Appeals Courts (US)
Appeals Court Revives Texas Law Targeting Social Media Companies
A Texas law prohibiting large social media companies from removing political speech became the first of its kind to take effect on Wednesday, posing complicated questions for major web platforms about how to comply with the rules. The law, which applies to social media platforms in the United States with 50 million or more monthly […]
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Supreme Court Bans Recovery for Emotional Harm in Discrimination Suits
WASHINGTON — Dividing 6 to 3 along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that victims of discrimination that is forbidden by four federal statutes may not sue if the only harm was emotional distress. The case concerned Jane Cummings, a Texas woman who is deaf and communicates primarily in American Sign Language. In […]
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Supreme Court Rules Against Police in Malicious Prosecution Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Brooklyn man who said he had been falsely accused by police officers of resisting arrest, saying he could sue for malicious prosecution under a federal civil rights law. The vote was 6 to 3, with the majority deciding only the narrow question of […]
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Attacks on Judge Jackson’s Record on Child Sexual Abuse Cases Are Misleading
In his Twitter thread, Mr. Hawley also highlighted remarks Judge Jackson had made during a commission hearing about “less serious” offenders and those who collect material of child sexual abuse to “find status in their participation in the community.” These remarks, Mr. Hawley suggested, showcased her “troubling views.” But these quotations came from follow-up questions […]
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States Appeal Decision to Throw Out Their Facebook Antitrust Case
WASHINGTON — Nearly four dozen states on Friday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook that a judge threw out last year. In June, Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia said the states had waited too long after some of the deals […]
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Supreme Court to Hold Special Hearing on Biden Vaccine Mandates
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Wednesday evening that it would hold a special hearing next month to assess the legality of two initiatives at the heart of the Biden administration’s efforts to address the coronavirus in the workplace. The court said it would move with exceptional speed on the two measures, a vaccine-or-testing […]
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Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioids Settlement
Under the crush of thousands of lawsuits, Purdue filed for bankruptcy restructuring in September 2019, which automatically put a hold on all the claims against it. Nearly two years later, Judge Robert Drain, the bankruptcy court judge in White Plains, N.Y., confirmed a plan that had been approved by a majority of creditors who voted. […]
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Apple Can Delay Changes to App Store Rules, Appeals Court Says.
A federal appeals court delivered a last-minute reprieve to Apple on Wednesday, agreeing to the company’s request to delay a legal order requiring it to make policy changes to its App Store that could help app developers circumvent what they say are unfair fees. If the appeals court had not ruled, Apple on Thursday would […]
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