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The National Football League asked a judge to dismiss a $4.7 billion class action jury verdict, calling the amount “nonsensical” and denying that evidence showed subscribers of its “Sunday Ticket” telecasts had been overcharged. In its Wednesday filing, the NFL described the verdict as “among the largest in American history and also among the least…
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Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who accused him of waiting too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying his delay was a mistake. In a late Wednesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Musk argued that it is implausible to…
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s current term featured major decisions involving former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution and his ballot disqualification, abortion rights, gun rights, the power of federal agencies, social media regulation, Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement, and others. Here are the rulings issued in various cases: TRUMP IMMUNITY CLAIM On July 1,…
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A federal appeals court on Friday vacated an order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that required seven chemical manufacturers and processors to perform new tests to determine whether a petrochemical solvent is toxic to birds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, with a three-judge panel, sided with the…
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The fate of $170 million in fees sought by lawyers at Grant & Eisenhofer and three other law firms negotiating an antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard remains uncertain after a Brooklyn federal judge rejected the proposed deal last week. After nearly 20 years of litigation, the settlement aimed to require Visa and Mastercard to…
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On Friday, Kansas’ highest court permanently blocked the state from enforcing a law that banned the most common second-trimester abortion procedure. The court ruled that the ban violated the right to abortion under the state constitution, a right the court had recognized in 2019. In a 5-1 ruling, the Kansas Supreme Court, with one justice…
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A federal judge in Florida sanctioned an attorney known for filing hundreds of food and beverage labeling lawsuits this week. The judge stated that the lawyer “engaged in a concerted effort to defraud this court and likely many, many others.” U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell ruled on Wednesday that Spencer Sheehan must pay a still-to-be-determined…
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Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a U.S. judge on Friday to partially pause the criminal case accusing him of mishandling classified documents. They based their request on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that presidents have broad immunity for official acts. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, argued that this ruling, which granted him immunity in a case…
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The state of Alaska has sued the federal government to recover revenues it lost after President Joe Biden’s administration canceled oil and gas drilling leases in the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. On Tuesday, Alaska filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, claiming the lease cancellations issued during Republican former President Donald…
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A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a new rule against discrimination based on gender identity in healthcare while he hears a lawsuit challenging it by 15 Republican-led states. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized the rule in May, and it was set to take effect on…
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