Legal

Chinese National Indicted for Role in Gift Card Fraud Conspiracy, in New Hampshire Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

2026-07-23

Defective container suffocated kitten

PHILADELPHIA — A federal court in Pennsylvania allowed a consumer’s negligent misrepresentation claim to proceed against a pet food container manufacturer in her proposed class action alleging her kit...

2026-07-23

Campus Shooter at Penn State in 1996 is Denied Parole

“parole was denied due to the nature of her crimes” I didn’t recall this incident, but I’m glad the shooter was denied parole. Onward State reports: Penn State 1996 Campus Shooter Denied Parole After ...

2026-07-23

Thirty Years Later, FBI Record Exposes a Missing Piece of the TWA Flight 800 Investigation

From Red State: Two days after TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island in July 1996, killing all…The postThirty Years Later, FBI Record Exposes a Missing Piece of the TWA Flight 800 Investigationappea...

2026-07-23

50 Lessons Every Young Lawyer Should Learn Before Year Five

Helpful tips and tricks so you can be a successful lawyer.The post50 Lessons Every Young Lawyer Should Learn Before Year Fiveappeared first onAbove the Law.

2026-07-23

Nine justices, nine styles

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. By my count, the 58 oral arguments of Octo...

2026-07-23

Baltimore County Man Sentenced for Bribing Former Baltimore City Finance Official

Baltimore, Maryland– A federal judge sentenced a Baltimore County man for bribing a Baltimore City official. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced James Carroll Erny, Jr., 55, of Glen Arm, ...

2026-07-23

Catheter fractures

PHOENIX — An Arizona federal court denied a medical technology company’s motion for summary judgment in a multidistrict personal injury case arising from allegations that its port catheters are defect...

2026-07-23

Rep. Brandon Gill Grills Head of American Bar Association About DEI, Future of Law Schools

“Do you believe that all of us have implicit biases? Against which groups do you have implicit biases?” Republican Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas questioned American Bar Association President Michelle A. ...

2026-07-23

Newly Unearthed FBI Records Hint at an Egyptian Link to the TWA 800 Explosion

From Headline USA: And now, newly unearthed FBI records add to the theory that the TWA 800 explosion…The postNewly Unearthed FBI Records Hint at an Egyptian Link to the TWA 800 Explosionappeared first...

2026-07-23

New Bill Seeks To Create Public Option On ACA Marketplaces

Rep. Angie Craig introduced a bill to establish a public health insurance option on the ACA marketplaces and permanently extend enhanced premium tax credits.The postNew Bill Seeks To Create Public Opt...

2026-07-23

Alaska v. a Charter Plane and a Six-Pack of Beer

Sarah and David try to steelman Alaska’s forfeiture of a bush pilot’s $95,000 floatplane over a passenger’s six-pack of beer in an excessive fines case the Supreme Court just granted, before turning t...

2026-07-23

Half a dozen illegal aliens indicted for returning to the U.S. after deportation

A federal grand jury in Topeka returned separate indictments charging six previously deported foreign nationals with illegally returning to the United States.

2026-07-23

Strip club used models’ images without consent

PHOENIX — A federal court in Arizona denied an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a breach-of-contract dispute brought by several professional models whose image and likeness were used ...

2026-07-23

U. Minnesota Pays DEI Staffers More Than $1.4 Million Annually

“Equity and diversity is fundamental to everything we do at the University of Minnesota” And people continue to wonder why college has become so expensive. Campus Reform reports: University of Minneso...

2026-07-23

Morning Docket: 07.23.26

* Holland & Knight sued for $1.2 billion by embattled client hit with multiple state AG cases. [Reuters]* Delaware adapting to future of AI managed companies. [Bloomberg Law News]* Peter Navarro's con...

2026-07-23

Dissents on the emergency docket are not created equal

By now, you have probably read a great deal about the Supreme Court’s emergency docket – and a fair amount about the justices who disagree with its orders. Over the past year, in this space alone, I h...

2026-07-23

Rights court warns Ukraine wartime fears aren’t enough to keep suspects behind bars

The European Court of Human Rights said emergency laws during Russia's prolonged invasion do not relieve Ukrainian judges of their duty to justify keeping defendants jailed before trial.

2026-07-23

Democrats push Supreme Court term limits

Today is retired Justice Anthony Kennedy’s 90th birthday. Kennedy joined the Supreme Court in 1988 and retired in 2018. Benjamin S. Weiss, Courthouse News Service In an interview with Courthouse News ...

2026-07-23

Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke

A more constructive approach to smoke managements would emphasize coordination rather than escalation. Framing the issue as a shared challenge would likely yield more effective results and help curb t...

2026-07-23