#legal-rulings

#legal-rulings

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The rulings from U.S. District Cameron McGowan Currie amount to a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts to target Trump's political opponents as well as its legal maneuvering to hastily install a loyalist prosecutor willing to file the cases.

People in some U.S. states will be able to buy groceries with federally funded SNAP benefits Saturday while those in other states were still waiting for November food benefits that had been delayed by a protracted legal battle over the federal government shutdown. The Trump administration initially said last month that it would not fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November because of the U.S. government shutdown.

"The court's interpretation of Rule 3.1(c) as including an unwritten 'how' requirement was arbitrary and improperly reads in a requirement that has no support in the plain language of the rule."

"Why would Arkansas pass an obviously unconstitutional law? Most likely because the state is part of a coordinated strategy among several states to inject Christian religious doctrine into public-school classrooms."

The ruling allows an appraiser's affidavit in the case to be added to the record for standing purposes (to show harm) only.

The suit alleges that real estate entities colluded to create rules forcing homebuyers to pay inflated real estate agent commissions, specifically the now-defunct NAR Participation Rule.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the 1849 abortion ban was superseded by a newer law criminalizing abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.

"Since the ruling, we are really encouraged. But we haven't heard anything from the NIH about our grants being reinstated, and we don't have a window into what that process looks like."

Even after Milwaukee County prosecutors filed identity theft and witness intimidation charges last week against the other man, Demetric D. Scott, a lifelong resident of Wisconsin, the Department of Homeland Security left online a news release accusing Mr. Morales Reyes of making the threats.

The ruling underscores systemic issues in workers' compensation, highlighting delays, denials, and economic stress faced by injured construction workers, particularly in high-risk environments.

Enhanced damages can be $150,000 per work, instead of the usual cap of $30,000.

This is about a small number of people trying to limit a larger number of people's access to space.

"The Guidance states that it does not attempt to impose new legal obligations on employers with respect to any aspect of workplace harassment law, including gender identity discrimination..."

The proposed changes to Pleasanton's water rate structure aim to provide discounts to high users while doubling costs for the lowest users, reflecting court rulings.

This nation was founded on the "self-evident" truths that all men are created equal, endowed with unalienable Rights, including life and liberty.

Doctors at the British Medical Association have condemned the Supreme Court's ruling on biological sex, calling it 'biologically nonsensical and scientifically illiterate', emphasizing the harm it can cause to transgender and gender-diverse individuals.