“A federal appeals court has struck down a ban on gun possession by people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders, citing the historical approach required by the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest Second Amendment precedent. In a Feb. 2 opinion, the 5th...
Read more“The possibility that the United States will default on its bills has resurrected arguments that the debt limit is unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. If Congress doesn’t suspend or raise the limit on the amount of money that the nation...
Read more“The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed an attorney-client privilege case two weeks after hearing oral arguments. The high court dismissed In Re Grand Jury as improvidently granted Monday, SCOTUSblogreports. At issue was what test courts should apply when considering whether...
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New York’s new concealed-carry restrictions remain in place during appeals as a result of an order Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to block the law, while the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Read more…
“The case has an air of mystery about it. Many documents have been filed under seal. A federal appeals court referred to the central entities only as “company” and “law firm.”In the U.S. Supreme Court, redacted copies of briefs reveal Read more…
“A public defender who can’t serve on a New York jury because of a 2009 felony drug conviction is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on jurors with felony convictions as applied in Manhattan, New York City. Read more…
“The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide two cases involving criminal defendants and their rights under the Sixth Amendment. In Samia v. United States, the Supreme Court will consider whether murder defendant Adam Samia’s rights under the Sixth Read more…
“The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an emergency request to block California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The Supreme Court rejected tobacco companies’ request for an emergency injunction pending appeal, report Reuters, SCOTUSblog, the Associated Press and the New York Times. The Read more…
“The founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is facing criminal and civil securities charges in connection with an alleged $1.8 billion fraud for touting FTX Trading as a safe platform for crypto asset trading while diverting investor money to his privately Read more…
“A Florida woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Kraft Heinz Foods Co. misled consumers when it claimed that its Velveeta Shells & Cheese product is “ready in 3.5 minutes.” The Nov. 18 would-be class actionsays the 3.5 Read more…