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A divided federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit in which Tesla, the electric car company led by Elon Musk, challenged Louisiana’s ban on direct vehicle sales to consumers. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court judge’s dismissal of Tesla’s constitutional due process…
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Democrats filed a lawsuit on Monday against Georgia state election officials, challenging new rules they claim could allow local officials to delay certification of November’s presidential election results. The lawsuit, submitted to the Superior Court of Fulton County by local Georgia Democratic politicians, the Democratic National Committee, and the Democratic Party of Georgia, argues that…
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Texas and a coalition of Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration over a new program that offers a path to citizenship for immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally and are now married to U.S. citizens. The lawsuit claims that the program, which began accepting applications on Monday, exceeds the…
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A federal judge has agreed to dismiss a portion of the most serious charge against two former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers accused of falsifying a search warrant that led to the killing of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black medical worker, in her apartment in 2020. Joshua Jaynes, a former detective with the Louisville Police Department,…
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated part of an Arizona voter law that requires documented proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. The ruling came in response to a request from the Republican National Committee and Arizona Republicans. In a 5-4 decision, the justices agreed to reinstate a provision of the law that…
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A Washington, D.C. appeals court revived the district’s lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday, ruling that the online retailer’s pricing policies could plausibly stifle competition. This decision reverses a previous ruling that dismissed the lawsuit, which accuses Amazon of restricting its suppliers and third-party sellers on Amazon.com, thereby harming competition. Amazon is currently seeking to…
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The U.S. Navy has received over 546,500 claims for compensation from individuals impacted by decades of water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, according to a recent court filing. This case is now one of the largest injury cases in history. The number of claims may fluctuate slightly, as the Navy…
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) saw a significant drop in the diversity of its incoming freshman class this year, with just 16% of students identifying as Black, Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander. This decline comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to ban race-based admissions practices, which had previously…
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A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Google must face a revived lawsuit from Google Chrome users who claim the company collected their personal information without permission, even after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stated that the lower court…
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A bill passed by the U.S. Senate, which aims to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal district courts across the nation, will increase government spending by $349 million over the next decade, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO, Congress’ nonpartisan fiscal referee, released its analysis late last week…
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