EU Wants Ban on Roaming Charges Extended by 10 Years
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed extending a ban on mobile telephone roaming charges across the EU for an additional 10 years.
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Abortion Foes Ordered to Pay Planned Parenthood $13.6 Million in Legal Fees
On top of over $2 million in damages a court ordered he and his anti-abortion cohorts to pay last year for secretly recording abortion providers, David Daleiden and his associates were hit with another $13.6 million bill for Planned Parenthood’s legal costs this week.
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Battle Over Attorney Fees in Home Depot Data Breach Case Returns to 11th Circuit
Home Depot asked an 11th Circuit panel Friday to overturn an order requiring it to pay $15.3 million in fees and expenses to lawyers who litigated a class action case against the retailer for a 2014 credit card data breach affecting 56 million customers.
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German Tolls Shouldn’t Include Police Fees, Court Rules
German highway tolls are too high, the EU’s high court ruled Wednesday, calling out the country’s inclusion of policing costs in autobahn fees.
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Truckers Ask Panel to Put Brakes on Indiana Toll for Heavy Vehicles
States cannot unfairly single out heavy vehicles in their operation of toll roads, a trucking association challenging Indiana’s toll system argued before a Seventh Circuit panel Monday.
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Illinois Union Argues Against Representing Nonmember Workers
An Illinois labor union told a panel of federal judges in Chicago on Tuesday that it is being forced to use its funds to represent workers who have opted out of being members and no longer have to pay dues, in violation of its constitutional rights.
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Full 11th Circuit Rules Against Florida Felons in Voting Rights Case
Florida can condition voting rights on the payment of fines, fees and restitution by felons, the en banc 11th Circuit ruled Friday.
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En Banc 11th Circuit Takes Up Voting Rights of Florida Felons
On a day when millions of Floridians will cast ballots in the state’s primary election, a 10-member panel of the 11th Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over whether felons who cannot pay fines or fees have the right to vote.
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11th Circuit Blocks Order Allowing Felon Voting in Florida
A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted the voting registration of thousands of Florida felons who cannot pay fines or fees, just weeks after a lower court threw out the state law mandating payment of all legal financial obligations before voting.
Read moreBanks in Pandemic
A federal class action accuses Pacific Premier Bancorp of refusing to pay a 1% fee, required by the CARES Act, to agents who secured loans under the paycheck protection program.
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Felon Voting Rights Trial Wraps Up in Florida
Closing arguments were delivered Wednesday in a closely watched federal voting rights trial that could add hundreds of thousands of felons to Florida’s voter rolls and potentially affect the 2020 presidential election.
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Landmark Florida Voting Rights Trial Nears End
Attorneys for 17 plaintiffs with felony convictions continued to grill Florida election officials Tuesday over a hastily prepared policy to determine the voting eligibility of felons with outstanding fines, as a pivotal federal voting rights trial neared its end.
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Limits on Felon Voting Rights Are Clear, Florida Argues
Florida’s top advocate for expanding voting rights to felons understood eligibility may depend on paying restitution and fines, attorneys for the state argued Friday as a closely watched federal voting rights trial continued.
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Record-Keeping Issues Highlighted in Florida Voting Rights Trial
Florida’s byzantine patchwork of record-keeping prevents felons from learning about outstanding fines and fees before registering to vote, county election officials and felons testified this week as a closely watched federal voting rights trial enters its fourth day.
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Trial Over Felon Voting Rights Kicks Off in Florida
A federal trial began Monday over whether Florida can deny the right to vote for felons unable to pay court costs, restitution or fines.
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EU Court Says Airlines Must Include Extra Fees in Ticket Prices
Airlines must be more transparent in pricing by including additional fees in ticket prices on their websites, the European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday.
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Students at Reopened Christian College Demand Refund of Campus Fees
A group of students filed a class action against Liberty University demanding a refund of dorm and parking fees after the private Christian college made the controversial decision last month to bring students and faculty back to campus during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tennessee Defends License Suspensions at Sixth Circuit
Tennessee argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to overturn an injunction requiring the state to give people indigency hearings before it can suspend their driver’s license for nonpayment of a traffic debt.
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Florida Courts Struggle to Collect Fines Owed by Ex-Felons
A new government study shows Florida courts have a difficult job collecting fees and fines in criminal cases. Those failures now have a direct impact on the ability of ex-felons to vote in future elections after they serve their prison sentences.
Read moreRental Cars
A federal class action claims that Payless Car Rental, Dollar Rent a Car, Advantage Rent a Car, et al. charge a bogus $3.50 tax on cars rented at San Diego International Airport, falsely claiming the tax is required by the Port of San Diego.
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