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Jurors for Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial were chosen Thursday. They’ll decide his guilt over a hush-money payment to a porn star. Defense and prosecution lawyers will select alternate jurors. Opening statements may start Monday, according to Justice Juan Merchan. Earlier, a juror was dismissed for feeling intimidated by personal information made public. Another was…
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a tied vote of 8-8, rejected SpaceX’s attempt to keep a lawsuit challenging the National Labor Relations Board’s structure in Texas rather than California. Despite objections from conservative judges, the full court declined to rehear the matter, upholding the panel’s decision to reject SpaceX’s bid to block…
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A St. Louis judge awarded nearly $23.5 million to Luther Hall, a former police officer who was brutally beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest in 2017. The incident occurred during demonstrations following the acquittal of a former St. Louis officer, Jason Stockley, on a murder charge related to the shooting death of…
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, facilitated the process of filing workplace discrimination lawsuits. The ruling provided support to Jatonya Muldrow, a St. Louis police officer who alleged that her transfer to a less desirable position was due to her gender. Muldrow contended that she was moved out of a police intelligence unit…
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The family of an 11-year-old girl from Jenison, Michigan, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the operators of a local Wendy’s restaurant. They are alleging that the establishment’s unsanitary conditions resulted in their daughter’s severe illness and permanent disabilities. According to the lawsuit filed by Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman, PLLC on behalf of…
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The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a transgender middle-school girl in West Virginia can compete in her school’s girls’ track and cross-country teams. The court’s 2-1 decision blocked enforcement of a state law prohibiting transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams. U.S. Circuit Judge Toby Heytens, appointed by…
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Dozens of potential jurors were dismissed from Donald Trump’s unprecedented criminal trial in New York due to concerns about impartiality. Trump faces accusations of falsifying business records to hide a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election, which he won. On the first day of proceedings, 60 out of 96…
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The Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, on Monday allowed a Republican-backed law in Idaho, criminalizing gender-affirming care for transgender minors, to broadly take effect. This decision came after U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill had blocked the law as unconstitutional. The court granted Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s request to narrow the preliminary injunction issued…
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On Monday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, dismissed some claims in twelve lawsuits against Mark Zuckerberg, alleging he concealed the harmful effects of Facebook and Instagram on children. These lawsuits are part of a broader litigation involving numerous children who are suing Meta and other social media companies, claiming addiction to…
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During a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Donald Trump once again criticized the judge overseeing his first criminal trial, signaling potentially contentious weeks ahead as the former president prepares for court. Trump is slated to be in Manhattan on Monday for the trial’s commencement, which concerns hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump…
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