A US federal judge Friday ordered the state of Louisiana to pay a USD 3.8 million settlement for legal fees to the Center for Reproductive Rights and law firms who challenged the state’s abortion restrictions on doctors in June Medical Services LLC et al v. Courtney Phillips. In June Medical Services, the plaintiffs challenged seven Louisiana abortion restrictions that [...]

Agricultural organizations Friday filed a brief asking the US Supreme Court to strike down California’s Proposition 12, which bans in-state sales of whole pork meat from pigs born to mothers who were kept in confined housing. Proposition 12’s confined pig housing standard is a pig “that was housed with 24 square feet of space and in [...]

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the DC Bar Friday announced ethics charges against former US President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani has already been temporarily suspended from the DC Bar and permanently suspended from the New York Bar.  The charges stem from Giuliani’s repeated claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent, specifically focusing on [...]

A US federal judge Friday granted a request to dismiss a policy by President Joe Biden’s administration that narrows the detaining and deportation of immigrants. In a memo released in September last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called for a refocusing. DHS said that it would “prioritize for apprehension and removal noncitizens who are a [...]

A US federal judge Friday temporarily restrained Texas from investigating doctors or parents over gender-affirming care for minors. The order includes families who are a part of LGBTQ+ organization PFLAG. Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, released an opinion which prompted the investigation in February. The opinion states that under Texas law any gender-affirming care provided to [...]

In a 14-page decision, the Supreme Court of New York Friday rejected the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) attempt to stop the state’s investigation into the organization. New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James brought an investigation against the NRA in 2020. James alleged that the group was violating non-profit laws and committing tax fraud, and [...]

Former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio and two other members have pleaded not guilty to seditious conspiracy in relation to their alleged roles in storming the US Capitol on January 6 last year. Five Proud Boys members were indicted by a grand jury on Monday for “seditious conspiracy and other charges for their actions before and [...]

Bank of America customer Steven Checchia has filed a motion asking a Pennsylvania federal judge to grant preliminary approval of Bank of America’s USD 8 million settlement. Bank of America agreed to pay USD 8 million regarding alleged claims that its customers received two separate fees for a single bad check. Additionally, Bank of America agreed [...]

The US and the Dominican Republic Friday jointly announced the formation of a technical working group to address alleged labor violations in the latter’s sugar sector. The announcement touts the new working group, saying: This joint endeavor takes into account the commitment of the two countries to enforce labor laws, including those regarding forced labor, [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina found Friday in favor of transgender state employees who were denied gender-affirming healthcare coverage. Judge Loretta Biggs ruled that the state health plan must offer “medically necessary services for the treatment of gender dysphoria.” The plaintiffs, represented by Lamda Legal and [...]