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Lawsuits challenging new voting restrictions in Texas cite these constitutional protections
A new voter fraud law in Texas is being challenged in at least five lawsuits contending that the law unconstitutionally burdens the right to vote…
John Pierce, lawyer for Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, is planning his return
After being described as missing in action by federal prosecutors, John Pierce, who represents many Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots defendants, told the court in…
How could the DOJ counter Texas abortion restrictions? Law prof suggests prosecution
How can U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland challenge Texas’ new restrictive abortion law when the state isn’t charged with enforcing it and there is no…
Judge approves Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan that provides immunity to Sackler family members
A federal bankruptcy judge conditionally approved on Wednesday a settlement that dissolves Purdue Pharma and directs the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, to…
Where in the world is John Pierce? Lawyer for Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants goes missing
A lawyer representing 17 defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has made no contact with federal prosecutors since…
Texas’ 6-week abortion ban takes effect with no Supreme Court intervention
The U.S. Supreme Court failed to take action on an emergency application to block Texas’ near-total ban on abortions, allowing the most restrictive abortion law…
Weekly Briefs: Trump sued by Capitol officers; state AG pleads no contest in fatal crash
Capitol officers sue Trump, far-right groups Seven Capitol police officers have sued former President Donald Trump, far-right groups, Stop the Steal rally organizers and others.…
Reed Smith expects to cut 66 legal secretary jobs in voluntary separation program
Reed Smith expects to cut 44 legal secretary jobs in the United States and another 22 of those jobs in the United Kingdom in a…
Supreme Court blocks eviction moratorium, cites lack of CDC authority
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the latest federal ban on evictions, siding with real estate groups that argued the Centers for Disease Control…
DC Circuit rules against group seeking internet browsing histories of government officials
Internet browsing histories of government officials sought by a watchdog group aren’t “agency records” subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, a federal…