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On Friday, Texas’ highest court refused to ensure that doctors in the state won’t face prosecution for performing abortions they deem necessary in medically complicated pregnancies. The court rejected a lawsuit filed by 22 patients and physicians. This decision follows an earlier ruling denying a woman’s request for an emergency abortion of a non-viable pregnancy.…
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Home mortgage lenders Greystone Mortgage and First Financial Lending accused Equifax (EFX.N) of monopolizing the market for electronic income and employment verification services, resulting in higher prices. They filed the proposed class action in Philadelphia federal court, alleging that Equifax has a “stranglehold” over a verification process crucial to consumer finance. According to the lawsuit,…
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On Wednesday, twenty-five federal law clerks issued a public statement criticizing the judiciary’s restrictions on their ability to speak out against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians during its war with Hamas in Gaza. They also condemned what they described as “our government’s complicity in that genocide.” Published by Balls & Strikes, a court news and commentary…
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito rejected requests from Democratic lawmakers to recuse himself from two cases: one involving Donald Trump’s bid for immunity from prosecution and the other concerning a charge related to the Capitol attack. Reports had surfaced about contentious flags flown outside his homes. In two letters to congressional Democrats, Alito clarified that…
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On Wednesday, Illinois announced its decision to switch to the NextGen Bar Exam in 2028, becoming the largest jurisdiction to adopt the revised national attorney licensing exam. Illinois now joins 18 other states or territories in committing to the NextGen bar exam, marking the first significant overhaul of the test in 25 years. The National…
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A Texas judge on Wednesday allowed a defamation lawsuit against Elon Musk to proceed but denied the request to sanction Musk’s prominent attorney, Alex Spiro. Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel rejected the motion to dismiss the Travis County lawsuit filed by plaintiff Benjamin Brody last year. Musk had argued that the case violated a state law…
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Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial concluded their first day of closed-door deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict. The case involves the only U.S. president ever charged with a crime. The 12 jurors and six alternates plan to return to the New York courthouse at 9:30 ET (1330 GMT) on Thursday to weigh…
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Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday urged six states to stop using juries with fewer than 12 people in some criminal trials as the high court declined to revisit a five-decade-old precedent allowing them to do so. Gorsuch lamented that the nine-member court lacked the four votes needed to hear an appeal…
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A U.S. appeals court set a fast-track schedule on Tuesday to address the legal challenges against a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by January 19 or face a ban. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia scheduled oral arguments for September after TikTok, ByteDance, and a group…
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A federal judge on Tuesday rejected prosecutors’ request to issue a gag order barring Donald Trump from making inflammatory comments about law enforcement. Trump’s campaign had falsely claimed the FBI had authorization to assassinate him when it searched his Florida resort for classified U.S. documents. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, based in Florida, rebuffed Special…
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