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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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Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, surprised many by pleading guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday, just weeks before the U.S. presidential election. Originally, Biden was set to face trial in a Los Angeles federal courthouse on charges that he failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes while indulging in lavish…
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Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, will stand trial in Los Angeles on Thursday, facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes while spending lavishly on drugs, sex workers, and luxury items. Biden, who has pleaded not guilty, was charged in December as part of an extensive investigation into his finances…
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Palm Springs, historically known as a desert retreat for Los Angeles’ wealthy elite, has implemented several progressive initiatives to address homelessness. However, in July, the all-Democratic city council passed a controversial ban on sleeping on public property, expanding police authority to arrest the unhoused. This decision highlights how even liberal cities are growing impatient as…
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Prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump will appear in court on Thursday to determine the timeline for resuming the 2020 election subversion case against the Republican presidential candidate. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that former presidents possess broad immunity from prosecution. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington will consider proposals from special…
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Former President Donald Trump stated in a court filing on Tuesday that he would plead not guilty to criminal charges in a revised indictment accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss. Trump, the Republican candidate in the upcoming November 5 presidential election, waived his right to appear in court and instead authorized…
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Anadarko and other natural gas exploration and production companies successfully defeated a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania that accused them of underpaying royalties to property owners with interests in thousands of acres of leased land. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Karoline Mehalchick in Scranton ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue claims under federal antitrust…
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Seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge President Joe Biden’s administration’s latest student debt forgiveness plan. The U.S. Department of Education plans to start canceling loans as soon as this week, prompting the legal action. The lawsuit follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to revive…
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Align Technology, the maker of Invisalign clear teeth aligners, has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of participating in an illegal antitrust conspiracy that inflated the prices of aligners made by its rival, SmileDirectClub. The settlement, which was filed in federal court in San Francisco on Thursday night, will cover…
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A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a white electrician, James Harker, accusing Meta Platforms of facilitating racial bias. Harker alleged that Meta tapped a production company, Something Ideal, which participated in a diversity hiring program, to film a commercial, thereby discriminating against him. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, in her written…
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