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#federal-judges

Mifepristone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000 to induce first-trimester abortions in combination with a second drug, misoprostol.Charlie Neibergall/AP A coalition of state attorneys general is suing the Food and Drug Administration, accusing the agency of excessively regulating the abortion pill mifepristone.

"The only meaningful remedy is vacatur of the relevant decisions and reconsideration by a newly constituted impartial PTAB panel free of financial conflicts."One day after U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal testified during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Centripetal Networks filed a reply in support of its petition for a writ of mandamus in its patent dispute with Cisco.

"[T]he Board pointed to language in cases cited by Centripetal indicating that recusal is only required when the financial interest is 'substantial...' [B]ecause APJ McNamara's financial interests met the de minimis exception, they were 'remote' and 'inconsequential' and therefore could not have been 'substantial.'"

Gun shop owners around the state were swamped with weekend crowds after a federal judge in the district court for the Southern District of Illinois issued an injunction Friday, blocking enforcement of the state's January ban on military-style firearms.When Roger Krahl, owner of RGuns in Carpentersville, heard about the injunction, he said the phones in his office lit up like a Christmas tree.

The chaotic scene, captured by a police officer's body-worn camera, lasts less than 30 seconds.The officer, arm extended and ready to fire, shoves a bystander out of the way and rounds a corner onto a darkened street as a half-dozen shots ring out.Put the gun down, the officer yells, moving toward an armed man and his female companion in the near distance.

WASHINGTON In a lively and lighthearted argument on Wednesday, the Supreme Court considered the fate of the Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker, a chew toy for dogs that looks a lot like a bottle of Jack Daniel's, with the addition of some potty humor.Trademark cases generally turn on whether the public is likely to be confused about a product's source.

Around 23,000 student loan borrowers are slated to receive a check in the mail soon.No, not a loan forgiveness check - unfortunately - but a payout from a lawsuit that you may qualify to benefit from.Here's what you need to know.The lawsuit was brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and charged five debt relief companies - Docu Prep Center, Certified Doc Prep Services, Assure Direct Services, Direct Document Solutions, and Secure Preparation Services - with charging consumers with "unlawful advance fees."

The plaintiff claims that a Colorado law barring anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates her religious freedoms.Demonstrators in favor of LGBT rights rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2019.Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by an evangelical Christian web designer who alleges that a Colorado law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation is in violation of her religious freedoms.

Hall of Fame Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin wisely sued Marriott in a court that would likely be more favorable to his interests.Marriott has now wisely shifted the case to a court that would likely be more favorable to its interests.Via Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com,Marriott has removed the case from state court in Texas to federal court.

With Marriott removing Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin's $100 million defamation lawsuit to federal court, the corporation has secured a more favorable forum than a state court in which home cooking often is a reality.But there's a silver lining for Irvin.The federal judge who'll handle the case will be naturally inclined to look more favorably on Irvin's claims.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a case brought by two Democratic states that sought to have the US archivist publish and certify the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution.The decision deals another blow to advocates' legal efforts to get the amendment, which they say would ban discrimination on the basis of sex, recognized as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.

Facebook's parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a years-long class action lawsuit triggered by disclosures in 2018 that the company shared user data with consulting firm Cambridge Analytica that was used for political advertising.The settlement ( which can be read in full here, via Reuters) does not include an admission of wrongdoing on Meta's part, and will still have to be approved by federal judges in the Northern District of California, reports CNBC.

WASHINGTON As calls for the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code mount, the justices continue to wrestle with whether to adopt a policy similar to one that applies to all other federal judges.The possibility of a code of judicial conduct for Supreme Court justices remains a subject of study and consideration at the court, a person familiar with the matter said.