Rights Court Leaves Bosnian War Murder Case to Croatia
A murder case stemming from the Bosnian War should be heard in a Croatian court, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday.
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Marriott Data Breach
A federal court in Maryland ruled that the City of Chicago has standing to pursue its claims against Marriott International relating to a data breach by hackers who made off with passport numbers, credit card information and other personal data. The city ordinance under which Chicago has filed suit is constitutional, the court ruled.
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Full 11th Circuit Tosses Fight Over Alabama Wage Limits
The en banc 11th Circuit on Friday struck down two workers’ challenge to an Alabama law that forbids cities and counties from raising the minimum wage.
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Democrats Ask Skeptical Panel to Allow Emoluments Challenge
With a seemingly impossible hurdle to jump, Democrats argued Monday morning before the D.C. Circuit that they can sue President Donald Trump for ignoring the Constitution as foreign governments poured money into his pockets.
Read morePanel Revives Lawsuit Over Permits for Guest-Worker Spouses
The D.C. Circuit on Friday reinstated tech workers’ challenge to a Homeland Security rule allowing the spouses of guest workers to apply for jobs, finding they face increased competition due to the rule.
Read moreClamor for Trump Hotel Records Underway in DC Circuit
A Justice Department lawyer faced an uphill battle Tuesday in arguing that lawmakers lack standing to access financials on the president’s eponymous hotel, located just blocks from the White House.
Read moreNebraska Justices Reject Challenge to Lethal Injection Protocols
The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the state’s controversial protocol for lethal injection executions Friday, finding the plaintiffs lack standing to sue.
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Arkansas Asks Panel to Toss Challenge to Campaign-Finance Law
An attorney for the state of Arkansas argued before the Eighth Circuit on Thursday that a woman challenging the constitutionality of a state campaign donation law lacks standing to do so because her preferred candidate has not made an official campaign announcement.
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The Fifth Circuit dismissed the Center for Biological Diversity et al.’s lawsuit against the U.S. EPA for lack of standing, as the group’s members cannot show they suffered an injury in fact from pollution in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreDC Circuit Refuses to Toss Limits on Airport Traffic
The D.C. Circuit on Friday grounded a company’s challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration’s attempt to clear up delays at New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy Airports, finding it lacks standing to sue the agency.
Read moreFourth Circuit Tosses Emoluments Suit Against Trump
Finding that attorneys general for Maryland and the District of Columbia lack standing, the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating clauses in the Constitution that bar him from receiving gifts from foreign or state governments while in office without congressional consent.
Read moreHigh Court Tosses Virginia Gerrymandering Appeal
The Supreme Court blocked Republican lawmakers 5-4 on Monday from appealing a ruling that found they had gerrymandered voting districts to hurt black voters.
Read moreNonprofits Detail Harm From Murky White House Panel on Wildlife
As the government vied to snuff out claims over pro-hunting elements that pervade a White House advisory board on wildlife conservation, four nonprofits insisted in court Monday that they have standing to sue.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Allows Indiana to Continue ICE Detainers
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday vacated a settlement between an Indiana sheriff’s office and the American Civil Liberties Union that prohibited cooperation with federal immigration authorities without a warrant, finding the state has standing to protect its interest in cooperating with immigration enforcement efforts.
Read moreMissouri River Diversion Project Vaults State Challenge
Clearing a legal hurdle to a water-diversion project that has been delayed since 2002, the D.C. Circuit tossed a challenge Friday from the state of Missouri.
Read moreNinth Circuit Revives Suit to Save Idaho Gray Wolves
Environmental groups have standing to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture for neglecting to study the impact of killing gray wolves in mountainous portions of Idaho and whether the slaughter affects elk populations, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Read moreFight Over DeVos Campus-Assault Rule Change Struggles to Gain Traction
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ revisions to Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault will likely stand now that a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging them.
Read moreHigh Court Blocks Google Settlement on Standing Issue
A privacy class action that Google settled for $7 million faced a Supreme Court clamp-down Wednesday, with the justices ruling 8-1 that there are too many questions about standing to move forward.
Read moreHigh Court Looks for Racial Bias in Virginia Redistricting Case
In their second look at Virginia election districts, the justices of the Supreme Court appeared conflicted Monday over whether the map for the state’s House of Delegates was racially gerrymandered.
Read moreVirginia Redistricting Battle Takes Shape at High Court
Beginning a two-week stretch in which gerrymandering returns to the high court, the justices of the Supreme Court will consider on Monday whether the Virginia Legislature improperly carved up its map to disadvantage black voters.
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