Japan high court overturns Fukushima disaster compensation ruling – JURIST
The Tokyo High Court on Friday overturned the earlier district court ruling against the former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to pay compensation of 13 trillion yen ($90…
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Holding your cellphone while driving is illegal, even for navigation, California court rules
Think it’s alright to hold your cell phone while driving, as long as you’re just looking at a navigation app? Think again. A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that the…
Read More »Trump Aides Insist That Tariffs Will Remain, Even After Court Ruling
One official said that the president is unlikely to delay his initial 90-day pause on some of his highest rates. Source link
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Bangladesh interim government bans former ruling Awami League – JURIST
The Bangladesh interim government banned all activities of the Awami League, the main opposition party, Saturday. The advisory council, led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace prize laureate, also amended…
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How Apple Created a Legal Mess When It Skirted Judge’s Ruling
Several weeks after a federal appeals court said Apple would have to loosen its grip on its App Store, Tim Cook, the company’s chief executive, and his top lieutenants debated…
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How iPhone Apps Are Changing After a Recent App Store Ruling
In recent days, iPhone apps have been changing. The Kindle app now lets people buy books directly from its site. Spotify is offering users free trials. And Patreon, a subscription…
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A court ruling roils South Korea’s presidential election
SEOUL — As South Koreans prepare to elect a successor to ousted former president Yoon Suk Yeol, a court ruling against front-runner Lee Jae-myung has thrust the country — which has…
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Supreme Court will hear Trump’s proposed limits on birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will hear arguments in May on President Trump’s proposed limits on birthright citizenship. But it was unclear whether the justices would weigh in…
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Defying courts in deportation case, Trump risks a tipping point, experts say
WASHINGTON — It was just the latest example of President Trump, still in the infancy of his second term, appearing to plow through direct orders from a U.S. court. But it was…
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Trump officials renew opposition to ruling on Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration on Sunday evening doubled down on its assertion that a federal judge cannot force it to bring back to the United States a Maryland man who was…
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Supreme Court immigration ruling: Due process in theory, deportation in practice
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the Trump administration to continue deporting immigrants under an 18th century wartime law was hailed as a victory by both the federal government and those…
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Supreme Court OKs Trump’s firing of new federal workers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected challenges to the Trump administration‘s mass firing of new federal workers. By a 7-2 vote, the justices set aside a ruling by U.S. District…
Read More »Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Negates Ruling on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
On March 28, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its previous ruling that permitted a $15 per hour minimum wage for federal contractors, shortly after President Donald Trump…
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9th Circuit upholds California ban on large-capacity ammo magazines
California has the authority to ban large-capacity ammunition magazines, a federal appellate court ruled Thursday, reversing a previous decision that found the state law unconstitutional under the strict, history-minded limits…
Read More » Legal experts pan Trump’s Supreme Court appeal
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers sent the Supreme Court an emergency appeal this week with a “modest” procedural request, not to uphold new limits on birthright citizenship but rather to narrow the…
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Death Toll in 1999 Columbine School Shooting Climbs to 14 With Homicide Ruling
For more than a quarter of a century, the death toll in the Columbine High School mass shooting, a statistic intertwined with the gun violence epidemic in the United States,…
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Rights group says Lebanon court landmark ruling must end torture and impunity – JURIST
Amnesty International stated Wednesday that Lebanon’s recent Shura Council ruling in actor Ziad Itani’s case signifies a pivotal moment in the battle against torture and impunity. Amnesty said the ruling,…
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Trump Administration Appeals DEI Executive Orders Ruling
While the Trump administration appeals a recent federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of key parts of two executive orders (EO) to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and…
Read More »New York Federal Court Ruling Highlights a Potential Pitfall in Settlement Agreement Enforcement
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that an employee’s refusal to sign a confidentiality and nondisparagement acknowledgment form annexed to…
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Supreme Court will decide if religious schools may be funded as public charters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear an Oklahoma case to decide whether the state must authorize a religious school as a public charter. The new church-state case…
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