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  • Supreme Court Declines to Restore Green Party to Nevada Ballot

    The Supreme Court rejected the Green Party’s attempt to rejoin the Nevada ballot on Friday, strengthening the Democrats’ effort to keep the party and its presidential candidate, Jill Stein, from competing in this battleground state for the November 5 election. The justices upheld a Nevada Supreme Court ruling, which barred the Green Party after it…

  • Ex-Law Prof Joshua Wright Must Face George Mason Univ Sexual Misconduct Investigation, Judge Says

    A federal judge ruled on Thursday that George Mason University can continue its investigation into former law professor Joshua Wright, a former U.S. Federal Trade Commission member who resigned in 2023 following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles, presiding in the Eastern District of Virginia, did not fully dismiss…

  • Judiciary Referred Ex-Alaska Judge for Impeachment

    The U.S. judiciary’s top policymaking body referred former Alaska judge Joshua Kindred to Congress for potential impeachment, even after his resignation, due to the severity of his “reprehensible” sexual misconduct. This decision, revealed in public records on Friday, explained why the U.S. Judicial Conference made the rare referral last week, certifying that the U.S. House…

  • Ohio Woman Sentenced to 23 Years to Life for Murder of Cleveland State Professor

    Terreionna Paschal, 32, has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for the murder of Cleveland State University professor Todd Morgan. Paschal, who pleaded guilty to the crime, was sentenced in Akron, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2024, by a Summit County judge. The case has left a profound impact on both Morgan’s family…

  • J&J Unit Files for Bankruptcy to Advance $10 Billion Talc Settlement

    A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary filed for bankruptcy for the third time on Friday as the healthcare giant pushes forward with a proposed $10 billion settlement aimed at resolving tens of thousands of lawsuits accusing its baby powder and other talc products of causing cancer. More than 62,000 claimants have sued J&J, alleging that its…

  • Community in Shock After Sheriff Charged With Judge’s Murder

    A small community in southeast Kentucky is grappling with the shocking arrest of Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, who has been charged with the first-degree murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54. The incident occurred on Thursday in Mullins’ chambers at the Letcher County courthouse, leading to a call for improved courthouse security…

  • SEC to Seek Sanctions Against Musk in Twitter Probe

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that it plans to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony in the agency’s investigation of his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. In a filing in San Francisco federal court, the SEC stated it would request an order compelling…

  • Law Firm King & Spalding Slams Bias Lawsuit Over Diversity Program

    King & Spalding has urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a “misguided” lawsuit filed by Sarah Spitalnick, a white, female lawyer, who accuses the firm of bias due to its diversity-focused job program for early-career attorneys. In a Thursday night filing in a Maryland federal court, the firm argued that the program is not discriminatory,…

  • Diddy’s Legal Team Maintain He’s Innocent, Differentiates Case From R. Kelly and Epstein

    Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal battle took a significant turn as a judge denied his bail request a second time, remanding the music mogul to custody pending trial on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The charges, which have sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, have prompted a strong defense from Diddy’s legal team, led…

  • Law Firm Morgan & Morgan Sues Rival in Turf Battle Over Google Ads

    Morgan & Morgan has reignited an internet advertising dispute with another Florida-based law firm, accusing it of violating an agreement to avoid misleading customers through Google search results. Billing itself as the largest U.S. injury law firm, Morgan & Morgan filed a lawsuit against the 30-lawyer Morgan Law Group (MLG) on Thursday in an Orlando…