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Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Controversial Ruling: 'I Followed What Congress Authorized Me to Do'
On the second day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defended a sentence she ordered during a trial over child pornography, pointing to the sentencing guidelines established by Congress. The ruling has faced harsh scrutiny from Republicans who accuse Brown Jackson of being too lenient.
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Judge Puts Brief Hold on McGahn Testimony Order
The federal judge who ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a House subpoena for his testimony put her ruling on a brief hold Wednesday. Such holds, known as administrative stays, are often issued to give lawyers a change to file their appeals, NBC News reported. U.S. District Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson said her order “should...
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Oklahoma Judge Reduces J&J Order in Opioid Lawsuit by $107M
An Oklahoma judge who last summer ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’s opioid crisis on Friday reduced that amount in his final order in the case by $107 million because of his miscalculation. District Judge Thad Balkman’s latest order directs the company to pay the state $465 million. In it,...
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US Judge Blocks Trump's Health Insurance Rule for Immigrants
A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the rule from going into effect Sunday. It’s not clear when he will rule...
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Hackers Plead Guilty in Data Breach That Uber Covered Up
Two computer hackers have pleaded guilty to concocting an extortion scheme that entangled Uber in a yearlong cover-up of a data breach that stole sensitive information about 57 million of the ride-hailing service’s passengers and drivers. The pleas entered Wednesday in a San Jose, California, federal court by Brandon Charles Glover and Vasile Mereacre resurrected another unseemly episode in Uber’s...
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Federal Judge Blocks Alabama's Tough Abortion Law
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law — part of a wave of new abortion restrictions by conservative states — clearly unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking Alabama from enforcing the law that would make performing an abortion a felony in almost...
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Tally of Children Split at Border Tops 5,400 in New Count
U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than 5,400. The ACLU said the administration told its attorneys that 1,556 children were separated from July 1, 2017, to June...
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Judge Orders State Dept. to Begin Producing Ukraine Records
A judge on Wednesday ordered the State Department to begin producing within 30 days documents related to the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine, saying the records were of obvious public interest. The documents were sought under a Freedom of Information Act request by American Oversight, an ethics watchdog that investigates the administration. Any release of government documents could shed new...
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Wrong Paperwork Filed on Hearings to Lift Vaping Ban
An attorney representing six vaping companies who oppose Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s four-month ban on sales of vape-related products failed to file the proper paperwork in court Tuesday. Because of the snafu, nothing was decided.
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No Action Taken on Request to Lift Massachusetts Vape Ban
There were fireworks in the courtroom Tuesday, but not because any progress was made. The attorney representing six vaping companies who oppose Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s four-month ban on sales of vape-related products failed to file the proper paperwork in the correct fashion, and the judge was not happy.
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Hearing Set in Suit Challenging State's Vaping Products Ban
A federal judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of vaping products. The hearing Tuesday in Boston federal court is expected to focus on the vaping industry’s request to temporarily lift the ban while the broader case is decided.
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Lawsuits Around US Seek to Block Trump's Public Charge Rule
The scene is playing out in courtrooms from coast to coast — federal judges being asked to block a new Trump administration policy scheduled to take effect next week that would deny legal permanent residency to many immigrants over the use of public benefits. Almost a dozen lawsuits have been filed from New York to California with plaintiffs including states,...
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1st Vaping-Related Death Confirmed in Mass.
The Department of Public Health has confirmed Massachusetts’ first vaping-related death.
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Judge Upholds Mass. Vaping Products Ban for Now
A federal judge upheld Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of vaping products on Friday, at least for now. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani denied the vaping industry’s request for a temporary reprieve from the ban while their legal challenge plays out in Boston federal court, saying the plaintiffs did not show they would likely succeed on the merits of...
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Federal Judge Says Harvard Does Not Discriminate Against Asian American Applicants
A federal judge has cleared Harvard University in a lawsuit that had alleged racial bias against Asian American applicants.
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Lawsuit Alleging Harvard Discriminated Against Asian Americans Is Dismissed
Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian Americans in its admissions process, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a lawsuit that reignited a national debate over affirmative action. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs said in her decision v that Harvard’s admissions process is “not perfect” but passes constitutional muster.
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Man Accused in Texas Deputy Slaying Held Without Bond
A judge has ordered that a Houston man charged with capital murder in the slaying of a sheriff’s deputy be held without bond.
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Judge Delays Manhattan DA Cy Vance's Subpoena for Trump Tax Returns Until Next Week — At Least
A judge delayed enforcement of a subpoena seeking President Donald Trump’s tax returns Wednesday until at least next week
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Jeffrey Epstein Accusers Denied Damages in Florida Victims' Rights Case
A group of women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein have suffered a setback in seeking money from the government over a plea deal that spared the financier a lengthy prison term.
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Lawyer: John Hinckley Interested in Working in Music Industry
The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California.