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Man Who Set Off Explosion at California Courthouse Was Set to Be Arraigned on Gun Charge

Explosion Shakes Santa Maria Courthouse A 20-year-old man detonated an explosive device inside a courthouse in Santa Maria, California, on Wednesday, where he was scheduled to be arraigned on a gun possession charge. The blast injured five people, prompting the evacuation of nearby city buildings and temporarily shutting down the...

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Trump to Ask New York Appeals Court to Toss Nearly $500 Million Civil Fraud Judgment

Appeal to Overturn Major Fraud Judgment Donald Trump's legal team will appear in a New York state appeals court on Thursday, seeking to overturn a civil fraud judgment that ordered the former U.S. president to pay nearly $500 million in penalties and interest. The judgment, handed down by Justice Arthur...

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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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California Sues ExxonMobil, Accuses Company of Lying About Plastics Recycling

Attorney General Alleges Decades of Misinformation California has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, accusing the oil giant of deceiving the public for over 50 years by claiming that the plastics it produced would be recycled. According to the lawsuit, less than 5% of plastics in the U.S. are actually recycled...

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More Lawsuits Expected Against Mississippi Sheriff’s Department Over Brutality

Attorneys Predict Further Legal Action Following DOJ Investigation Attorneys representing two Black men tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers expect more lawsuits to be filed against the Rankin County Sheriff's Department. This comes as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launches a civil rights investigation into allegations of widespread brutality...

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Jury Awards $116M to Family of Passenger Killed in New York No-Door Helicopter Crash

Verdict Reached in 2018 Helicopter Crash Lawsuit A New York jury awarded $116 million to the family of Trevor Cadigan, one of five passengers killed in a 2018 no-door helicopter crash in New York City. Cadigan, 26, tragically died after the helicopter plunged into the East River, leaving the passengers...

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Mississippi Mayor Says Confederate Monument Will Stay in Storage During Lawsuit

Monument Removed Amid Controversy A Confederate monument that stood in the Grenada courthouse square for over a century will remain in storage while a legal battle unfolds over its future. Grenada Mayor Charles Latham confirmed on Friday that the monument, dismantled last week, is stored in a secure location, though...

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US Stops Hazardous Waste Shipments to Michigan from Ohio After Court Decision

Federal Waste Shipments Suspended After Judge's Intervention The federal government has paused hazardous waste shipments from Ohio to a Michigan landfill following a court ruling in a separate case involving shipments from New York. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees waste disposal from a contaminated site in Ohio,...

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Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX Over Alleged Trespassing in Texas

Lawsuit Filed Over Unauthorized Use of Texas Land The creators of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceX, accusing the aerospace company of trespassing on and damaging a plot of land in Cameron County, Texas. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court...

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Son Arrested in Killing of Vermont Town Official, Stepmother, and Stepbrother

Arrest Made in Family Triple Homicide Vermont State Police arrested 23-year-old Brian Crossman Jr. on Friday, charging him with the aggravated murders of his father, Brian Crossman Sr., 46, his stepmother, Erica Crossman, 41, and his 13-year-old stepbrother, Colin Taft. The killings took place on Sunday in the family's Pawlet...

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Man Charged in Shootings Near Minneapolis Homeless Encampments

Suspect Identified in Fatal Shootings Anthony Jones, 36, has been charged in connection with two shootings near homeless encampments in Minneapolis that left one man dead and another injured. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that Jones faces charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. The shootings...

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Mother of Georgia School Shooting Suspect Indicted for Domestic Incident

Mother Indicted Amid Unrelated Domestic Charges Marcee Gray, the mother of a Georgia teenager accused of a deadly school shooting, has been indicted on charges unrelated to the tragic event. The 43-year-old faces allegations stemming from a domestic incident in 2022, including elder exploitation and other charges. The indictment comes...

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