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  • Biden’s Ryan Park Withdraws Nomination for Federal Appeals Court

    North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park announced on Thursday that he has formally withdrawn his candidacy for a seat on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This decision follows months of stalled progress on his nomination, which President Joe Biden put forward in July. Park’s withdrawal highlights the political complexities surrounding judicial confirmations in…

  • Judge Rules Baker & Hostetler Must Face Key Racketeering Claims in Fraud Lawsuit

    Judge Rules Baker & Hostetler Must Face Key Racketeering Claims in Fraud Lawsuit In a major development, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur in Houston ruled that Baker & Hostetler must confront civil racketeering claims tied to its former client, Alliance Health. On Wednesday, Judge Isgur rejected the Cleveland-founded law firm’s attempt to dismiss these claims,…

  • House Passes Bill to Expand Judiciary Despite Biden Veto Threat

    House of Representatives Approves Federal Judiciary Expansion Bill Historic Bill Introduces 66 New Judges Nationwide The House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to appoint 66 additional judges to federal courts across the country. President Joe Biden, the outgoing Democratic leader, has openly declared his intention to veto the legislation. Lawmakers expedited this measure…

  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Step into Broadway Spotlight in ‘& Juliet’

    Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, renowned as the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the United States, is set to achieve another milestone this weekend, making her Broadway debut in the hit musical & Juliet. This special one-night performance will take place on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET and will…

  • Trump Asks Judge to Dismiss Central Park Five Defamation Lawsuit

    President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements during his campaign about five Black and Hispanic men wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park. Trump’s lawyers argued that his comments about the Central Park…

  • Match Group Users Must Pursue Claims in Arbitration A judge ruled that users of Tinder and other Match Group-owned dating apps, who accused the companies of deceptively hooking consumers, must pursue their claims through individual arbitrations instead of a federal court class action. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco granted Match’s request to…

  • Florida Bar Overhauls Diversity Policy Amid Supreme Court Pressure

    Transitioning Away from Diversity and Inclusion The Florida Bar is actively working to revamp its policy on “diversity and inclusion,” shifting toward a broader focus on “the quality of legal services.” This significant policy change aligns with mounting pressure from Florida’s Supreme Court, which has consistently opposed attorney diversity initiatives centered on race and gender.…

  • Prosecutors Suggest Alternatives to Prison for Trump’s Hush Money Conviction

    Prosecutors in Manhattan have proposed that former President Donald Trump avoid prison time for his conviction related to hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, considering his recent presidential election victory. However, they firmly opposed dismissing the case outright, arguing that the conviction should stand to preserve public confidence in the justice system.…

  • Major Food Companies Face Lawsuit Over Allegedly Addictive Ultra-Processed Foods

    On Tuesday, a new lawsuit targeted major food companies, accusing them of deliberately designing and marketing ultra-processed foods to be addictive, particularly to children. The plaintiff, Bryce Martinez, a Pennsylvania resident, claims that consuming these products caused him to develop type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease at just 16 years old. The lawsuit…

  • Biden Threatens to Veto Bipartisan Bill for Expanding Federal Judiciary

    President Joe Biden directly opposed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that proposes adding 66 new judges to federal courts across the country. He emphasized that the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives delayed addressing the measure until after the Nov. 5 election, which Republican President-elect Donald Trump won. Biden’s administration firmly stated his intention to veto…