The environmental case under review would block chinook fishing to protect orcas. The Ninth Circuit Court ruled last week that fisheries trolling for king salmon in Alaska are…
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Supreme Court Dismisses Louisiana District Redraw Appeal
This follows the high court’s ruling earlier this month about Alabama’s congressional maps under the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court dismissed a case brought forth by Louisiana…
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Gun Ban For Those Convicted of Non-Violent Crimes Struck Down
Federal judge upholds Supreme Court decision in 2022. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the federal government cannot bar those convicted of non-violent crimes from…
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SCOTUS Revives False Claims Act Case
Returns the case to the Seventh Circuit. The justices of the Supreme Court unanimously voted to revive claims brought by whistleblowers alleging SuperValu and Safeway defrauded the federal…
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Federal Court Overturns Two Convictions for College Bribery
Cases are thrown out due to a judge mislabeling admissions as property. A First Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted to overturn the fraud convictions of two wealthy…
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Abortion Providers Sue to Preserve Mifepristone Access
Senator Lankford responds to FDA limitations on reporting complications from abortions. A group of abortion providers filed a lawsuit this week to lift federal restrictions on mifepristone, an…
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DOJ Submits Filings in Abortion Pill Case
Outlines preliminary arguments against the judge’s order to ban the drug. the Department of Justice submitted its filing this week against a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the…
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Administration Appeals Bump Stock Ruling to Supreme Court
5th Circuit overturned the previous administration’s reclassification of bump stocks. The Justice Department submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court last week, requesting a review of a lower…
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Supreme Court Rules Oil Rig Supervisor Entitled to Overtime Pay
Justices affirm the ruling made by the 5th Circuit. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an oil rig supervisor who claimed to be entitled to compensation…
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against CA Arbitration Law
The ban on mandatory arbitration is overridden by Federal Arbitration Act. The Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco recently blocked California’s law banning mandatory arbitration, saying that…
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