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Greenpeace Faces a $300 Million Lawsuit That Could Lead to Bankruptcy in a Test of First Amendment Rights to Free Speech and Protest

Greenpeace, a “global network of independent campaigning organizations” that protests environmental destruction, is being sued by Energy Transfer, a Dallas-based oil and gas company that claims the nonprofit group harmed its business with protests a decade ago. The suit was filed in North Dakota state court. Greenpeace International and the... Read More about Greenpeace Faces a $300 Million Lawsuit That Could Lead to Bankruptcy in a Test of First Amendment Rights to Free Speech and Protest

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Supreme Court Blocks Holocaust Survivors’ Long-Running Lawsuit Against Hungary, Where Nazis Seized Their Assets During WWII

The United States Supreme Court rejected a suit last Friday from Holocaust survivors who requested compensation from Hungary for the theft of their assets by Nazis during WWII. The High Court voted unanimously to turn away the Holocaust survivors’ claim, which sought reparations for their looted property during WWII by... Read More about Supreme Court Blocks Holocaust Survivors’ Long-Running Lawsuit Against Hungary, Where Nazis Seized Their Assets During WWII

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Ashley St. Clair Sues ex Elon Musk for Sole Legal Custody of Their Son, His 13th Child, Submitting Texts to Court as Evidence

Ashley St. Clair, author and mother of one of Elon Musk’s 13 children, filed a lawsuit against him seeking sole custody of their son. St. Clair, 26, recently filed her custody petition in Manhattan with the New York Supreme Court for New York County, where the plaintiff and her child... Read More about Ashley St. Clair Sues ex Elon Musk for Sole Legal Custody of Their Son, His 13th Child, Submitting Texts to Court as Evidence

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Idaho Legislature Calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse Landmark 2015 Ruling Establishing Same-Sex Marriage as a Constitutional Right

The Idaho Legislature passed a resolution urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse its 2015 ruling that gave same-sex couples the legal right to marry in all states. Although every Idaho House Democrat and 15 House Republicans opposed the anti-gay marriage House Joint Memorial 1, it still easily passed... Read More about Idaho Legislature Calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse Landmark 2015 Ruling Establishing Same-Sex Marriage as a Constitutional Right

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As Measles Makes a Comeback, CA Attorney General Leads Multi-State Coalition to Keep the White House From Cutting NIH Funding to Research Institutions and Universities

California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced that his office has partnered with a coalition of 22 attorneys general from around the country to sue the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) due to severe “unlawful” funding cuts. The NIH... Read More about As Measles Makes a Comeback, CA Attorney General Leads Multi-State Coalition to Keep the White House From Cutting NIH Funding to Research Institutions and Universities

Rapper A$AP Rocky smiles as he exits the courtroom, accompanied by Rihanna, following his not guilty verdict on shooting charges.

With Partner Rihanna Watching From the Gallery, Rapper A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty on Shooting Charges

After a three-week trial, and a jury taking only three hours to reach a verdict, Grammy-nominated performer and rising actor A$AP Rocky, 36, was found not guilty in the shooting of a former musical collaborator. The case was highly sensational due in part to the fact that the rapper’s partner... Read More about With Partner Rihanna Watching From the Gallery, Rapper A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty on Shooting Charges

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Landmark 1964 Libel Ruling, Under Attack From Lower Courts and Even Some Supreme Court Justices, Seems Secure for Now, According to the Newspaper That Was at the Heart of the Original Decision

President Trump may want to “open up” the nation’s libel laws to make it easier for public figures to sue news organizations, but for the most part, courts have not indicated a desire to revisit the long-standing precedent of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which has been the standard... Read More about Landmark 1964 Libel Ruling, Under Attack From Lower Courts and Even Some Supreme Court Justices, Seems Secure for Now, According to the Newspaper That Was at the Heart of the Original Decision

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Supreme Court Ponders Excessive-Force Lawsuits Concerning “the moment of threat” and the Fourth Amendment

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about excessive force and lawsuits resulting from it. The Justices seemed to lean toward rejecting the traditional legal practice of courts that considered the history of an officer in regard to the use of force versus focusing only on the danger perceived by... Read More about Supreme Court Ponders Excessive-Force Lawsuits Concerning “the moment of threat” and the Fourth Amendment

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Supreme Court Reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act While the Legal Challenge to the Anti-laundering Bill Moves Through the Legal System

A panel of three Supreme Court justices recently declined to block the enforcement of an anti-money laundering law passed by Congress which is being challenged in the courts. This law mandates that businesses share the identities of the owners who benefited from their firms with the United States Treasury office.... Read More about Supreme Court Reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act While the Legal Challenge to the Anti-laundering Bill Moves Through the Legal System

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LA Prosecutors Claim Retaliation After Filing Motion to Support Menendez Brothers Resentencing

The highly controversial and obsessively followed legal proceedings regarding Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two brothers who famously murdered their parents in 1989, continue to keep LA courts busy. Recently, two prosecutors who wrote an official memorandum recommending the court resentence the Menendez brothers filed their own lawsuits after working... Read More about LA Prosecutors Claim Retaliation After Filing Motion to Support Menendez Brothers Resentencing

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Oklahoma Proposal to Use Tax Dollars to Pay for Religious School as President Trump Opens New “Faith Office” in White House

The new Trump administration and the mostly conservative U.S. Supreme Court will soon be testing the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the concept of a separation of church and state. When it came to the government’s role in the religious lives of Americans in the new country, the... Read More about Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Oklahoma Proposal to Use Tax Dollars to Pay for Religious School as President Trump Opens New “Faith Office” in White House

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California Fire Lawsuits Against Southern California Edison, Los Angeles, and Dept. of Water and Power Continue to Grow

The devastating California fires are still spawning numerous lawsuits, brought by homeowners and others, against numerous defendants in the state. As of February 12, there are about 40 separate, active lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison (SoCal Edison) alone. In California, state law allows property owners to hold utilities liable... Read More about California Fire Lawsuits Against Southern California Edison, Los Angeles, and Dept. of Water and Power Continue to Grow

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Parents, Publishers, and Local Library File Lawsuit Over Idaho’s Book Censorship Law

A new law in Idaho that requires libraries to keep books deemed “harmful to minors” in the “adult” only section of the library is being met with a newly filed lawsuit. Plaintiffs named in the lawsuit include a small community library, Donnelly Library, along with Penguin Random House, the Authors... Read More about Parents, Publishers, and Local Library File Lawsuit Over Idaho’s Book Censorship Law

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