Courts & Law
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Federal appeals rules in favor of employee who was fired after refusing COVID vaccination
Weiss, a fully remote worker, initially received approval for her exemption from Kaiser Permanente's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but Kaiser later revoked it after questioning her about her faith and medical history.
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Lawsuit asks absentee ballots that don't arrive by election to be replaced
The lawsuit, filed by Law Forward, said that delays from the U.S. Postal Service can interfere with delivery of ballots by the deadline of 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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Trump admin drops UPenn subpoena seeking to identify potential victims of antisemitism
The EEOC agreed not to enforce the subpoena and the university agreed to file a stipulation of dismissal, asking the court to end the case.
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America First Legal sues Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
The lawsuit was also lodged against Robert Conrad, who serves as the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and accuses the men of operating beyond their scope of resolving cases or controversies.
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Justice Department requests dismissal of abortion pill lawsuit
President Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail last year not to interfere with abortion on the federal level, including access to abortion pills, opting to leave the matter to states instead.
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Judges thwart Trump’s orders targeting Russiagate firms as Marc Elias takes victory lap
Donald Trump's efforts to target Big Law firms tied to the Trump-Russia collusion scandal have been repeatedly blocked by federal judges. Marc Elias is thrilled.
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Jury selection begins in feds sex trafficking trial for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Combs faces charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, racketeering and sex trafficking after he was arrested in September in Manhattan.
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Appeals court blocks order to return Voice of America employees to work, restore grants
The appeals court said the U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth did not have the jurisdiction to require the administration to bring the employees back to work or to restore $15 million in grants
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Supreme Court decision on religious charter schools will carry widespread ramifications
The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond case involves a 2023 decision by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to allow St. Isidore to join the dozens of charter schools in the state.
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Canadian judge orders mental health assessment for suspect in Vancouver festival attack
The suspect is due back in court on May 30.
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Judge rules Trump order pulling security clearances from law firm unconstitutional
The president signed an executive order in March that pulled the security clearances of some of the firm's staff, claiming the law firm engaged in “dishonest and dangerous activity," and essentially barred its attorneys from federal buildings.
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Maine, Trump admin settle funding freeze suit over trans sports policies
Maine sued the department in response to the pause, but agreed to drop the lawsuit on Friday in exchange for the restoration of federal funding.
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Mangione's legal team asks judge to dismiss NY state murder charges
Mangione's lawyers also asked the court to bar the evidence law enforcement gathered in the arrest from the trial if the state charges are not dismissed.