A former Wyoming library director who opposed efforts to restrict access to books with sexual and LGBTQ+ themes will receive $700,000 in a settlement with county officials, ending a two-year legal dispute over her firing. Terri Lesley led the Campbell County Public Library System in Gillette until 2023, when she... Read More »
Nebraska Attorney General Michael T. Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), claiming the utility is violating state law by prioritizing environmental goals over its duty to provide affordable and reliable electricity. The lawsuit, filed in Douglas County District Court, focuses on OPPD’s plan to... Read More »
A federal judge in Rhode Island has barred the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development from enforcing new federal grant conditions that restrict funding for programs connected to diversity, equity, inclusion, gender identity, or abortion-related services. In a decision issued on October 10, 2025,... Read More »
A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on bank fraud and false statement charges linked to a 2020 real estate purchase, a case she and her attorneys claim was advanced under political pressure from the White House. The indictment, filed October 9 in... Read More »
A federal judge in New York has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, ruling that Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us” is a protected form of artistic expression rather than a statement of fact. U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas issued the decision on October 9, 2025,... Read More »
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has overturned a Department of Health and Human Services policy that placed new limits on federally funded teen pregnancy prevention programs, finding that the agency acted unlawfully. In a 65-page decision issued on October 7, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled that HHS... Read More »
Three California consumers have appealed a federal court’s decision dismissing their lawsuit against Hermès, claiming the luxury retailer’s sales practices for its Birkin handbags violate United States antitrust law. The appeal, filed in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, follows a September ruling in San Francisco that dismissed the... Read More »
A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a California woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable for selling talc products allegedly contaminated with asbestos. The verdict, which includes $950 million in punitive damages, stands among the largest to... Read More »
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in Chiles v. Salazar, a case testing whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment. The law bars licensed therapists from attempting to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and the justices are weighing whether that restriction... Read More »
Tyson Foods and Cargill have agreed to pay a combined $87.5 million to settle claims that they conspired to raise the price of beef sold to U.S. consumers. The proposed settlements, filed October 6 in federal court in Minnesota, mark the first consumer payouts in the beef price-fixing litigation that... Read More »
