The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York’s ruling on Thursday dismissing New York City’s suit against Chevron. The court held a state tort lawsuit could not be brought against Chevron for environmental protection reasons because federal law, not state, applies. The suit stems from environmental protection [...]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) v. Alston, a case concerning whether the NCAA’s ban on education-related payments to student-athletes is a violation of antitrust law. Last year, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the NCAA could not categorically deny academic benefits [...]
A federal judge for the District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled on Tuesday that non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements signed by employees of former President Donald Trump’s campaign cannot be enforced. In November 2017, Jessica Densen attempted to file a lawsuit against the campaign for sex discrimination, harassment, and slander. The campaign [...]
The US Department of State released the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Secretary of State Antony Blinken painted a grave picture of the deterioration of human rights in multiple countries and regions throughout the world. The 2020 reports highlight abuses in Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, among many other countries. The report for China is [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia decided that Georgia’s ballot access restrictions for third-party candidates are unconstitutional. In 1943, Georgia approved a five percent petition ballot access requirement. The law currently states that a “political body” or independent candidate for non-statewide offices “must submit (1) a notice of candidacy and [...]
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a 30-day expedited review to determine how the Department of Justice can “deploy all the tools at its disposal in support” of the effort to prosecute hate crimes on Tuesday. The communication came via a two-page memorandum addressed to Department employees. It is Garland’s first since the US Senate [...]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the HALT Solitary Confinement Act into law on Wednesday. The Act serves as a complete overhaul to the current solitary confinement practices of New York state, placing strict limits on who may be confined, for what reasons, and how long. The Act limits who will be allowed in solitary [...]
The US Supreme Court announced its ruling in Florida v. Georgia on Thursday, holding unanimously that Florida’s exceptions to the special master’s report were overruled. The case was a dispute over the ACF Basin which provides water to both Florida and Georgia. Florida claimed that Georgia was using too much of the water which caused low [...]
Two Capitol police officers, James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, have filed suit against former president Donald Trump in connection with the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. The complaint states that Trump, for his alleged involvement in inciting the attack, committed the following torts: directing assault and battery, aiding and abetting assault and battery, [...]
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Facebook’s notification pop-up messages did not violate the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The court unanimously upheld a narrow definition of an automated dialer, stating that Facebook’s software fell short of the definition. The Supreme Court opinion in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid reads that Facebook’s security notification systems do not [...]
