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On Friday, Ohio’s top court ruled that the brother of a woman who froze to death after a utility, now owned by Enbridge (ENB.TO), cut off her gas service must pursue wrongful death claims before the state’s utility commission, not a trial court. The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the case concerning 81-year-old Virginia Vigrass’…
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On Friday, a federal judge criticized conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for allowing provocative flags, including an upside-down American flag, to fly outside his homes. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor of Massachusetts, in a rare move by a sitting lower-court judge, publicly condemned the Supreme Court justice’s approach to ethics in an…
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On Thursday, the Louisiana Senate approved a bill that will make the state the first in the U.S. to reclassify two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled substances with potential for abuse or addiction. This bill, which now goes to Governor Jeff Landry, would criminalize the unprescribed possession of the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol, punishable by…
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President Joe Biden announced four new judicial nominees on Thursday. One nominee, Julia Lipez, currently a Maine state court judge, is the daughter of Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez. She has been nominated to the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where her father serves. Kermit Lipez plans to retire if the Senate…
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On Thursday, Georgia prosecutors announced their decision to appeal a judge’s ruling that dismissed some criminal counts in the 2020 election subversion case against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and several of his allies. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who oversees the case, stated that a state appeals court’s decision to review Trump’s bid…
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Jurors could render their verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money case as soon as next week, potentially impacting the 2024 White House race. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment that secured the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election. Daniels…
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Jury selection begins on Wednesday in the criminal trial of exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui. U.S. prosecutors accuse Guo of defrauding thousands of investors and supporters out of more than $1 billion. The trial, overseen by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan, could extend into July. Prosecutors aim to prevent Guo, a fierce critic…
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A District judge temporarily blocked part of a Florida law on Wednesday that imposes criminal penalties for willfully transporting people who lack legal immigration status into the state. The law, which took effect in 2023, classifies such cases as felonies under the crime of human smuggling. Judge Roy Altman cited testimony from plaintiffs who expressed…
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Apple (AAPL.O) announced on Tuesday that it plans to ask a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March. The lawsuit alleges that the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, harmed smaller rivals, and drove up prices. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals…
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Former President Donald Trump chose not to testify in his criminal hush money trial on Tuesday, concluding his defense quickly and allowing jurors to begin deliberations next week. Trump had fueled speculation for weeks about whether he would take the stand to defend himself against charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money…
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