Judge sends Bayer's $7.25B Roundup deal to state court
A federal judge returned Bayer's $7.25 billion Roundup class-action settlement to Missouri state court, where a final-approval hearing is set for J…
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Supreme Court eases plea-deal appeal waivers in 8-1 ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that defendants who waive their right to appeal may still challenge a sentence when enforcing the waiver would cause a…
Blackstone's LivCor to pay $7M in RealPage rent-fixing deal
Blackstone-owned LivCor agreed to pay $7 million to settle claims by nine state attorneys general that it used RealPage software to coordinate rent…
Supreme Court to weigh whether states can use 6-person juries
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a Florida case on whether states may use six-person criminal juries instead of 12, a ruling that could unsettle co…
Washington top court upholds $35M Meta campaign-ad fine
The Washington Supreme Court upheld a roughly $35 million penalty against Meta for repeatedly violating the state's political-ad disclosure law, in…
DOJ charges 15 in Minnesota anti-ICE conspiracy case
Federal prosecutors charged 15 people with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers during Operation Metro Surge in the Minneapolis area, al…
Appeals court lets Trump replace Philadelphia slavery exhibit
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may remove and replace the slavery exhibit at Philadelphia's President's House…
Supreme Court upholds gun rights of marijuana users
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that the government may not strip people of their Second Amendment rights simply because they…
Trump settles tax-records lawsuit against niece Mary Trump
President Trump settled his $100 million lawsuit accusing his niece Mary Trump of improperly leaking his tax records to The New York Times, both si…
Roy Moore asks Supreme Court to save $8.2M defamation award
Roy Moore, the former Alabama chief justice, asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block a ruling that wiped out the $8.2 million defamation verdic…
Pa. high court rules skill games are illegal slot machines
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Monday that skill games are illegal slot machines under state law, but stayed enforcement for 120 days so…
Supreme Court leaves New York gun-industry liability law intact
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a gun-industry challenge to New York's 2021 firearms liability law, leaving in effect a measure t…
Judge blocks Paxton's ActBlue suit as retaliatory
A federal judge blocked Texas AG Ken Paxton's fraud suit against ActBlue, ruling it likely retaliated against his Senate rival's fundraising.
Boelter pleads guilty to Minnesota lawmaker killings
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty in federal court to murder, stalking and firearms charges in the 2025 shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their s…
Supreme Court eases rule for debtors who omit bankruptcy claims
A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday revived a personal-injury lawsuit lower courts had thrown out, rejecting as too rigid a rule punishing bankru…
Appeals court won't halt removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center
A federal appeals court on Friday refused to pause a judge's order requiring President Donald Trump's name be removed from the Kennedy Center, a de…
Supreme Court limits private investor suits under fund law
In a 6-3 decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital, the Supreme Court held that private investors cannot sue to rescind contracts u…
Supreme Court blocks Alabama nitrogen gas execution
The Supreme Court on June 11 refused to let Alabama execute death row inmate Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas, leaving in place lower-court rulings that…
USC, Stanford Players Sue NCAA, Power 4 Over NIL Cap
Two college football players filed a proposed class-action antitrust lawsuit June 9 against the NCAA, the Power Four conferences and the College Sp…
Supreme Court Voids Ruling Backing Biden Gas Appliance Rules
The Supreme Court vacated a lower-court ruling that upheld Biden-era DOE efficiency standards for furnaces and commercial water heaters, ordering t…