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A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that a regulation ordering deep cuts in power plants’ carbon emissions can go ahead while it considers a challenge from more than two dozen Republican-led states. The Environmental Protection Agency issued the rule, which applies to existing coal-fired power plants and any new natural gas plants. The U.S.…
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A U.S. judge on Friday approved $284 million in settlements in a class action accusing major U.S. universities of favoring wealthy applicants for admission, short-changing students who sought financial aid. After a hearing on the fairness of the accords, Chicago-based U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly approved the settlements, which were reached over many months, according…
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President Joe Biden has decided to end his candidacy for re-election, stating, “it is in the best interest of my party and the country.” His announcement comes four months before Americans head to the polls, significantly altering the race for the White House. Biden faced weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats following a faltering…
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On Friday, a Russian court found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum-security penal colony. The Wall Street Journal, his employer, condemned the verdict as a “disgraceful sham conviction.” Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American who denied any wrongdoing, went on trial last month in Yekaterinburg, accused of…
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In today’s blog post, we’re diving into a critical topic: scholarship negotiations. As many of my students find themselves overwhelmed by the law school application process, the realization of financing their education often brings additional stress. To help you navigate this journey, I’ve broken down the scholarship negotiation process into three essential parts: Research, Preparation,…
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The State Bar of California plans to administer its own bar exam as early as February 2025, parting ways with the national attorney licensing test. On Thursday, the state bar’s board of trustees authorized officials to finalize and execute an $8.25 million, five-year contract with Kaplan Test Prep to develop bar exam questions. This decision…
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Harvey Weinstein could face a retrial on rape charges in Manhattan on Nov. 12 after a judge set a tentative trial date at a Friday court hearing. Judge Curtis Farber expressed openness to an earlier start date in September, depending on the progress of pretrial discovery. Weinstein’s lawyers indicated their desire to proceed as soon…
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The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday referred a judicial misconduct investigation of a federal judge in Alaska to its internal watchdog. This investigation concerns conflicts prosecutors who appeared before the judge may have faced. The department revealed the referral after Alaska’s top federal public defender, Jamie McGrady, requested that the Justice Department’s inspector general…
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On Thursday, Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, moved to dismiss his criminal conviction on gun charges and a separate tax evasion case, arguing that the special counsel prosecuting him was unlawfully appointed. Biden’s lawyers cited a federal judge’s decision on Monday to dismiss the criminal case against former President Donald Trump for…
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A U.S. appeals court vacated a ruling that had struck down a federal ban on felons owning firearms, prompting a conservative judge to accuse his “Left Coast” colleagues of attempting to “subvert” the U.S. Supreme Court’s expansion of gun rights. On Wednesday, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced that a majority…
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