The presiding judge chided Trump on Tuesday, accusing the former president of trying to intimidate a witness by loudly muttering and gesturing as she spoke.
The justices vacated the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling to block the suits and remanded the case to federal court in Texas.
The proposed law would create a 627,855-acre national monument in the Southern California desert and add 17,915 acres to Joshua Tree National Park.
Similar scenes — police showing up and shutting down a political event — repeated themselves at very different venues in Europe. In Germany, it was a pro-Palestinian conference. In Belgium, it was a hard-right gathering with some big names.
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Science & Research
With reproductive rights in the spotlight, a trial in Virginia focuses on potential lifeforms.
Current estimates put an $11 billion price tag on a Mars sample return mission, with the samples not reaching Earth until 2040.
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Without the First Amendment, media, entertainment, arts and technology would look very different. But without copyright, there would be no incentive for a writer to get that manuscript published or a musician to get their song out there for the world to hear.
Courts & the Law
Consumer complaints against airlines took off during the Covid-19 pandemic, with state attorney generals and the U.S. Department of Transportation fielding tens of thousands each year.
The high court ruled that a veteran’s extended service entitled him to additional education benefits.
Senate Democrats have introduced a pair of bills that would, among other things, set guardrails on when the Bureau of Prisons and federal immigration services can use solitary confinement.
David Rivera, a former Republican congressman, was fined $456,000 by the Federal Election Commission for secretly funneling money to the campaign of a Democratic primary candidate in an effort to undercut the election efforts of Rivera’s Democratic opponent.
A federal judge ordered foster care leadership to pay $100,000 per day until the harms done to children and caseworkers alike are resolved.
A divided panel found West Virginia violates Title IX by excluding transgender student-athletes from participating in the teams of their choosing.
The old judge had just issued a tentative ruling denying the church's motion to send the case to arbitration.
Porn publishers told the justices adults’ access to protected speech was chilled by Texas’ age verification law.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other religious organizations revived their challenge of the state's law requiring health plans to cover "medically necessary" abortions.
Around the Nation
Pennsylvania's top prosecutor role has in recent years served as a stepping stone to governorship — but the state's seven AG hopefuls have to get through elections first.
Minnesota legalized cannabis in 2023, and vote shares for its two legalization-focused third parties peaked in 2018. Democrats now argue that the bigger party has failed to meet state requirements for major-party status.
The appeals court said federal judge made the right decision to stay out of a constitutional challenge to Silicon Valley's Covid-19 restrictions while a separate state case is underway.
A federal judge agreed that the county can be sued for the purported failures of "untrained, incompetent and unqualified criminalists and evidence technicians."
The plaintiff claims Bob's Red Mill Natural Food's flaxseed meal contain unsafe levels of cadmium.
Oakland's first Black district attorney could be ousted after just one year in office.
A former Honolulu prosecutor is accused of accepting nearly $50,000 from a local engineering firm to go after a former employee with criminal charges.
Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill argues he did not know his use of restraint chairs as punishment was criminal and that a holdout juror was coerced during deliberations.
David Daledien was under an injunction blocking him from publishing illicitly gained footage of abortion provider meetings when he reshared clips used in a congressional hearing.
A mother claims government workers used falsehoods and omissions to get a judge to take her children from their home.
Rulings
A federal court in Washington ruled in partial favor of the state for its complaint against a plastic surgery clinic, which allegedly used nondisclosure agreements to keep thousands of patients from posting negative online reviews. The pre-service NDAs violated the Consumer Review Fairness Act because they restricted patient reviews and explicitly imposed a $250,000 penalty for leaving negative reviews.
A federal court in North Carolina dismissed a motorcycle dealer from a lawsuit filed after it repaired a bike for a couple, who then crashed when part of the braking system failed, killing the wife and seriously injuring the husband. The dealer was fraudulently added as a party to foil diversity jurisdiction, which now exists and the plaintiffs’ motion to remand is denied.
A federal court in Vermont denied Monsanto and other agriculture firms’ motion to dismiss four teachers and a student’s lawsuit over PCB contamination in their school buildings. The ag giants are not entitled to dismissal because the plaintiffs plausibly alleged justifiable reliance on the companies’ representations.
A federal court in Pennsylvania granted summary judgment to a police officer who was sued by a couple whose 15-year-old son died because he collided with a tractor-trailer while fleeing from the officer, who was trying to pull him over after noticing the teen was driving a motor scooter without a helmet or license plate. The officer did not abuse his power by pursuing a fleeing suspect.
A federal court in Texas denies all claims in this trademark infringement fight between the producers of two tequilas, Casa Azul and Clase Azul. Even if the names are similar, the court rules that consumers will not confuse the brands because the blue-and-white, hand-painted bottle of one of them is more widely recognized than its name.
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Hot Cases
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.
Nassau County sued the state of New York over the shift of elections from odd to even years, claiming that doing so shaves a year off the terms of officials elected after enactment.
Jeremy Foster died two days after a Home Depot security guard tased and aggressively tried to detain him when he tried to shoplift building materials, Foster's brother charges in a negligence and wrongful death suit.
“I don’t believe a female should be doing this job," a lieutenant told Police Chief Jennifer Arbogast, part of sustained harassment she underwent until she was forced out of her job, she claims in state court.
Those who are arrested in Travis County aren't provided a counsel for initial bail hearings, one such arrestee says in a class action that accuses the county of creating a "two-tier" system that favors those who can afford to hire an attorney.
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