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Rulings, activists push Lowe’s to change some DEI policies
NEW YORK — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that altered their programs since the U.S. […]
Boston Marathon bomber seeks judge’s recusal
BOSTON — Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Tsarnaev’s lawyers said during a hearing […]
Utah sues US for control of much of federal land in state
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Republican leaders made good Tuesday on a decade-old vow to launch a legal challenge aimed at wresting control from the U.S. government over much of […]
Trial date set for Kavanaugh’s would-be assassin
GREENBELT, Md. — A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in […]
SCOTUS blocks new Title IX rules in much of nation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. The court voted […]
Police decline to investigate state Supreme Court’s abortion order leak
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in June citing a conflict of interest, but the court’s chief […]
Law ’n History: ‘Con Edison crooks — This is for you’
Driven by unresolved grievances against Consolidated Edison, George Metesky waged a bombing campaign in New York City — and inadvertently helped pioneer criminal profiling, which contributed to his arrest.
Kagan: SCOTUS ethics code needs enforcement system
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday became the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to call publicly for beefing up its new ethics code by adding a […]
Davis appeals ruling over attorney fees
CINCINNATI — A former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples a decade ago is appealing a ruling ordering her to pay thousands of dollars […]
SCOTUS ruling suggests end for ‘Texas two-step’
A U.S. Supreme Court decision hints at potential restrictions on the "Texas two-step" bankruptcy strategy, inspiring optimism for plaintiffs' attorneys.
Ruling boosts challenges to federal regulations
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies. The […]
SCOTUS rejects nationwide Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from […]
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