The suit calls the agency update to water-quality regulations “an abuse of discretion.” A coalition of manufacturing companies and chemical producers filed a lawsuit this week against new…
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FTC Reports Surge in Scams Impersonating Major Companies
Consumers have been defrauded by impersonators of Microsoft, Publishers Clearing House, Amazon, Best Buy, and PayPal. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a new rule on government…
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3rd Circuit Court Rejects Request for Review of Ruling on Mail-In Ballots
A court panel upheld a Pennsylvania law that ballots without a date or with an incorrect date are invalid. The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals refused the…
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SEC Pauses Climate Disclosure Investment Rule
The rule is currently the subject of lawsuits brought by state attorneys general. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will pause the implementation of its…
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Supreme Court Declines Admissions Diversity Case in Virginia
Lower court decision stands, allowing a high school to continue the practice. The Supreme Court refused to take up a case that would have restricted a Virginia high…
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Appeals Court Hears Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballot Case
The issue is the inaccuracy of dates written on the ballots. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held oral arguments this week regarding whether or not the state…
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U.S. Marshals Service Reports Threats to Federal Judges Doubled
457 serious threats were investigated in 2023 compared with 224 in 2021. The U.S. Marshals Service reported this week that threats against federal judges more than doubled between…
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Appeals Court Revives Mexico’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers
Judicial panel overturns block on lawsuit claiming companies facilitate gun trafficking. The First Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico that…
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Fifth Circuit Says Texas Border Buoys May Remain for Now
They vacated the order for removal until they hear the case. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said, for the time being, a floating barrier in the Rio…
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Federal Court Blocks Law Banning Guns in Public Spaces
The circuit court will hear the state of California’s appeal of the injunction in April. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated an injunction against California’s new law…
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