Rules unique ballot design gives endorsed candidates unfair advantage. District Judge Zahid Quraishi ruled that the design of New Jersey’s primary ballot gave an unfair advantage to party-backed…
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President’s Administration Sued for Offshore Wind Approval
Plaintiffs cite potential whale endangerment in attempted construction block. President Biden’s administration has been sued by a think tank over the federal approval for America’s largest offshore wind…
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Supreme Court Requests Additional Security Funding from Congress
U.S. Marshals Service reports threats more than doubled in two years. The Supreme Court recently submitted a 2025 budget request to Congress, requesting $19.4 million to increase security…
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Former U.S. Diplomat Pleads Guilty as Cuban Agent
Avoids severe espionage charges by accepting multiple lesser crimes Former U.S. diplomat Manuel Rocha pled guilty to charges of conspiracy for working as a foreign agent for the…
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Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas Immigration Law to Take Effect
The court granted a temporary stay of a lower court ruling that blocked the law. The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay removing the…
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FTC Wins Judgment Against Simple Health Plans for Fraudulent Practices
Court decision bars company and CEO from healthcare marketing, orders restitution to consumers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has secured a $195 million judgment against Simple Health Plans…
Read MoreU.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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District Court Halts Approval of Dicamba-Based Weedkillers
EPA trying to address crop changes and backstock of now unusable chemical. District Court Judge David Bury vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) previous decision to approve dicamba-based…
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Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Gaza Aid to Proceed
He denied the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the case. Northern Texas U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk allowed a lawsuit attempting to block federal aid to Gaza…
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Federal Court Dismisses Disney Lawsuit Against FL Governor
He ruled that free speech challenges cannot be brought against constitutionally enacted laws. District Judge Allen Winsor dismissed Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against the Florida government, saying the…
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