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Above the Law
1 week ago
Law

Kayleigh McEnany Shows Off Harvard Law Degree Asking Why State Criminal Cases Aren't In Federal Court

Former Trump press secretary in legal analysis controversy due to misconceptions about federal courts and presidential immunity. [ more ]
Washington Post
2 weeks ago
US news

What to know about Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial

The corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in federal court in Manhattan, facing 16 felony counts, could last well into June. [ more ]
New York Daily News
8 months ago
US politics

Judge poised to rule on ex-Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows' push to remove Georgia election interference case to federal court

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows may have his part of the Georgia election interference case ruled on by a federal judge. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 weeks ago
Marketing

TikTok sues U.S. over sell-or-ban law. What the lawsuit means for California's 16 million users

TikTok and ByteDance are challenging the constitutionality of a law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a nationwide ban. [ more ]
Miami Herald
1 month ago
New York City

Miccosukee tribe member charged after an argument-turned-shooting on the reservation

Sutanga Rex Cypress faces federal assault charges for shooting incident on Miccosukee Indian Reservation. [ more ]
Consequence
1 month ago
Chicago

R. Kelly's child pornography conviction upheld in Chicago

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld R. Kelly's child pornography conviction and 20-year sentence, citing the New York case as a factor in the sentencing. [ more ]
morefederal-court
https://www.wtok.com
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump.
www.cbc.ca
6 months ago
Canada news

Ontario First Nations leaders say federal government's carbon tax is discriminatory | CBC News

Ontario First Nations leaders are asking the Federal Court to exempt their communities from the federal carbon tax, calling it unfair and discriminatory.
The First Nations argue that the carbon tax is leaving their communities worse off than others in Canada, breaching the principles of reconciliation. [ more ]
LawSites
6 months ago
Law

In Case of 'Real Lawyers Against A Robot Lawyer,' Federal Court Dismisses Law Firm's Suit Against DoNotPay for Unauthorized Law Practice

A federal court in Illinois dismissed a law firm's lawsuit against self-help legal service DoNotPay.
The court ruled that the law firm failed to establish standing and did not allege any concrete injury.
The court also found that DoNotPay and the law firm provide different "products." [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
6 months ago
US politics

The dismissed case was among hundreds of similar ones federal prosecutors have filed in Chicago

A federal judge in Chicago ruled that the statute barring felons from possessing handguns is unconstitutional, throwing multiple cases into legal limbo.
The ruling contradicts recent rulings by other district judges upholding the felon-with-firearm law.
The U.S. attorney's office has appealed the ruling and the case will be considered by the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. [ more ]
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