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A Black family residing in Accokeek, Maryland, has taken legal action against their white neighbors, alleging a pattern of racial discrimination and harassment that violates their civil rights. Angela and Prince Floyd, represented by Justly Prudent, filed the lawsuit on Juneteenth. The lawsuit claims that since moving into the predominantly white community of Calvert Manor…
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, marking the end of his imprisonment in Britain and allowing his return to Australia, concluding a 14-year legal odyssey. Assange, 52, agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified U.S. national defense…
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The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The issue has emerged as a big one in the past few years. While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many respects, half the states have pushed back with…
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The family of Kilyn Lewis, a Black man killed by a SWAT officer while holding a cellphone, is urging for a murder trial against the officer. The demand follows the release of body cam footage that provided more insight into the shooting that took place on May 23. Lewis, 37, died after police arrived to…
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Tesla (TSLA.O) and opponents of Elon Musk’s compensation clashed on Friday over how to resolve the legal issues surrounding the CEO’s $56 billion pay package and the billions of dollars in potential legal fees generated by the case. Tesla, in a court filing, urged a Delaware judge to recognize the vote by Tesla shareholders in…
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to block a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services, including cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication, at no extra cost to patients. However, the court ruled against the government on a key legal issue, leaving the mandate’s future in doubt. A unanimous panel of the…
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A California jury convicted David DePape on Friday of kidnapping, burglary, false imprisonment, threatening the family member of a public official, and dissuading a witness. This conviction follows his federal court conviction last year. DePape, a right-wing conspiracy theorist, attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer. The…
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California’s highest court ruled that a patient can pursue a claim against a drug or medical device maker for failing to warn of a product’s risks, even if the warning would not have stopped the patient’s doctor from recommending it. In a unanimous opinion by Justice Joshua Groban on Thursday, the California Supreme Court revived…
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Dallas-based law firm McKool Smith, known for taking on high-stakes patent cases and other litigation, announced it will pay its associates and other lawyers mid-year bonuses up to $30,000. McKool Smith’s managing principal and chairman, David Sochia, revealed in an internal memo on Thursday that bonuses for principals, associates, and senior counsel will range from…
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New York Attorney General Letitia Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision On Domestic Abusers and Firearms
Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York and a vocal advocate for stricter gun control measures, praised the recent Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Rahimi. The court, in an 8-1 decision, upheld a federal law prohibiting individuals under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms, with Justice Clarence Thomas dissenting. James expressed…
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