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U.S. ECONOMY FINISHES 2023 STRONG, ADDING 216,000 JOBS IN DECEMBER

The U.S. labor market remains relatively robust heading into 2024, but some say
the data shows a cooling job market.

by Nick Rummell


TRUMP SEEKS TO HOLD JACK SMITH IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IN ELECTION SUBVERSION CASE

John Lauro, Trump's lead lawyer in Washington, argued Thursday that Smith and
his team had violated a stay order in the case by continuing to file motions and
produce discovery.

by Ryan Knappenberger


HEAVY SNOW COATS SCANDINAVIA IN CHAOS

Storms and heavy snow forced motorists to a halt for more than 19 hours in
Sweden and Denmark, while Norway is getting ready for extreme cold weather.

by Lasse Sørensen

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SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE

The Republican Party’s war on women and children can be summarized in seven
words: Privacy for me, but not for thee.

by Robert Kahn



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ILLINOIS VOTERS AIM TO DUMP TRUMP FROM STATE’S PRIMARY BALLOT

Illinois is one of multiple states in which voters have attempted to boot Trump
from a presidential primary using the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause.

by Dave Byrnes

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TRANS WOMEN DETAINED IN COLORADO MEN’S PRISONS TESTIFY AHEAD OF SETTLEMENT

Several transgender women sued the Colorado Department of Corrections in 2019
claiming they were denied basic safety measures and access to appropriate
medical care.

by Amanda Pampuro


SPACEX FIGHTS FEDS’ UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES INQUIRY WITH LAWSUIT

The rocket ship company claims it is being railroaded by an "unconstitutionally
structured" agency.

by Cameron Langford


UPS MUST REHIRE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEE FIRED AFTER ORGANIZING UNION DRIVE

A federal judge sided with the National Labor Relations Board that an employee
was likely fired for organizing a successful union drive.

by Edvard Pettersson


EXILED CHINESE BILLIONAIRE GUO WENGUI HIT WITH NEW RICO CONSPIRACY CHARGE

Guo Wengui, the self-exiled Chinese billionaire and associate of Steve Bannon,
is set to go to trial in on charges of defrauding investors of $1 billion.

by Josh Russell


JUDGE WON'T PAUSE ARBITRATION IN 'LOVE IS BLIND' CAST NDA DISPUTE



Renee Poche says that the producers of the series allowed her to fall for a man
who "was not only broke and jobless but also homeless, violent, estranged from
his parents, and actively addicted to amphetamines and alcohol."

by Hillel Aron


HOUSE DEMOCRATS BREAK LITTLE NEW GROUND WITH TRUMP EMOLUMENTS REPORT, EXPERTS
SAY

Lawmakers have said the former president ran afoul of the Constitution by
allowing foreign countries to spend millions at his Washington hotel and other
properties.

by Benjamin S. Weiss


END OF AN ERA: PROTESTERS DECRY UC BERKELEY'S RAZING HISTORIC PEOPLE'S PARK



Before dawn, UC Berkeley sent hundreds of police officers to the historic
People's Park and began demolishing it amid protests.

by Natalie Hanson


‘OUR SPEECH IS CHILLED’: NORTH CAROLINA PARALEGALS SUE TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE

The paralegals say that being unable to provide simple legal advice is blocking
access to justice and leaving behind citizens who aren’t factored into public
policy.

by Sydney Haulenbeek


COMMON PESTICIDE LINKED TO REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES IN WORMS, RESEARCHERS FIND



Studies have linked deet exposure to a range of brain dysfunction conditions
since the 1980s. Now researchers are linking it to reproductive issues in worms.

by Alanna Mayham

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JUDGE DECLINES TO STOP HONOLULU HOMELESS SWEEPS

A group of homeless Hawaii residents had asked a judge to block encampment
sweeps which they say are cruel and unusual punishment.

by Candace Cheung


NAVY BRIBER 'FAT LEONARD' LOSES LAWYER AT FIRST COURT DATE SINCE HOUSE ARREST
ESCAPE

The Malaysian businessman admitted to bribing U.S. Navy officials with cash,
dinners, trips and sex workers in exchange for classified Navy ship schedules
that gave him contract leverage.

by Sam Ribakoff


FACING FEDERAL INDICTMENT, SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMEMBER RESIGNS

Councilmember Sean Loloee in a video message denied wrongdoing and said he
looked forward to his day in court.

by Alan Riquelmy


NO HARM, NO FOUL, NO SUIT IN FIGHT OVER SACRAMENTO RIVER POLLUTION



Environmentalists must offer concrete examples of harm in their suit against a
modular home builder over river contamination.

by Alan Riquelmy


REPORT REVEALS DEFICIENCIES IN CALIFORNIA PLAN TO BOOST URBAN WATER CONSERVATION

California's legislative watchdog says new water conservation rules are
complicated, costly and barely amount to a drop in the water-saving bucket.

by Sam Ribakoff


NEVADA JUDGE BACK ON BENCH ONE DAY AFTER ATTACK

The Nevada judge's sentencing for a felony battery case turned into a bloody
brawl involving court officials and attorneys after the defendant jumped the
bench to attack her.

by Mark Hebert


NEW YORK SUES TEXAS BUS COMPANIES FOR COSTS OF CARING FOR MIGRANTS



The lawsuit seeks over $700 million for the costs of providing emergency shelter
and services to asylum-seekers shipped to New York by the state of Texas.

by Nika Schoonover


EIGHTH CIRCUIT DISMISSES UMB BANK'S RICO CLAIM AGAINST HEIRS OF FAMOUS MISSOURI
PAINTER



In dismissing the case with prejudice, the three-judge panel found that even if
the threat by heirs of Thomas Hart Benton to sue the bank was groundless, it did
not amount to extortion.

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ILLINOIS HAS BANNED ASSAULT WEAPON OWNERSHIP. BUT LOCAL SHERIFFS SAY THEY WON'T
ENFORCE IT. NOW WHAT?

by Dave Byrnes


JUDGE SIDES WITH CONSERVATIVE GROUP IN GEORGIA VOTER INTIMIDATION CASE



The judge found no evidence the group engaged in unlawful voter intimidation
tactics by challenging the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of Georgia
voters.

by Megan Butler



RULINGS

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WEST POINT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

A federal court in New York denied the preliminary injunction requested by
Student for Fair Admissions, whose Supreme Court case against Harvard saw the
high court decide that affirmative action in university admissions is
unconstitutional, in the group’s lawsuit against West Point. The court is not
convinced that the group is likely to succeed on its similar claims against the
military academy due to an incomplete factual record before the court.


CHILD SEXUAL ABUSERS BACK IN COURT

The Ninth Circuit reversed and vacated the dismissals of 11 foreign defendants
in a woman’s lawsuit alleging the companies made, distributed, published and
sold videos of the woman’s childhood sexual abuse on two pornographic websites.
The lower court has specific personal jurisdiction against the foreign entities
because they directed their sites to a U.S. market.




E-CIG MARKETING

The Fifth Circuit granted e-cigarette manufacturers’ petitions for review of the
FDA’s denial of their applications for premarket tobacco approval. The court
said the FDA sent the companies on a regulatory “wild goose chase” before
pretending “it never gave ... instructions” and “imposed new testing
requirements without notice.”




DIABETIC DISCRIMINATION

A federal court in Illinois declined to dismiss a former Chicago Transit
Authority electrician’s disability discrimination claims against the agency,
which plausibly refused to return the diabetic worker to his post for more than
a year after he fainted due to low blood sugar, despite a doctor’s clearance for
him to return to work.


CONSTRUCTION FRAUD FEES

A federal court in Pennsylvania awarded more than $855,000 in attorney fees to
the law firm that successfully won a racketeering lawsuit against firms that,
for years, submitted false invoices on construction projects to defraud
subcontractors, banks and the federal government. The firm put in more than
2,150 hours of work on the case.

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SHARK PROTECTIONS

Fishermen will no longer be able to harvest oceanic whitetip sharks in the
Atlantic or hammerhead sharks in the Caribbean once a federal rule goes into
effect Feb. 2. The National Marine Fisheries Service recommended the move to
help safeguard the federally protected species.


FLIGHT MISCONDUCT

A federal judge sentenced a Washington state man to 12 months of home
confinement after he had to be restrained twice on an Alaska Airlines flight in
April 2023. Court documents say he harassed, threatened to kill and assaulted
three different passengers, leading off-duty police officers to restrain him.


GREENWASHING GAS

Two Indian tribes say big oil and gas companies deceptively promote a
clean-energy image, despite knowing for decades that their products cause
irreparable environmental harm.


TEXAS IMMIGRATION LAW

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law set to go into effect
in March that would allow local law enforcement officers to arrest people
suspected of entering the U.S. illegally and also permit state judges to order
the removal of those migrants from the country.


MALL SHOOTING

A woman who was shot at The Cheesecake Factory at the Westfield Southcenter Mall
in Tukwila, Washington, in 2022, and her daughters, are suing the mall claiming
it failed to mitigate the “rampant crime and violence” on its premises.

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AVERAGE LONG-TERM MORTGAGE RATES EDGE HIGHER, SNAPPING 9-WEEK SLIDE


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