Appeals court denies Amer Zada’s latest bid to overturn 1980 murder conviction
NEW CITY, N.Y. — The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has denied Amer Zada’s latest request to appeal his decades-old murder conviction, marking the ninth failed attempt to reverse…
Florida’s Election Laws Do Not Discriminate Against Black Voters, Appeals Court Says
Florida’s Election Laws Do Not Discriminate Against Black Voters, Appeals Court Says Katelynn Richardson on April 28, 2023 Florida’s election laws do not discriminate against black voters, a federal appeals court found…
Appeals Court Shoots Down Trump’s Efforts To Stop Pence From Testifying In Jan 6 Probe
Appeals Court Shoots Down Trump’s Efforts To Stop Pence From Testifying In Jan 6 Probe Mary Lou Masters on April 27, 2023 A three-judge federal appeals court shot down former President Donald…
Jackson family appeals board denial of swingset in front yard
JACKSON, NJ – By township ordinance, swingsets are not allowed in the front yards of homes in Jackson Township. One family who was denied a variance to construct one is appealing the…
‘Disappointing’: SCOTUS Won’t Hear Energy Companies’ Appeals To Climate Damage Lawsuits
‘Disappointing’: SCOTUS Won’t Hear Energy Companies’ Appeals To Climate Damage Lawsuits Katelynn Richardson on April 24, 2023 The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear local governments’ climate damage lawsuits against energy companies…
California city can’t enforce natural gas ban, appeals court says
By Clark Mindock NEW YORK (Reuters) -Berkeley, California, cannot ban natural gas hookups in new buildings because a U.S. federal law preempts its rule, a federal appeals court said Monday, siding with…
Federal Appeals Court Allows Abortion Pill Approval To Stand, With Restrictions
Federal Appeals Court Allows Abortion Pill Approval To Stand, With Restrictions Katelynn Richardson on April 13, 2023 A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the…
Kamala Harris Says ‘No Medication’ Is Safe From Attack After Appeals Court Abortion Pills Ruling
Kamala Harris Says ‘No Medication’ Is Safe From Attack After Appeals Court Abortion Pills Ruling Katelynn Richardson on April 13, 2023 Vice President Kamala Harris reacted Thursday to a federal appeals court’s…
Biden appeals ruling against ban on gun bump stocks
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court ruling against a federal ban on “bump stock”…
Chicago’s $1.1 billion metered parking deal upheld by appeals court
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday declined to reinstate a lawsuit from Chicago drivers who claimed the city’s costly parking meter rates were derived from a 75-year,…
DC Appeals Court Denies Trump’s Request To Block Former Aides’ Testimony In Jan 6 Case: REPORT
DC Appeals Court Denies Trump’s Request To Block Former Aides’ Testimony In Jan 6 Case: REPORT Katelynn Richardson on April 4, 2023 The D.C. Court of Appeals denied former President Donald Trump’s…
U.S. appeals court revives investor lawsuit against annuity company
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – An insurance company owned by private equity firm Eldridge Industries must face a lawsuit claiming it misrepresented how much investors stood to gain on certain fixed annuities,…
U.S. judge refuses to delay Voyager-Binance sale during DOJ appeals
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge declined to delay the $1.3 billion sale of crypto lender Voyager Digital to Binance.US, saying Voyager customers should not be forced to wait…
Appeals Court Upholds Red State Law Banning Adults Under 21 From Buying Guns
Appeals Court Upholds Red State Law Banning Adults Under 21 From Buying Guns Bronson Winslow on March 9, 2023 A U.S. appeals court chose to uphold a Florida law Thursday that barred…
South Carolina attorney Murdaugh appeals conviction of murdering wife, son
(Reuters) – Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer convicted last week of murdering his wife and son, appealed his conviction and life sentence on Thursday, according to court records. Murdaugh, 54,…
Leon Black cannot revive conspiracy lawsuit–US appeals court
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Leon Black, the billionaire co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, cannot revive a lawsuit accusing former Russian model Guzel Ganieva, Apollo co-founder Josh…
Bard convinces U.S. appeals court to revive medical-injection device patents
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Becton Dickinson’s C.R. Bard Inc on Friday won a ruling from a U.S. appeals court reinstating three patents related to its PowerPort devices for delivering repeated medical…
Former Student Appeals Trespass Conviction After Handing Out US Constitution Copies On State Campus
Former Student Appeals Trespass Conviction After Handing Out US Constitution Copies On State Campus Alexa Schwerha on January 27, 2023 Liberty Justice Center (LJC), a “national free speech law firm,” filed an…
Supreme Court rejects appeals by ex-Deutsche Bank traders convicted of ‘spoofing’
By John Kruzel (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals by two former Deutsche Bank AG commodities traders convicted of manipulating precious metals prices by placing “spoof” orders.…
Jailed Iranian American appeals to Biden, starts hunger strike
By Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) – An Iranian American imprisoned in Iran for more than seven years on spying charges that the United States rejects as baseless appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden…
Kodiak Man’s Murder Convictions Upheld by Court of Appeals
ANCHORAGE – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld James Wells’ murder convictions which were handed down by a trial jury in October 2019 for the April 2012 murders of two…
New York Appeals Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Student Group
by Kate Anderson NEW YORK NY – The New York Appeals Court ruled on Thursday that Yeshiva University must recognize the LGBTQ student organization, YU Pride Alliance. In September, the Supreme Court…
Trump fights Twitter ban at U.S. appeals court
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to revive his lawsuit against Twitter Inc challenging his permanent suspension from the platform after…
Australian regulator appeals dismissal of petition against CBA, unit by court
(Reuters) – Australia’s corporate regulator said it had appealed the Federal Court’s decision to dismiss its petition against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and its pension unit on allegations of improperly collecting…
Biden ‘social cost of carbon’ climate risk measure upheld by U.S. appeals court
By Clark Mindock NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the “social cost of carbon” calculation used by President Joe Biden’s administration, which sharply boosts the price tag…
At U.N., emotional appeals for world leaders to protect Afghan girls’ education
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – After pleading with world leaders at the United Nations to protect the education and rights of women in Afghanistan a year after…
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