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WEBA federal court in California approves a $100,000 settlement to end farmworkers’ wage-and-hour class action against their former employer, which has gone out of business; that $100,000 is its remaining assets. With attorney fees, administration expenses and a class representative incentive award subtracted out, the net amount for the 4,000 ...
Federal judge unseals Jack Smith immunity filing in Trump’s Jan. 6 …
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge unsealed special counsel Jack Smith’s major immunity brief in Donald Trump’s election interference case on Wednesday, making public what is likely to be Smith’s most extensive accounting of Trump’s conduct prior to the looming election. The 165-page filing is part of Smith’s efforts to convince U.S ...
Sidebar: Constitutional woodchipper — the SCOTUS preview
WEB2 days ago · Sidebar tackles the top stories you need to know from the legal world. Join reporters Hillel Aron, Kirk McDaniel, Amanda Pampuro and Kelsey Reichmann as they take you in and out of courtrooms in the U.S. and beyond and break down developments to help you understand how they affect your day-to-day …
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WEBSep 6, 2024 · Minnesota Supreme Court skeptical of bid to undo laws on placement of Indigenous foster kids. Mark Wasson / September 30, 2024. Minnesota's Supreme Court seems unlikely to declare state and federal acts designed to right years of cultural genocide against Indigenous people unconstitutional.
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WEBSep 26, 2024 · Senate Democrats aim to streamline congressional response to Supreme Court rulings. Benjamin S. Weiss / September 25, 2024. A bill unveiled by Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse would create a system for fast-tracking legislative checks on what the lawmaker called “rogue” high court decisions.
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WEBSep 20, 2024 · Trump-backed Georgia election board votes to require hand counts of ballots. Megan Butler / September 20, 2024. In an emerging battleground state where President Joe Biden won by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020, the requirement is just the latest election rule change from the board's new conservative majority.
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WEB3 days ago · Russia plans sharp defense spending hike in 2025. Agence France-Presse / September 30, 2024. Combined spending on defense and security will account for around 40% of Russia's total government spending in 2025. Kyiv will allocate more than 60% of the country's entire budget to defense and security next year.
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · The Sidebar podcast tackles the top stories you need to know from the legal world. Join reporters Bianca Bruno, Nicholas Iovino, Amanda Pampuro and Nina Pullano as they take you in and out of courtrooms in the U.S. and beyond, and break down developments to help you understand how they affect your day-to-day life.
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · Ex-NY Governor Andrew Cuomo trades barbs with lawmakers over Covid-19 nursing home deaths. Benjamin S. Weiss / September 10, 2024. Cuomo has faced tough questions from both Republicans and Democrats about whether his administration’s pandemic guidance contributed to the deaths of 13,000 nursing home residents, with some accusing him of ...
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WEBAug 30, 2024 · AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — For the first time in nearly 60 years, Texas is getting a new appeals court. During the 2023 legislative session, Republican lawmakers pitched the proposed 15th Court of Appeals as a good-governance move that would ensure cases involving the state were properly heard by judges representing all Texans.