Suit Over Army Discharge of Noncitizen Soldiers Advances
A federal judge refused Thursday to dismiss a class action from noncitizen soldiers who claim the Army summarily discharged them without either explanation or due process.
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Court Nixes Senator’s Tab in Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Spat
Pennsylvania state Senator Joe Scarnati need not bear the $30,000 cost of detouring a gerrymandering suit to federal court, the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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A federal judge dismissed without prejudice, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, a lawsuit over the refusal by the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission to release records on one nominee.
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E&B Natural Resources Management must amend its claims over an oilfield permit denied by Alameda County, a federal judge ruled Friday, finding the case belongs in state court
Read moreFor Victims of a Little-Known Genocide, a Long Journey to Justice
How — and where — should victims collect reparations for a genocide? In New York, an effort to hold present-day Germany responsible for what is grimly called the first genocide of the 20th century hit a setback.
Read moreDrug Dealers Fight Liability for Out-of-State Overdose
Lawyers for a pair of accused drug dealers urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to bar their prosecution for a New Yorker’s overdose, saying state law does not cover conduct across the river.
Read moreMissouri Justices Hear Case of Boy’s Horrific Death
Attorneys from both sides of the Kansas-Missouri border appeared before the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday to determine which state has jurisdiction over a wrongful death lawsuit about a boy who was starved and tortured by his father and stepmother before his body was fed to pigs.
Read moreHilton Retirees Push to Reopen $146 Million Deal
Complaining that more than 40 percent of a settlement fund remains untouched, a lawyer told the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday that the Hilton hotel group has kept thousands in the dark about retirement benefits.
Read moreConvicted Exec Takes Forfeiture Fight to 11th Circuit
Attorneys for a former business executive sentenced to two decades in prison for tax and wire fraud asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to reverse a ruling dismissing his challenges to the modification of a forfeiture order.
Read moreHigh Court Weighs Extent of State Sovereignty
An attorney for California’s tax agency on Wednesday told the Supreme Court justices a 1979 decision that allows a state to be sued in another state’s court without its consent has upended the relationship between the states that is central to the “genius” of the Constitution.
Read moreAngling for Circuit Split, Feds Defend DACA Rollback
The Trump administration prevailed this year in only one of the many lawsuits it faced for trying to end a deportation-deferral program for qualifying young immigrants. Fighting to keep that win, attorneys for the government argued Tuesday at the Fourth Circuit that the decision to end DACA is not judicially reviewable.
Read moreEU Court Settles Power Struggle Over Antarctic Proposals
Upholding submissions Tuesday related to the conservation of Antarctic resources, the European Court of Justice resolved a power struggle between two of the EU’s decision-making bodies.
Read moreGreek Actions in Financial Crisis Sidestep Civil Rules, EU Court Says
Because Greece was wielding its public authority when it devalued bonds during its financial crisis, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a foreign bond holder cannot rely on the EU’s commercial or civil rules to bring a suit in Austria.
Read moreChallenge to PennEast Pipeline Falters on Jurisdiction
PennEast’s plans for a 120-mile natural-gas pipeline have one fewer obstacle to clear after a federal judge nixed a challenge Monday by environmentalists.
Read moreConnecticut Senator Loses Challenge of Malloy Toll Study
Tossing claims from a Connecticut lawmaker, a judge said he lacked jurisdiction to decide whether Governor Dannel P. Malloy usurped legislative authority by deciding unilaterally to fund a toll study.
Read moreFederal Judge Remands Lawsuit Over ‘NCIS’ Shoot
An actor’s lawsuit arising from an “NCIS: New Orleans” armed robbery that was staged by CBS and ended with local police officers arriving to the scene with guns drawn has been sent back to the Louisiana court it was originally filed in.
Read moreNYC Climate Change Suit Sinks in Federal Court
New York City cannot litigate its way out of the climate change crisis, a federal judge ruled Thursday, dismissing a lawsuit against oil giants BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell.
Read moreCourt Zaps Subpoena of Attorney Records on Shell Oil
Delivering another defeat to a human-rights case that fell apart at the Supreme Court, the Second Circuit blocked an order Tuesday that would have forced a U.S. law firm to turn over client records.
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