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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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Daniels says she had sex with Trump while he was married in 2006. Prosecutors claim Trump tried to cover that up a decade later when he ran for president.

by Erik Uebelacker

The social media company claims the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Application Act clearly violates the First Amendment and was passed on baseless national security concerns.

by Ryan Knappenberger

Sperm whales display complex social behavior and group decision-making, which led a group of scientists to hypothesize that their language is more complex than what was once believed.

by Phillip Moyer

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While Europe invests in the blue economy, our nation sails blind.

by Bill Girdner

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Courts & the Law

House Democratic leaders pushed back on comparisons between the Texas lawmaker’s federal indictment and similar investigations into Senator Bob Menendez and former Representative George Santos.

by Benjamin S. Weiss

Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev faces 26 charges related to developing and running the LockBit ransomware and extorting hundreds of millions from victims worldwide.

by Nolan Stout

The investors claim businessman Dan Liu siphoned money from Easy Richness, a Chinese investment firm, to purchase nearly two dozen golf courses in South Carolina.

by Steve Garrison

The appellate panel asked what it means to "recruit" someone to obtain an abortion.

by Hillel Aron

The Satanic Temple might have a First Amendment right to offer an invocation at legislative meetings, the judges suggested.

by Thomas F. Harrison

The defendant says his failed conspiracy to attack a Marine base shouldn't hold the same sentencing weight as those who followed through with acts of terrorism.

by Joe Dodson

I'm looking to make a list of the notes we repeatedly give her, for mistakes/issues that do not seem to be improving. Her BC would like to give her some concrete examples, so feel free to type here as you think of them.

by Megan Butler

Around the Nation

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

by Natalie Hanson

The Senate Judiciary Committee chair accused regulators of slow-walking a crackdown as e-cigarette manufacturers skirt the federal approval process.

by Benjamin S. Weiss

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

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

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

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

Republican attorneys general claim in this federal lawsuit that the rule change, set to take effect on Aug. 1, puts radical ideology ahead of girls' safety.

by Joe Harris

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 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

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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

More than 250 people say the city of San Diego underfunded and neglected its storm drain system for years, causing their homes to flood on Jan. 22, 2024. They are asking for $100 million in damages.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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