Maryland defends handgun law at Fourth Circuit en banc session
WEBMar 21, 2024 · RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Maryland argued Thursday that its law requiring an extensive licensing process before purchasing a handgun is constitutional in front of an en banc Fourth Circuit audience. A gun-rights members organization, a gun store and two individuals all claimed in a federal lawsuit that the provision of Maryland's Firearm Safety ...
Sanctions ordered for lawyers who relied on ChatGPT artificial ...
WEBJun 22, 2023 · MANHATTAN (CN) — Finding evidence of subjective bad faith, a federal judge ordered two attorneys Thursday to pay $5,000 fines after they submitted legal briefs using bogus case citations invented by the AI chatbot ChatGPT.
Chicago sues Glock over semiautomatic pistols that can be …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · CHICAGO (CN) — The Windy City's legal department filed a nuisance lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock on Tuesday, under Illinois' newly passed Firearms Industry Responsibility Act.. The city hopes to bar the company from locally marketing or selling semiautomatic pistols that can be converted to fire fully automatic, except to law …
‘It’s about time’: Honolulu’s long-awaited rail system has grand ...
WEBCandace Cheung / July 1, 2023. Halawa Aloha Stadium Station is the last stop of the Skyline light rail, and is the closest the rail gets to downtown Honolulu, after its opening day on June 30, 2023. (Candace Cheung/Courthouse News Service) HONOLULU (CN) — Some suspected this day may never arrive. But after nearly 20 years, Honolulu’s very ...
Medical exceptions for abortions in Texas probed by state’s …
WEBNov 28, 2023 · AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case brought by women and doctors seeking clarification as to when an abortion is permitted under medical exemptions to the state's various anti-abortion statutes. Several plaintiffs in the case are women who believe the state's laws banning abortion …
Former Ohio Speaker Larry Householder sentenced to 20 years in …
WEBJun 29, 2023 · A federal judge handed down the statutory maximum sentence to Householder, the ringleader of a bribery scheme that took more than $63 million in dark money donations to pass a $1 billion taxpayer-funded bailout of two Ohio nuclear power plants. Then-Ohio Speaker of the House Larry Householder sits ...
Eighth Circuit ruling limits enforcement of Voting Rights Act
WEBKelsey Jukam / November 20, 2023. The Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis, home of the Eighth Circuit. (Joe Harris/Courthouse News) (CN) — A divided three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Monday ruled private plaintiffs do not have the ability to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. After reviewing the landmark voting ...
Southwest’s insurance suit revived | Courthouse News Service
WEBJan 16, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit reversed a Texas federal court’s decision to grant Liberty Insurance summary judgment on Southwest Airlines‘ lawsuit claiming the insurer breached its cyber risk policy in denying Southwest’s claim related to a massive computer system failure. The costs incurred were not categorically barred from …
Judge advances false advertising suit over Fireball malt beverage
WEBMay 18, 2023 · And on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen denied Metairie, Louisiana-based Sazerac motion to dismiss the suit, saying that many of the features of its whisky-flavored malt beverage’s packaging “could affirmatively mislead consumers.”. There are striking similarities between the labels for Fireball Whisky — a cinnamon-flavored, 66 ...
Havana syndrome FOIA | Courthouse News Service
WEBAug 10, 2023 · MANHATTAN — A federal court in New York denied the New York Times and the FBI’s competing motions for summary judgment in the paper’s request for a copy of an FBI Behavior Analysis Unit report on the “Havana syndrome” phenomenon. The FBI hasn’t shown why it shouldn’t be disclosed, but in camera review must first be conducted …
Texas AG Paxton gets trial date for his felony charges
WEBOct 30, 2023 · HOUSTON (CN) — Texas’ most powerful law enforcement official had his long-awaited felony trial set for April 2024 at a hearing Monday. Surrounded by his attorneys, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton left out a side door without speaking to reporters after a 10-minute hearing in which Harris County 185 th District Court Judge …
Texas Supreme Court election | Courthouse News Service
WEBJan 16, 2024 · AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court found that Justice John Devine will be eligible to run for reelection to the high court if he can fix defects in his ballot application. His opponent Brian Walker, an appellate judge, argued that some of Devine’s signatures are invalid, but his challenge was “not brought promptly” and the incumbent …
Air Force One fire | Courthouse News Service
WEBJan 26, 2024 · BALTIMORE — An oxygen cart Jakob Miller was using to clean Air Force One burst into flame, leaving his back and arms permanently scarred. Boeing was negligent and failed to properly maintain the cart and lines used to service the craft's oxygen system, the crew chief at Joint Base Andrews claims in federal court. SAM 29000, one of two VC …
Judge rules California ban on ‘billy clubs’ unconstitutional, …
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · (CN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta appealed on Monday a federal judge's ruling that the state's ban on "billy clubs" violates the Second Amendment and denies residents the right to self-defense. Baton-like weapons, such as billy clubs — the short, wooden bats historically associated ...
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