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A New York state judge is facing removal from office after a judicial watchdog panel ruled that her behavior at a high school graduation party last year was inappropriate and racially biased. State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall, 53, allegedly threatened to shoot Black teenagers and used her judicial authority to try to get uninvited…
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Judges on a Washington-based federal appeals court publicly filed on Wednesday that the court should maintain its suspension of their 97-year-old colleague, Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, for another year. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s judicial council, comprised of the court’s active judges, suspended Newman last year after she refused to cooperate…
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Significant developments have emerged in the long-standing murder case of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur. Court documents reveal that “Keefe D” Davis, arrested last year for his alleged involvement in the murder, claims that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs paid him $1 million to carry out the assassination. Davis’s statements, documented in recently released court papers,…
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On Tuesday, the Trump campaign filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in an attempt to prevent funds raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign from being transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. This move marks a significant escalation in the legal battles surrounding the 2024 election campaign finance. The…
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Law firm Polsinelli announced on Tuesday that it has opened an office in Philadelphia with a group of at least 20 partners from Holland & Knight. This new office marks the third that Kansas City, Missouri-founded Polsinelli has launched since June. Last month, Polsinelli opened offices in Fort Worth, Texas, and Park City, Utah. Polsinelli…
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A historic home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is facing significant upheaval as Ayisha Doyle and her mother contend with an unexpected challenge to their ownership. The conflict began in 2017 when an estranged uncle reportedly sold a 75% share of the family property to Theodore Zucker, a real estate investor from Long Island. This sale was…
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A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a tree-trimming company’s attempt to block a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule banning agreements that prevent workers from joining rivals or starting competing businesses. U.S. District Judge Kelley Hodge in Philadelphia ruled that the FTC, which enforces federal antitrust laws, possesses the authority to prohibit practices it deems…
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Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill to reverse a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last month that limits federal agencies’ ability to issue regulations on issues such as the environment, consumer protection, and workers’ rights. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts announced that she and 10 fellow Democrats are sponsoring a bill to codify…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Michael J. DeWitte, a landlord from Washington, Illinois, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants and housing applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. DeWitte has managed residential rental properties in Peoria and other central Illinois counties since at least 2002. “Landlords…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc., the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the country, alleging pervasive sexual abuse and harassment by its employees over at least eight years. According to AP, the lawsuit, announced Thursday, paints a grim picture of systemic abuse that took…
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