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The Supreme Court revived the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit against a New York state official accused of coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the gun rights group. The ruling, authored by liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, warned public officials against using their power to punish speech they dislike. In a unanimous 9-0 decision,…
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A U.S. appeals court refused to automatically approve a $667 million fee award for attorneys behind a $2.7 billion antitrust class action settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield. On Wednesday, class lawyers urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the legal fees and the broader merits of the 2020 settlement. Last year,…
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U.S. consumers suing French luxury house Hermes have expanded their lawsuit, accusing the company of forcing buyers to spend thousands of dollars on other products before allowing them to purchase one of its famed Birkin bags. On Thursday, another California resident joined the lawsuit in San Francisco federal court, becoming the third named plaintiff in…
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Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a request by two Democratic senators for a meeting to urge him to ensure that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recuses himself from pending cases related to the 2020 election. Alito has faced scrutiny following reports that flags associated with former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election…
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A Tesla shareholder has filed a lawsuit accusing CEO Elon Musk of insider trading, alleging that Musk sold over $7.5 billion of Tesla shares in late 2022 before the company revealed potentially disappointing production and delivery numbers. The lawsuit, filed by shareholder Michael Perry in Delaware Chancery Court, claims that Tesla’s share price plummeted after…
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The Justice Department informed a judge that Alphabet’s Google cannot avoid a jury trial over its alleged digital advertising dominance by unilaterally paying the government. In a court filing on Thursday, the Justice Department and a coalition of states responded to Google’s argument that only a judge, not a jury, should hear the government’s lawsuit…
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A Washington, D.C. disciplinary board recommended stripping Rudy Giuliani of his law license for his involvement in a failed lawsuit challenging former President Donald Trump’s 2020 U.S. election loss in Pennsylvania. Giuliani, who served as Trump’s personal lawyer and previously as a top Manhattan federal prosecutor and mayor of New York City, attempted to “disenfranchise…
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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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