Recent Updates
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Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law
Headline Legal News 10/04/2023A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. But nearly all of the restrictions approved by the legislature this year, including a near-ban after 12 weeks of...
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Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
National News 10/01/2023President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska, as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental act...
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Democratic Sen. Menendez says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds
National News 09/27/2023Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges on Monday, saying nearly half a million dollars in cash authorities found in his home was from his personal savings, not from bribes, and was on ...
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Progressive Councilmember Freddie O’Connell wins Nashville mayor’s race
Legal Events 09/22/2023Freddie O’Connell, a progressive member of Nashville’s metro council, has resoundingly won the race to become the next mayor of the Democratic-leaning city, according to unofficial results.Results from the Davidson County Election Commiss...
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A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters
National News 09/17/2023The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections.New congressional maps would have to include more districts in ...
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McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry
Headline Legal News 09/12/2023House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas last week to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, and raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to t...
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Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies also responsible in Maui fires
Ethics 09/06/2023After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month’s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business owners told ...
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Judge strikes down a Texas law requiring age verification to view adult websites
Headline Legal News 09/02/2023A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it.In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra agre...
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3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits
National News 08/30/2023Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company.The settl...
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Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui
Legal Issues 08/25/2023Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest ...
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Some states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes
Headline Legal News 08/20/2023As the Biden administration makes billions of dollars available to remove millions of dangerous lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water and damage brain development in children, some states are turning down funds. Washington, Oregon, Maine and...
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Owner of Maryland Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
National News 08/10/2023According to court documents, Jerry Lee Redman of Severn, Maryland, owned Redman Services Inc. (RSI), a paving and construction company. For at least 2015 through 2018, Redman filed corporate income tax returns for RSI that underreported the business...