A recent Texas federal judge ruling has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt to implement a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements. This move is expected to ignite legislative efforts at the state level to restrict these agreements, particularly in the healthcare sector. The FTC had sought to prohibit nearly... Read More »
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling for the Fifth Circuit has declared that geofence warrants, a controversial law enforcement tool, are unconstitutional. This decision, issued on Friday, marks a significant shift in how police can use digital location data to investigate crimes across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The Fifth Circuit's... Read More »
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi issued a preliminary injunction requiring the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to ensure that if any Jewish students are barred from campus programs, activities, or areas, access to all students must also be restricted. This ruling, which takes effect on Thursday, comes... Read More »
The US District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced a Van Nuys, California resident, David Nicholas Dempsey, to 20 years in prison on Friday for his violent actions against police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Dempsey, who traveled from California to Washington, DC,... Read More »
Reuters reported that the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Missouri's request to delay former President Donald Trump's sentencing in a high-profile felony case involving hush money payments. The Court's decision leaves in place a related gag order on Trump until after the upcoming presidential election on November 5. The... Read More »
On Thursday, a U.S. appeals court blocked the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) attempt to reinstate net neutrality rules, siding with broadband providers in their legal challenge. The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals temporarily halted the FCC's April decision to reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet and reinstate open internet... Read More »
In a move ahead of the 2024 presidential election, US President Joe Biden has proposed major reforms to the Supreme Court and presidential immunity. In an op-ed published by the Washington Post, Biden outlined a three-part plan aimed at overhauling the structure and ethical standards of the nation's highest court... Read More »
Justice Elena Kagan passionately advocated for an enforceable code of conduct for U.S. Supreme Court justices, stressing the urgency of the issue. She argued that the current system, which relies on justices to self-regulate, lacks necessary enforcement mechanisms. Speaking at a judicial conference on Thursday, Justice Kagan emphasized that enforceable... Read More »
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Kelley Hodge upheld the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban noncompete agreements, denying a preliminary injunction sought by ATS Tree Services. The company's request aimed to block the FTC's new rule prohibiting noncompete clauses, which is set to take effect in September.... Read More »
Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging sex discrimination and wrongful termination. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, comes after Stone's abrupt exit last year amid allegations of a toxic culture within her program. Stone, who led... Read More »
According to an official press release from the Court Technology Services (CTS) Division, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County experienced a ransomware attack on Friday, July 19, 2024, which disrupted its internal systems. The attack was identified in the early hours of Friday morning, prompting the Court to disable... Read More »
U.S. District Judge Tana Lin dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against Amazon, which accused the e-commerce giant of misleading customers about the benefits of its Prime subscription service, specifically regarding a $9.95 delivery fee for Whole Foods purchases. The ruling, delivered in Seattle federal court on Thursday, found that... Read More »
As reported by Reuters, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Thursday that "earned wage" advances on worker paychecks should be considered consumer loans under federal law. This move aims to establish federal guidelines for a rapidly expanding market. In its proposed interpretive guidance, the CFPB stated that... Read More »
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was found guilty on all 16 criminal charges against him, including bribery. The verdict was reached in a federal court in Manhattan after a trial that spanned nine weeks and three days of jury deliberation. Despite the verdict, Menendez, who has been a Senator... Read More »
On Friday (July 12), U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall dismissed a New York state trooper’s retaliation claim portion of a lawsuit against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo while keeping the sexual harassment claim against him untouched. The basis of her ruling was that the alleged retaliatory action had... Read More »
