A naturalized citizen sued Meta Platforms, Inc., which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, for employment discrimination, alleging the social media company chose to hire noncitizens with specialty worker visas because it could pay them less. The Ninth Circuit, relying on a federal statute, reversed the district court’s dismissal of the... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court has decided to take up a case on the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care. Currently, the states are split on whether this care should be allowed for minors under the age of 18. Gender-affirming care is used to treat gender dysmorphia, which occurs... Read More »
In a decision on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a setback to the prosecution of former President Donald Trump on charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. The court's 6-3 ruling granted former presidents sweeping immunity for their official acts while in office, potentially... Read More »
The California Legislature has passed reforms to a decades-old labor law with bipartisan support and a promise of immediate implementation upon Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. The reforms, approved on Thursday, aim to amend the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) of 2004, which allows workers to sue employers for labor violations... Read More »
Starting Tuesday, a new law will require many California bars and nightclubs to offer common date-rape drug test kits to protect patrons from the dangers of drink spiking. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has confirmed that the implementation of Assembly Bill 1013 will affect approximately 2,400 establishments... Read More »
A woman who received electroconvulsive therapy for depression sued Somatics, LLC, the manufacturer of an FDA-cleared device that delivers electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), aka electric shock treatment, to treat severe major depressive episodes. Before undergoing her treatment, the patient was only warned that ECT could cause short-term memory loss. Unfortunately, her... Read More »
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 1984 precedent that had long empowered government agencies to interpret ambiguous laws. The 6-3 ruling, which came in a fishing industry regulation case, is a triumph for opponents of expansive government oversight and deals a setback to President Joe Biden's administration. The... Read More »
On Thursday, the NFL suffered a significant loss in a long-standing class-action lawsuit filed by "Sunday Ticket" subscribers, who challenged the NFL over alleged antitrust violations and the costs associated with the DirecTV "Sunday Ticket" broadcast package. The verdict, delivered in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a bankruptcy settlement involving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, which would have shielded the wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits related to their role in the nation’s opioid epidemic. The 5-4 decision reverses a lower court ruling that had upheld the plan, which included... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to allow abortions to be performed in Idaho when pregnant women face medical emergencies. The decision came with a 6-3 vote, with three conservative justices dissenting. The Supreme Court’s decision effectively reinstates a lower court ruling that Idaho's near-total abortion ban must defer... Read More »
A vacation to mark the start of summer turned into a nightmare after a couple was shocked and electrocuted while in a hot tub at a Mexico resort. Now, Lizzette Zambrano of El Paso County, Texas, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort and vacation rental companies Casago,... Read More »
A new lawsuit accuses the iconic 55-year-old Swamp Fox roller coaster at Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina of causing a man to become paralyzed from the neck down. The lawsuit, which was filed last week in the Horry County Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court by the man's... Read More »
Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri temporarily blocked a key component of President Joe Biden's latest attempt to forgive student loan debt. The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, designed to make debt repayment more affordable for low- and middle-income borrowers, was set to take effect on July 1... Read More »
The California Supreme Court has unanimously blocked efforts to place the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” (TPA or the Act) on the November ballot. The TPA would have amended the State Constitution to require every new tax imposed by state law to be the subject of a ballot referendum.... Read More »
Three of the world’s largest music companies—Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner Music Group—filed lawsuits on Monday against two generative AI startups, Suno and Udio, accusing them of infringing on artists’ and labels’ copyrights to create their AI-driven music composition tools. Udio, the AI company behind the viral... Read More »
