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  • Amazon Hit With Consumer Lawsuit Over ‘Excluded’ Fast Delivery Zones

    Amazon Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Excluding Zip Codes from Prime Delivery Services Amazon now confronts a new class action lawsuit, accusing the company of excluding certain zip codes from its fast delivery services while still charging affected customers for Amazon Prime memberships. Filed by five Washington, D.C., residents, the lawsuit claims Amazon unfairly outsourced deliveries…

  • Trump Reverses Course, Names New White House Lawyer

    Trump Appoints David Warrington as White House Counsel, Reassigns McGinley to Efficiency Role President-elect Donald Trump announced a significant shake-up in his team on Wednesday, appointing David Warrington as White House Counsel and reassigning his previous pick, William McGinley, to a government efficiency initiative. Warrington, a partner at the Dhillon Law Group, leads its political…

  • Trump Asks Georgia Appeals Court to End State Case Against Him

    President-elect Donald Trump has urged a Georgia Appeals Court to dismiss the criminal case accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss. On Wednesday, Trump’s legal team argued that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution violates the U.S. Constitution, as Trump prepares to assume office next month. Willis has also charged several…

  • Mielle Organics Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hair Loss Claims in Rosemary Mint Hair Oil

    Mielle Organics, a popular haircare brand, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed in Illinois, alleging that its Rosemary Mint Scalp & Strengthening Hair Oil causes hair loss. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 21, claims that the product contains certain ingredients that have caused significant hair loss for the plaintiff, Georgina Gomes, and other…

  • Trump Appoints Antitrust Expert Gail Slater to Lead DOJ’s Antitrust Division President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Gail Slater, a seasoned antitrust expert, to head the Department of Justice’s antitrust division. Slater will oversee major cases targeting corporate giants like Google, Apple, and Visa, signaling a continued crackdown on monopolistic practices in Big Tech and…

  • Supreme Court Leans Toward Allowing Youth Transgender Care Ban

    Conservative Justices Signal Support for Tennessee’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed support for a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. This case, part of a broader culture war over transgender rights, could influence similar laws across the country. The court heard arguments in…

  • Texas Judge Blocks Anti-Money Laundering Law’s Enforcement Nationwide

    Federal Judge Blocks Nationwide Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that requires corporations to disclose their real beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant issued a nationwide injunction, ruling that the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act…

  • Senate Confirms Biden-Picked Judges in DC, Pennsylvania

    President Joe Biden on Tuesday achieved the confirmation of three additional nominees for trial court judgeships as Senate Democrats continued their efforts to fill judicial vacancies before Republican President-elect Donald Trump assumes office. The Democratic-led Senate approved Sparkle Sooknanan, an official in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, as a life-tenured federal district court judge…

  • Lawyer Convicted of Tampering with Corpse Has License Revoked

    The Florida Supreme Court has formally revoked the law license of Nina Marano, a Florida attorney who pleaded guilty to tampering with a corpse. The revocation, which took place on Nov. 14, 2024, followed Marano’s request and will stand unless a rehearing motion is filed within the designated time frame. Marano, also known as Nina…

  • Massachusetts Judge Accused of Misconduct by Impeding Immigrant’s Arrest

    A Massachusetts judge, Shelley Joseph, who faced criminal charges during Donald Trump’s first presidency for allegedly impeding a federal immigration arrest in her courtroom, now faces new allegations of willful misconduct from state judicial disciplinary authorities. On Monday, the Massachusetts Judicial Conduct Commission filed formal charges against Judge Joseph, focusing on the same conduct at…