensive or polished filings. In an order issued on Monday, he expressed his view that such expansive submissions often become verbose, repetitive, and waste both party and…
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A divided federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit in which Tesla, the electric car company led by Elon Musk, challenged Louisiana’s ban on direct vehicle sales to consumers. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court judge’s dismissal of Tesla’s constitutional due process…
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