Courts & Law
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Supreme Court kicks off new term with justices torn over Colorado climate case
The case centers on a lawsuit that the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, brought against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, with Boulder officials arguing they face increasing costs because of the impacts of climate change.
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Justice Alito thinks he knows who leaked Dobbs decision
The draft decision was leaked ahead of the official ruling, prompting protests outside the homes of the court's conservative justices and an assassination attempt on Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Court allows DOJ to remove court-appointed US Attorney Rogoff as case goes through appeals process
The ruling pauses a recent district court order that blocked President Trump from firing Rogoff and restored him as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.
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Hunter Biden’s tax trial set to begin this week as father’s political career fades into dust
Hunter Biden’s trial is set to officially begin September 5 with jury selection following an approximately four-month delay granted by a federal district judge. One thing is clear: His father no longer has the leverage to protect his son as he once did.
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Missouri files third lawsuit attempting to block Biden-Harris student loan plan
The lawsuit alleged the Education Department is attempting to "quietly" and illegally forgive some student loan debts as early as this week.
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Federal court calls filing 'deficient' in rejection of Trump's attempt to move hush money case
The federal court did not rule on the subject of the request, but claimed the filing was "deficient" because Trump's attorneys failed to attach written permission from New York Judge Juan Merchan, or prosecutors.
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Trump lawyers ask Merchan to indefinitely suspend hush money case until federal court weighs in
In the letter to the court, Trump's attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, also requested Merchan postpone the Sept. 18 sentencing indefinitely while waiting to hear from the federal court.
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Bannon’s lawyers want a hearing on alleged government misconduct in case, judge has yet to grant it
The accusations against the prosecutors were detailed in several court filings over a year ago and Bannon had previously invoked them in a failed attempt to have the charges against him dismissed.
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Georgia election workers suing Giuliani request federal court intervention in defamation case
Lawyers for the women are requesting Giuliani now hands over his two condos in New York and Florida, a Mercedes-Benz sports car, three New York Yankees World Series rings, and other sports memorabilia.
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Trump lawyers request federal court intervene in hush money case
The former president's legal team asked that the case be moved to a federal court, instead of state court where it currently resides, claiming that the move is warranted because the prosecution allegedly violated Trump's constitutional rights.
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Big Tech liable for breaking promises to users that led to suicide, death threats: appeals court
Ninth Circuit rejects 'free-wheeling' Section 230 immunity for Snapchat-integrated anonymous messaging app with 10 million users, overseen by 10 staff, that promised to ban and unmask users for bad behavior.
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'Holy S#@&!' TikTok may be held liable for girl's death, upending three decades of tech immunity
"The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet," Section 230, have been staggeringly misinterpreted by lower courts since its early days, Trump-appointed appeals judge says in fiery concurrence. Progressive Big Tech critic claims "the business model is over."
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Yelp files antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging platform promoted its own reviews over others
Yelp filed the lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco, and claimed the search engine utilized its monopoly in the industry to skew results so Google's information on local businesses comes up on user searches.