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Los Angeles Bus Hijacker Charged with Murder, Kidnapping in Deadly Incident

Suspect Faces Multiple Felony Charges After Killing Passenger and Holding Bus Driver Hostage A Los Angeles man accused of hijacking a Metro bus, killing a passenger, and holding its driver at gunpoint has been charged with murder and kidnapping, according to authorities. Lamont Campbell, 51, is facing a slew of...

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Vermont Sheriff Faces Retrial for Assaulting Shackled Detainee

Sheriff John Grismore on Trial Again for 2022 Assault Incident Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore went on trial Monday for the second time on a simple assault charge stemming from an incident in 2022. Grismore is accused of kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin while serving as a...

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Cannabis company Verano Holdings is relying on a case involving a major competitor to claim that New Jersey’s labor peace agreement requirement for pot business licenses violates federal labor law.

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Texas’ reinstated ban on hemp products containing THC is inconsistent with federal and state laws that left them off controlled substances lists, a new lawsuit alleged.

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Capital One urged a federal court to toss an amended complaint alleging it closed numerous accounts held by President Trump's trust due to political reasons, saying documents attached to the complaint make it clear that they were shut down for anti-money laundering concerns.

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Holdout Republican senators are backing a deal with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to formally rescind an order creating an “anti-weaponization fund”, likely paving the way for Blanche’s confirmation as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.

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Wanhua Chemical agreed to pay $7.75 million to settle claims in a sprawling litigation accusing several companies of colluding to manipulate the prices of chemicals used to make polyurethane, according to a motion for preliminary approval.

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A Rocket Cos. unit is nearing a deal to end a Biden-era federal lawsuit over alleged appraisal bias, but the company and the federal government said they need help from a judge to wrap it up.

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The U.S. Department of Justice renewed its call for a D.C. federal judge to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the American Bar Association in its challenge to the Trump administration's law firm executive orders. https://www.law360.com/articles/2508918

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Would-be congressional candidate Byron Sigcho Lopez sued the Illinois State Board of Elections, saying state requirements for ballot placement are unnecessarily burdensome for candidates who aren’t affiliated with a major party.

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The American Arbitration Association has announced the launch of a special panel for blockchain and digital-asset cases, with its initial slate of arbitrators including professionals from the University of Pennsylvania and Google Cloud.

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A prominent AI-powered law firm’s plans to buy liability insurance for its AI outputs is raising questions about evolving human oversight of legal tech.

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A former associate general counsel at a historically Black college in North Carolina will take her claim for disability retaliation to a bench trial later this month.

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Vestis Corp. defeated some investor allegations that the uniform rental company and former executives suggested it had improved on customer and operational problems in contradiction to persistent issues.

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The Trump administration and U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter have each told a D.C. federal judge that U.S. Supreme Court rulings in June regarding presidential removal power bolster their side in the fight over her firing. https://www.law360.com/articles/2508951

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An FBI agent has allegedly turned himself in for stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency from foreigners the agency was investigating.

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A lawsuit against Suncor Energy over alleged air pollution from its Colorado refineries can move forward in spite of the company’s existing settlements with the EPA and state regulators, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

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U.S. Sues Alabama Alleging Violation of Voter Rights Protection Law

Justice Department Takes Action Over Alabama's Voter Roll Purge Program The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama, accusing the state of violating federal law with its recent attempt to remove non-citizens from voter rolls just months ahead of the Nov. 5 elections. The lawsuit claims Alabama’s actions...

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NY Judge Rejects Governor Hochul’s Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuits Over Manhattan Congestion Fee

Legal Battle Over Manhattan’s Congestion Pricing Continues A New York judge on Friday denied Governor Kathy Hochul's request to dismiss lawsuits challenging her decision to pause a new congestion fee for drivers entering Manhattan. The fee, intended to reduce traffic and generate revenue for transit improvements, had been set to...

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North Carolina Court Blocks Use of UNC’s Digital ID for Voting

Appeals Court Halts Use of University's Mobile IDs for Upcoming Election A North Carolina appeals court has temporarily blocked students and employees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from using digital identification for voting, in a ruling issued Friday. The decision reverses a prior ruling from the...

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Blood-Spatter Analysis Helps Investigate Husband Charged With Double Homicide in Virginia

Forensic Evidence Leads to Breakthrough in Murder Case Blood-spatter and forensic analysis provided key evidence in the investigation of a Virginia husband, Brendan Banfield, accused of killing his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, prosecutors revealed on Friday. The findings, gathered over the course of more than a...

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Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge to Tennessee’s School Bathroom Law

Transgender Student’s Lawsuit Dismissed After Nearly Two Years A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s law that prohibits transgender students and staff from using school bathrooms or locker rooms that align with their gender identity. The lawsuit, filed by a transgender student identified as D.H., was initially filed...

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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 189 Years for Killing Three Young Men on Path

Caden Smith Convicted of Triple Homicide and Other Charges A 19-year-old Indianapolis man, Caden Smith, has been sentenced to 189 years in prison for the murder of three young men found shot to death along a path in October 2021. Smith was convicted of three counts of murder, robbery, and...

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Man Arrested After Attempted Dog Cremation Sparks Colorado Wildfire

Attempted Cremation Leads to Major Fire A Colorado man was arrested earlier this month after authorities linked him to a wildfire that started when he tried to cremate his dog. The fire, which broke out on August 1, scorched roughly 11 square miles (28 square kilometers) of land and caused...

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Court Revives Lawsuit of Black Pastor Arrested While Watering Neighbor’s Flowers

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Pastor Jennings A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by Michael Jennings, a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s plants in Childersburg, Alabama. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the three officers involved lacked...

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Mark Zuckerberg Faces Deposition in AI Copyright Lawsuit by Sarah Silverman and Other Authors

Judge Orders Zuckerberg’s Deposition in AI Copyright Case Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed in connection with a lawsuit brought by a group of authors, including comedian Sarah Silverman, who accuse the tech giant of copyright infringement for using their works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The...

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