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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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Prosecutors say Trump falsified 34 business records to cover up reimbursements to Cohen.

by Erik Uebelacker

Last week, a New York judge ruled that Trump violated his gag order on nine occasions.

by Erik Uebelacker

Chinese President Xi Jinping faced criticism from European Union leaders but open arms in Belgrade and Budapest.

by Cain Burdeau

The justices have a lot of news to make before running off to summer recess.

by Kelsey Reichmann

Column
Milt

Who can resist a free chance to win a big prize — or even a little prize? But maybe you should resist.

by Milt Policzer

Closing Arguments

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Swedish Customs Service officials worry they're seeing larger amounts of drugs entering the country — like 3,000 pounds of cocaine in a port, or a warehouse and truck with nearly 2 million Xanax-like pills.

by Lasse Sørensen

Podcast

Because there's not much real about reality television.

EU by the Numbers

Prices for industrial producers continued on a downward slide in March, down by about a half a percent for the month and nearly 8% year over year.

Europe boasts just over one passenger for every two people on average, according to figures released Monday by Eurostat.

Courts & the Law

Giving the librarian of Congress power to decide who gets fair use of copyrighted work online violates the First Amendment, a pair of petitioners argued at the appellate court.

by Ryan Knappenberger

Lawyers for the plaintiffs told a federal judge Monday that the law disenfranchises Black and Latino voters, violates the Voting Rights Act, and deters minorities from voting.

by Sydney Haulenbeek

A government building.

The FTC’s decision will leave employers scrambling in the short term and could lead to major changes in how companies operate in the future.

by Thomas F. Harrison

Job benefits for workers at Uber and DoorDash appear likely to be decided in this November’s election.

by Thomas F. Harrison

Steve Dominguez initially stood trial last year for driving at peaceful protesters and shouting racial slurs at them, though he later pleaded guilty.

by Edvard Pettersson

The nolle prosequi motion allows the prosecutor to refile the charges, but the victim's mother said she won't hold her breath.

by Joe Dodson

The appellate panel indicated that a federal judge might have erred by demanding that prosecutors provide the defendants with internal data about charging decisions in arson cases.

by Edvard Pettersson

The former adult film actress who sued a community college for breach of contract and Title IX violations will still receive $700,000.

by Hillel Aron

Around the Nation

The investigation centers on allegations that employees in South Carolina failed to conduct the inspections and then falsified records to say they were completed.

by Nolan Stout

The judge found Volkswagen lacked standing to challenge an amendment to Illinois' Motor Vehicle Franchise Act that helps boost pay for Illinois auto mechanics working at car dealerships.

by Dave Byrnes

Although the 2024 water year has not been as dramatic as the year prior, researchers say the snowmelt forecast paints a positive picture for many water reserves in the southwestern U.S.

by Amanda Pampuro

State water officials say California needs five consecutive winters like 2023 to recover from years of drought-induced overpumping.

by Natalie Hanson

A federal judge ruled that Coyote Valley Dam's flood control operations stir up sediment in the water, which can harm the fish.

by Michael Gennaro

The bill passed out of committee on Monday and is headed to the Assembly floor.

by Alan Riquelmy

A person reads from a statement with people surrounded behind him.

Despite recent confrontations with police, protesters have stayed firm in their calls for the university to end ties with companies supplying Israel's war in Gaza.

by Kirk McDaniel

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Rulings

by Daniel Conrad

A federal court in New York penned a whimsical ruling dismissing most class action false advertising claims against the parent company of the Cold Stone Creamery ice cream shops, except for one claim alleging its pistachio flavor misleadingly and inaccurately suggests there are pistachio nuts in its pistachio ice cream. The suing consumer brought customer surveys showing 85% of those polled expected there to be pistachios in the product.

A federal court in Hawaii dismissed a woman’s lawsuit against the state for allegedly providing porn to minors through the public library system. Her claims that children are abused at libraries are not backed by factual allegations, and she does not have standing because she brings the claims on behalf of more than 168,000 minors, whom she does not name nor does she have a relationship with.

The Alabama Supreme Court decided not to rehear the in vitro fertilization case it considered earlier this year on the question of whether frozen embryos are children protected under the Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.

A federal court in California preliminarily approved a class settlement for two plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit between food preparers and big tuna companies such as StarKist and Chicken of the Sea.

SAN ANTONIO — A federal court in Texas declined to dismiss the federal government’s False Claims Act lawsuit against a pharmacy compound supplier, which allegedly falsely inflated the prices in its bills to the federal government. The pharmacy says the U.S. has excessively extended its “intervention deadline” since the original complaint was filed in 2014, but the False Claims Act requires the government to “diligently … investigate” claims made under the Act. The government has shown its “delays” were necessary.

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Hot Cases

by Courthouse News editors

The Ridge Wallet Company, which sells plastic and metal wallets marketed to millennial and Gen Z men, accuses a company based out of Shenzhen, China, of selling knockoff "Ridge" wallets.

The U.S. Justice Department hit the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with a lawsuit after a prison clerk complained she was barred from wearing a head covering for religious reasons.

Hunter Biden filed an interlocutory appeal with the Ninth Circuit on Friday, arguing a federal judge improperly rejected his bid to dismiss tax evasion charges because a plea agreement barred the special counsel from charging him.

Airline passengers and former travel agents seek to stop Alaska Airlines from acquiring Hawaiian Airlines Inc., saying the deal creates a monopoly, shrinks competition in multiple passenger airline markets and threatens Hawaii's economy.

Popular Lunchables meal kits contain lead, cadmium and phthalates, two mothers say in a class action that accuses Kraft Heinz of deceiving customers. A recent report showed that Lunchables — often consumed by children — contained over 60% of the maximum allowed levels of the toxic chemicals that can cause brain damage and other health issues.

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