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Political and Legislative
Justice Department Drops Lawsuit Against White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro
The Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit that it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro,…
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Civil Plaintiff
Suffolk County Settles 14 Year-Old Lawsuit Over Jail Conditions with $18M Settlement
Suffolk County has settled a 14-year-old class action lawsuit brought by inmates over alleged unsanitary…
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Civil Plaintiff
LA County to Pay $2.7M to a Teenage Boy Attacked in “Gladiator Fights” in Detention Facility
Los Angeles County on Monday agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who was…
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Civil Plaintiff
SeaWorld Agrees to $1.5M Settlement in Membership Automatic Renewal Lawsuit
A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit filed against SeaWorld…
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Consumer Law
New Mexico Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Oil and Gas Regulators Over Industry Pollution
A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil-producing…
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Consumer Law
Federal Judge Blocks Florida from Enforcing Social Media Ban for Kids
A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban…
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Consumer Law
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal from Private Prison Company in Suit Over Immigration Detainees $1-A-Day Wages
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a private prison company facing…
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Criminal Law
Romanian Man Pleads Guilty in ‘Swatting’ Plot Targeting a Former US-President and Members of Congress
A Romanian citizen pleaded guilty on Monday to engaging in a plot to use “swatting”…
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Criminal Law
Former Celebrity Lawyer Tom Girardi Sentenced to 7 Years and Disbarred for Embezzlement
A federal judge sentenced disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi to seven years and three months in prison…
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Criminal Law
Connecticut Man Gets 33 Years for Stray-Bullet Killing of Rifle Shooting Olympian’s Mother
A Connecticut man was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Tuesday for the stray-bullet killing of…
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