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Political and Legislative
Environmentalists File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Executive Order that Allows for Commercial Fishing in Pacific Monument
Environmentalists are challenging in court President Donald Trump’s executive order that they say strips core…
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Political and Legislative
NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order Aimed at Cutting Federal Funding
National Public Radio and three of its local stations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President…
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Political and Legislative
Trump Says He is Pardoning a Former Virginia Sheriff Convicted on Bribery Charges for Deputizing Several Businessmen in Exchange for Cash Payments
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is pardoning a former Virginia sheriff who was…
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Civil Plaintiff
Boeing Avoids Criminal Prosecution Over Deadly 737 Max Crashes by Settling with $1.1 Billion Package
The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that it has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow…
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Civil Plaintiff
Archdiocese of New Orleans to Pay Nearly $180M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse, Survivors Say the Deal is “An Insult and a Slap to the Face”
The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy…
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Civil Plaintiff
California Utility Agrees to Pay $82.5M in Lawsuit Stemming From Enormous 2020 Wildfire
A California utility has agreed to pay the federal government $82.5 million stemming from an…
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Consumer Law
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal from Apaches to Halt a Massive Copper Mining Project on Land in Arizona They Hold Sacred
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive…
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Consumer Law
Discrimination Lawsuit Against Workday’s AI Job Screening Application Grows Bigger, May be Transformed into Collective Action Litigation
Business owners who have already adopted artificial intelligence to assist with their hiring and other personnel work—and those…
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Consumer Law
Privacy and Hunger Relief Groups Sue Over USDA’s Attempts to Collect Personal Info of SNAP Recipients
Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are…
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Criminal Law
Dual U.S.-German Citizen Arrested and Charged with Trying to Firebomb U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv
A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and…
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