California Governor Gavin Newsom has called on cities and counties across the state to adopt a sweeping ban on homeless encampments, intensifying his administration’s efforts to address the state’s homelessness crisis. On Monday, Newsom released a model ordinance for local governments, urging them to prohibit camping on public property, including... Read More »
Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed in the escalating legal battle between her close friend Blake Lively, and Lively’s co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, drawing the pop superstar into a contentious lawsuit that her representatives say has little to do with her. The subpoena, reportedly issued by Baldoni’s legal team, names... Read More »
The first group of white South African refugees admitted under a controversial Trump administration program landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday, marking a significant departure from traditional U.S. refugee policy. The flight, operated by U.S.-funded Omni Air International, carried 49 Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority from South Africa,... Read More »
A federal judge has dismissed most claims against Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Larry David, Stephen Curry, Shaquille O’Neal, and other celebrity endorsers accused of illegally promoting the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, finding that the stars lacked the intent to deceive consumers. U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore issued the ruling... Read More »
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring federally owned land in Arizona to mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP for the controversial Resolution Copper project, siding with Native American groups who argue the transfer threatens a sacred site. The ruling, issued Friday by U.S. District... Read More »
A federal judge has ordered the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was detained for over six weeks in a Louisiana immigration facility after co-authoring an opinion piece critical of her university's response to the Israel-Gaza conflict. U.S. District Judge William Sessions, sitting in Burlington,... Read More »
A $15 million federal wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an eight-year-old child who was being held by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the time of her death. The lawsuit was brought forward by three nonprofit organizations; the Texas Civil Rights Project, the Texas A&M University... Read More »
The nationally recognized law firm Levy Konigsberg has filed 85 new Maryland juvenile detention sexual abuse lawsuits as of late April, bringing the total number of lawsuits to at least 650 since 2020. These cases shed detailed light on the sexual abuse plaguing Maryland’s juvenile justice system. This marks the... Read More »
President Donald Trump has again threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, intensifying a standoff between his administration and the nation’s wealthiest university. In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump wrote, "We are going to be taking away Harvard's Tax Exempt Status. It's what they deserve!" This latest statement... Read More »
A federal judge in Vermont has ordered the release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian-born lawful permanent resident, who was arrested by immigration agents last month after attending a naturalization interview. The court's decision comes amid a broader crackdown by the Trump administration on foreign-born students involved in... Read More »
Two years after her high-profile civil trial captured widespread public attention, Gwyneth Paltrow has criticized the lawsuit, calling it "everything that’s wrong with our legal system." The actress made her comments during an appearance on "The World’s First Podcast: The Gwyneth Paltrow Episode," hosted by Erin and Sara Foster, where... Read More »
Nyree Hinton, a California resident, has recently filed a class action lawsuit against Tesla, claiming the electric car maker is speeding up vehicle odometer mileage readings so that the vehicles fall out of warranty sooner. By doing this, Tesla is able to save on costly reparis because they don't have... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against major Medicare insurers—Aetna, Elevance Health, and Humana—accusing them of paying kickbacks to brokers in exchange for steering enrollments into their Medicare Advantage plans. According to the complaint, filed in federal court, these insurers paid hundreds of millions of dollars to... Read More »
A federal appeals court has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit against artists Sam Smith and Normani over their 2019 hit “Dancing with a Stranger,” overturning a lower court’s decision to dismiss the case and setting the stage for a jury to consider the merits of the claim. In a ruling... Read More »
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by using the centuries-old Alien Enemies Act to expedite the deportation of Venezuelan migrants, dealing a significant setback to the administration's immigration crackdown. In a 36-page decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez granted a... Read More »
