U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Ludlow schools over gender protections
SPRINGFIELD — The dismissal of a federal lawsuit over transgender versus parental rights that garnered national attention by ...
Tennessee's fight over unpaid time off for abortions gets second chance in court
Tennessee led a coalition of 17 states that sued the federal government over a requirement that workers get unpaid time off ...
10th Circuit says Lakewood sergeant has immunity for fatally shooting man in burning basement
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Thursday that a Lakewood police sergeant did not violate a man's ...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for FLSA Exemptions
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the burden of proof employers must satisfy when questions arise concerning ...
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Affirms Published Patent Applications Become Prior Art on Their Filing Date
Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. concerns an appeal of a decision from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) that upheld the ...
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Democrats ask appeals court to toss GOP lawsuit over Nevada's late-arriving mail ballots
On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee asked a federal appeals court to deny an appeal filed in a nearly yearlong ...
The SAVE Loan Cancellation Plan Is Almost Dead
A federal court blocks the ultra-generous loan repayment plan, but the broad ruling could upend other aspects of the student ...
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First Circuit Rules Against Government in False Claims Act Case
On Feb. 18, in U.S. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the First Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Sixth Circuit and the Eighth Circuit in holding ...
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Judges weigh challenge to FERC approval of Mountain Valley extension
A three-judge panel wrestled Thursday over whether to intervene and block the approval of a 31-mile extension project that ...
Federal prosecutors say Julie Chrisley’s supervised release sentence should be readjusted
Prosecutors admitted in the document Thursday, that the judge and all the attornies involved never noticed the error.
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Court appoints former clerk to argue in post-conviction relief case
The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas to argue in a case involving the application of the federal laws governing post-conviction relief for federal ...
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WA’s battle with Trump over birthright citizenship moves closer to Supreme Court
Washington state’s attempt to block the Trump administration’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship could soon be headed ...