The Republican-led states of Missouri and Texas filed lawsuits on Monday to block the U.S. Justice Department from sending monitors to their states on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. Both states are among 27 that the Justice Department announced on Friday it would monitor during the upcoming election, as part…
A federal judge in Massachusetts has ruled that a couple, David and Ina Steiner, can seek punitive damages in their lawsuit against eBay, following a bizarre harassment campaign orchestrated by the company’s employees. This decision comes after eBay’s legal team raised concerns about the eligibility for punitive damages during settlement discussions. The Steiners, who run…
Elections for state supreme court seats have gained significant attention as key battlegrounds for abortion rights, particularly following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This ruling shifted the focus to state legislatures, allowing many conservative states to impose bans and restrictions on abortion. In response, voters in several states have approved…
A federal appeals court recently ruled that the U.S. Sentencing Commission did not have the authority to implement a policy allowing judges to consider changes in law as “extraordinary and compelling” reasons for granting early release to prisoners. The decision came from a three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia,…
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Elon Musk’s request to transfer a Pennsylvania lawsuit regarding his $1 million voter prize initiative to federal court, sending the case back to state court. It remains uncertain whether this decision will impact Musk’s plan to continue awarding money until the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge…
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, filed a lawsuit against CBS on Thursday over an interview with his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, that aired on “60 Minutes” in early October. According to the court filing, the lawsuit claims the segment misrepresented Harris’s responses regarding the war between Israel and Hamas. The complaint, submitted in federal…
A group of healthcare providers and others filed a lawsuit against Louisiana on Thursday to block a law that classifies mifepristone and misoprostol—drugs used for medication abortion—as controlled substances. The law, signed by Governor Jeff Landry in May, designates these drugs as Schedule IV substances, which the government tightly regulates due to their potential for…
Elon Musk must attend a Thursday hearing related to a prosecutor’s lawsuit aiming to block his $1 million-a-day giveaway to registered swing state voters ahead of the U.S. election on November 5. The hearing, presided over by Judge Angelo Foglietta, addresses Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s effort to halt the giveaway just days before the…
GenBioPro, which sells a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, urged a federal appeals court on Tuesday to rule that West Virginia’s near-total abortion ban does not apply to the use of the pill in accordance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines. David Frederick, a lawyer for GenBioPro, addressed a three-judge panel…
On Monday, Republicans petitioned the Supreme Court to block a Pennsylvania judicial decision that mandates counting provisional ballots cast by voters who made errors on their mail-in ballots. This ruling could influence thousands of votes in the upcoming November 5 presidential election. The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania requested the justices…