President Joe Biden has canceled another $4.5 billion in student debt for over 60,000 borrowers, raising the total number of public service workers who have received student loan forgiveness to more than 1 million. This cancellation marks Biden’s latest effort to fulfill his 2020 campaign promise to provide debt relief to millions of Americans before…
A lawyer who represented Rodney King after Los Angeles police officers beat him in 1991 has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for failing to pay over $2.4 million in taxes. Milton Grimes will plead guilty to one count of tax evasion, resolving allegations that he did not pay taxes for nearly a…
Some U.S. states are sending clear warnings to county and local officials who might consider illegal interventions in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. Officials face the possibility of criminal charges or significant financial penalties if they fail to fulfill their responsibilities. In at least five of the seven battleground states that could determine whether Democrat…
A federal judge in California has granted Google’s request to temporarily pause his order requiring the Alphabet unit to revamp its Android app store, Google Play, by November 1. This order aimed to provide consumers with more options for downloading software. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge James Donato made this decision on Friday amid an…
Tennessee’s abortion ban faces scrutiny over its medical emergency exception, as a court has ruled the language lacks clarity. This ruling prevents the state from enforcing the ban in specific medical situations while a lawsuit progresses, initiated by doctors and women who claim they were denied necessary abortions. On Thursday, a three-judge panel from the…
Courts in U.S. battleground states are taking steps to expedite lawsuits over the Nov. 5 election to prevent drawn-out disputes that could delay results. On Tuesday, Arizona’s court system became the latest to implement special procedures for election litigation, ensuring that challenges receive swift resolutions. The state’s supreme court issued an order directing trial court…
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case involving a New York state man who lost his job as a commercial truck driver after failing a drug test due to cannabidiol (CBD) he claimed was falsely marketed as free of the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana. The justices reviewed an appeal from Medical Marijuana Inc.,…
U.S. consumers suing French luxury house Hermès have once again revised their lawsuit, aiming to convince a skeptical judge that the company forces buyers to spend thousands of dollars on other products before they can purchase one of its famed Birkin bags. The three California plaintiffs filed their third complaint on Friday, adding more allegations…
Google has requested a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order that requires the company to open its app store, Play, to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google argued that U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, set to take effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company and…
GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle the majority of lawsuits in U.S. state courts that allege a discontinued version of the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The company announced this agreement on Wednesday, stating it resolves about 80,000 cases, or 93% of the pending lawsuits against it in state courts…
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