Man facing Olympics doping charges argues new U.S. law is unconstitutional
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first person ever charged under a new law U.S. law allowing prosecutors to target doping in international …
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Ex-congressman’s arrest ended UAE push to get him named U.S. envoy, prosecutors say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – An effort by the United Arab Emirates to convince the United States with the help of a wealthy …
Tesla likely must face California agency’s race bias lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A California state judge on Wednesday said he would likely deny Tesla Inc’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state’s …
Cockerell Dermatopathology To Pay $3.75 Million to Resolve Healthcare Fraud Claims
A Texas dermatopathology clinic has agreed to pay the United States more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act …
Tesla loses challenge to California agency suing for race bias
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A California administrative agency has declined to review Tesla Inc’s claim that the state’s civil rights watchdog suing the company for …
Robinhood must face U.S. market manipulation claims over ‘meme stock’ rally, judge rules
By Jody Godoy and Hannah Lang (Reuters) -Stock trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc must face market manipulation claims over restrictions it placed on trading during …
How Ahmaud Arbery’s death changed a coastal Georgia community
By Rich McKay BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Carla Arbery has a T-shirt summing up what’s changed in her coastal Georgia community since the murder of nephew …
Biden signs abortion order, says Republicans clueless about women’s power
By Nandita Bose and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the Supreme Court and Republicans are clueless about the power of …
ROMEO POWER INVESTIGATION INITIATED BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates the Officers and Directors of Romeo Power, Inc. – RMO
NEW ORLEANS, July 8, 2022 — Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick …
INTERFACE INVESTIGATION INITIATED BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates the Officers and Directors of Interface, Inc. – TILE
NEW ORLEANS, July 1, 2022 — Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick …
RYDER INVESTIGATION INITIATED BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates the Officers and Directors of Ryder System, Inc. – R
NEW ORLEANS, June 17, 2022 — Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick …
Tesla barred from pausing race bias case while challenging agency’s powers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Tesla Inc cannot pause a California civil rights agency’s lawsuit alleging widespread race discrimination at an assembly plant while the electric …
U.S. Interior must weigh climate impacts of oil, gas leasing -settlement
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – The Biden administration must thoroughly analyze the climate impacts of oil and gas leasing on nearly 4 million acres (1.6 …
Court Hands Exxon Huge Loss In Climate Change Lawsuit
Court Hands Exxon Huge Loss In Climate Change Lawsuit Thomas Catenacci on May 25, 2022 The Massachusetts high court dismissed oil giant ExxonMobil’s motion to …
TACTILE SYSTEMS INVESTIGATION CONTINUED BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Continues to Investigate the Officers and Directors of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. – TCMD
NEW ORLEANS, May 13, 2022 — Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick …
Clinton-aligned lawyer charged by U.S. prosecutor loses bid to toss case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON -A U.S. judge on Wednesday declined to throw out a criminal case against Michael Sussmann, a Democratic Party-linked lawyer accused of …
Prosecutor to drop charges against Texas woman over her abortion
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A local prosecutor in Texas will dismiss criminal charges against a 26-year-old woman who was arrested for a self-induced abortion …
Parent Opposed To ‘Race-Based’ Admissions Scores Massive Legal Victory After Being Criminally Charged
Parent Opposed To ‘Race-Based’ Admissions Scores Massive Legal Victory After Being Criminally Charged Harold Hutchison on April 8, 2022 A Virginia parent won a legal …
Virginia Prosecutor Pursues Slander And Libel Charges Against Parent Protesting Affirmative Action
Virginia Prosecutor Pursues Slander And Libel Charges Against Parent Protesting Affirmative Action Harold Hutchison on April 6, 2022 A prosecutor in Northern Virginia is pursuing …
Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates must face diners’ lawsuit over U.S. restaurant prices
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A U.S. judge on Wednesday said Grubhub, Uber Eats and Postmates must face an antitrust lawsuit by diners who …
‘The Answer Is No’: Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Attempt To Halt Certain ICE Deportations
‘The Answer Is No’: Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Attempt To Halt Certain ICE Deportations Jennie Taer on March 22, 2022 A federal judge ruled …
Factbox-Palin case one of several that could lower U.S. bar for defamation claims
By Daniel Wiessner – Having lost at trial on Tuesday, Republican Sarah Palin has signaled she could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme …
Queen Strips Prince Andrew Of Royal Titles Amid Epstein Scandal
Harold Hutchison on January 13, 2022 Prince Andrew returned his royal and military titles to the Queen of England, according to a statement released by …
Judge Rules That Epstein Settlement Won’t Protect Prince Andrew
A New York federal judge ruled against Prince Andrew’s motion to dismiss Wednesday in a lawsuit in which the prince is accused of having sexually abused …
Judicial Watch Moves To Depose Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Over Racist Interview Policy Under Oath
Judicial Watch filed a motion on Nov. 23 on behalf of The Daily Caller News Foundation and reporter Thomas Catenacci, asking the court to depose …
Attorney General James Continues to Fight Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Ban at Supreme Court
Coalition of AGs File Multistate Amicus Briefs Urging SCOTUS to Uphold Rule of Lawby Affirming District Court Rulings Allowing Challenges to Go Forward NEW YORK …
Department of Justice Begins Third Distribution of Forfeited Funds to Compensate Victims of Fraud Scheme Facilitated by Western Union
The Department of Justice announced today that the Western Union Remission Fund began its third distribution of approximately $66 million in funds forfeited to the …
If Found Guilty on Violating Toms River Pay to Play Law, McGuckin Firm Could Lose All State Contracts
This story was reported last month, but last week, Gregory P. McGuckin filed a motion to dismiss the case in superior court to avoid the …
Woman Pleads Guilty on Manslaughter Charges for Pool Drowning
by Al DellaFave, OCPO POINT PLEASANT-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the guilty plea of Jelani Webster, 19, of Trenton, in connection with …
When a Patient’s Death is Broadcast Without Permission
by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with the New York Times. Anita Chanko could not sleep. At 4 a.m., on an August night in …
Federal judge rules partly in favor of Baltimore City in firefighter discrimination suit
BALTIMORE, MD – A federal judge has issued a split decision in a long-running employment discrimination case brought by Baltimore firefighter-paramedic Daniel Edwards against the …
Judge tosses false arrest suit by convicted felon after 2015 NYPD stop
NEW YORK, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by convicted felon Timmy Wallace, who accused New York City and …
Judge trims fraud claims in Chinese textile companies’ U.S. trade dispute
New York, NY – A federal judge in Manhattan has issued a split ruling in an international contract dispute between three Chinese textile manufacturers and …
Judge denies Phillipsburg officer’s bid to toss excessive force lawsuit
Trenton, NJ – A federal judge has rejected a motion for summary judgment filed by Phillipsburg Patrolman William Lance and the Phillipsburg Police Department, allowing …
McGuckin off the hook as federal judge allows discrimination case against Jackson mayor Kuhn to proceed
Judge Quraishi’s ruling narrows but does not end the Jackson Township free speech case TRENTON, N.J. – A federal judge has partially dismissed a civil …
Newark judge shuts down bid to overturn New Jersey wiretap case
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has denied a state prisoner’s attempt to undo his New Jersey convictions tied to a large drug-trafficking operation, rejecting …
Judge tosses Bergen County man’s “right to travel” lawsuit after Leonia traffic stop
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two New Jersey residents who claimed their constitutional rights were violated when their …
Jackson Township Sued After Code Enforcement Officer Strikes Bicyclist Then Flees Scene
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson man injured in a 2023 crash involving a township vehicle has filed a civil lawsuit against the Township of …
Jackson Township Mayor Kuhn faces lawsuits, workplace harassment claims, resignations, and backlash
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Jennifer Kuhn claims she is just holding employees in town hall accountable and providing transparencies, but lawsuits, employee …
Judge tosses case by fugitive college student who fled New Jersey and wanted to sue school and local officials
NEWARK, N.J. – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a former international student who fled New Jersey during his criminal trial, …
Civil rights trial set to begin in Syracuse man’s false arrest and unlawful search case
SYRACUSE, NY – A long-running civil rights lawsuit alleging false arrest, unlawful search, and malicious prosecution by Syracuse police and Onondaga County officials is set …
Federal judge rejects nursing home’s lawsuit against RFK, Jr.
ALBANY, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Hudson Valley rehabilitation center seeking to overturn federal monetary penalties imposed for …
Brooklyn judge allows Hasidic school principal’s discrimination case to proceed against NYC Department of Education
BROOKLYN, NY – A longtime New York City school principal’s lawsuit alleging religious discrimination will partially move forward after a federal judge ruled that parts …
Federal Judge Strikes Down Lawsuit by 27 Towns Against Affordable Housing Mandate
TRENTON, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than two dozen New Jersey municipalities challenging the state’s 2024 affordable housing …
Federal Judge Rejects Developer’s Attempt to Revive Lawsuit Against New Jersey Housing Agency
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has denied a motion by a property developer seeking to reopen its dismissed lawsuit against the New Jersey Department …
Federal Judge Denies Newark Employee’s Bid to Revive Discrimination Case Against City Officials
NEWARK, NJ – A longtime Newark city employee who accused top officials of discrimination and retaliation has lost her latest bid to revive parts of …
Federal judge rejects Hopatcong man’s attempt to reopen case, orders him to pay $9,700 in legal fees
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has denied a New Jersey man’s attempt to reopen his dismissed lawsuit against several Hopatcong officials and agencies, rejecting …
Federal judge appoints pro bono attorney for South Woods inmate in civil rights medical neglect lawsuit
CAMDEN, NJ – A federal judge has granted South Woods State Prison inmate Robert L. Small’s renewed request for court-appointed pro bono counsel in his …
Federal judge tosses NJ Transit employee’s lawsuit, rules agency is a state entity immune from federal labor law claims
CAMDEN, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by NJ Transit employee Sino Wa Johnson against New Jersey Transit Bus Operations and …
Court reverses ruling in shocking Roselle school board sex abuse lawsuit after new law takes effect
TRENTON, NJ – A Roselle man who says he was sexually abused by a school employee will get his day in court after New Jersey’s …