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Purdue Pharma secured an 18-day extension on Thursday to continue its efforts to reach a settlement in lawsuits related to its role in the opioid addiction crisis. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved this extension during a hearing in White Plains, New York, allowing the company more time to negotiate a comprehensive settlement. The extension comes…
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The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration on Tuesday to cut $4.5 million in federal funding for Oklahoma’s family planning projects after the state refused to provide abortion-related referrals. Oklahoma had requested the Court block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from terminating its funding for 2024 while the state appealed…
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is demanding answers after Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained by Miami-Dade police just hours before the team’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill was handcuffed and held on the ground by officers, in a scene captured on video and widely circulated online. One video shows an officer…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) can relax after a federal judge in Philadelphia refused to block a disciplinary hearing against a broker who argued that the proceeding violated his Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in SEC v.…
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A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that California and Hawaii can enforce bans on carrying guns in certain public locations, including bars and parks, partially reversing lower court decisions that blocked the restrictions. A unanimous panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that both states can implement gun bans in bars,…
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On Friday, a federal judge in Chicago expressed skepticism about a medical center’s argument that National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) members and administrative judges are improperly shielded from removal by the president. Alivio Medical Center, a nonprofit serving Chicago’s Hispanic community, sought to halt an NLRB administrative case against it, claiming that the agency’s structure…
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A federal appeals court extended the suspension of U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, the nation’s oldest active federal judge, for another year following concerns about her fitness to serve. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Judicial Council unanimously agreed to extend the suspension, which started in September 2023, through September 2025. The…
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A federal judge revealed that he turned to artificial intelligence programs, including ChatGPT, to help interpret a key legal term in a man’s appeal of an 11-year prison sentence. U.S. Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom, who initially felt “spooked” by slight differences in the AI-generated responses, ultimately believes the technology can serve as a “valuable” tool.…
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TikTok and a group of creators have enlisted two prominent U.S. Supreme Court lawyers to challenge a U.S. law that forces China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets or face a ban. Andrew Pincus from Mayer Brown will represent TikTok and ByteDance, while Jeffrey Fisher of Stanford Law School will advocate for content creators when…
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On Thursday, U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from moving forward with its latest student debt forgiveness plan. This ruling came just days after seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit to stop the plan. Judge Hall, based in Augusta, Georgia, stated that the states demonstrated a strong likelihood of…
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