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  • TikTok, ByteDance Sue To Block US Law Seeking Sale Or Ban Of App

    TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court on Tuesday, aiming to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would compel the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or prohibit its operation. The companies lodged their lawsuit in the U.S. Court of…

  • Stormy Daniels Offers Unflattering Testimony In Trump Hush Money Trial

    Porn star Stormy Daniels testified at Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Tuesday, describing her 2006 encounter with him in unflattering terms. She stated that she tried not to think about the sex while it took place and feared it would become public. Daniels, 45, provided riveting details on the witness stand about her encounter with…

  • New York State Sues Group Over Abortion Pill Reversal Claims

    New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers. The lawsuit alleges that they have been misleading and potentially endangering women by falsely claiming to offer a treatment that can reverse the effects of the abortion pill mifepristone. James sought legal action in…

  • Law Firms Kicked Off 2024 With Strong Demand And Profits, Report Finds

    New financial data indicates that law firms have kicked off 2024 on a strong note following a lackluster 2023 characterized by weak client demand and declining collections on billed work. According to the Thomson Reuters Institute’s Law Firm Financial Index, which monitors key financial metrics across 186 large and midsize law firms, demand for legal…

  • Black Activist Accuses Liberty University of Discrimination and Neglect Leading to Student’s Academic Struggles

    Essie Berry, a civil rights activist, is demanding a thorough state and federal investigation into Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. The investigation is centered around allegations that the institution, particularly its President Dr. Dondi E. Costin, Chairperson Dr. Maria Garcia de La Noceda, and reviewer Dr. Renita P. Ellis-Watson, intentionally orchestrated circumstances that caused African…

  • Judge Warns Trump Of Potential Jail Time For Violating Gag Order

    On Monday, Justice Juan Merchan fined Donald Trump $1,000 and held him in contempt of court for the tenth time for violating a gag order. Merchan warned that further violations could result in jail time for the former president. Merchan stated that the $1,000 fines he had previously imposed did not appear to deter Trump…

  • DOJ Sues Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Religious Discrimination

    On May 3, 2024, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for denying an employee’s religious accommodation request to wear a head covering. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, alleges that TDCJ’s refusal to accommodate the employee’s religious practice…

  • North Carolina Voter ID Trial Commences Amidst Dispute Over Discrimination Claims

    The onset of a federal trial scheduled for Monday in Winston-Salem marks a pivotal moment in the legal battle surrounding North Carolina’s controversial photo voter identification law. The lawsuit, initiated more than five years ago by the state NAACP and various local chapters, challenges the constitutionality of the law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly…

  • DOJ Introduces Program to Protect Whistleblowers Reporting Financial Crimes, Corruption From Prosecution

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 15, 2024, unveiled a new pilot program aiming to shield whistleblowers from prosecution when they come forward with information on corporate wrongdoing. The initiative, titled “Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals,” aims to encourage individuals to report criminal activities involving corporations, such as financial crimes, bribery,…

  • CFPB Loses New Bid To Get Credit Card Fee Rule Case Out Of Texas

    On Friday, a divided federal appeals court declined the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s request to reconsider its ruling that held a Texas judge wrongly transferred a banking industry-backed lawsuit challenging the agency’s new rule capping credit card late fees at $8 to Washington, D.C. On a 2-1 vote, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit…