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Orica cops $1.2m fine for exposing Kooragang workers to deadly cobalt dust

'Nothing was done for years': District Court Judge David Russell

Newcastle Herald

Federal judges block greenhouse gas emissions rule

Two federal judges in Texas and Kentucky ruled against the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) greenhouse gas emissions rule, which would require states to set goals to reduce vehicle emissions. Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled on March 27, 2024,…

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District Court Unseals Sentencing Memorandum in Case Involving Detroit's "Topless Prophet"

From Judge Linda Parker's opinion Thursday in U.S. v. Markovitz (E.D. Mich.); the defendant is the author of Topless Prophet: The True Story of America's Most Successful Gentleman's Club Entrepreneur, though the criminal case appears unrelated to the book: Charles Blackwell initiated this miscellaneous action to unseal the sentencing memoranda…

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Justice Gorsuch's Concurrence in Labrador v. Poe

The walls are closing on universal, non-party injunctions against state laws.

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CACI Interrogator Resigns Over Abu Ghraib Prison Concerns

Trial in U.S. District Court examines contractor's resignation over detainee mistreatment concerns at Abu Ghraib prison.

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Fifth Circuit Judges Clash Over Venue and Judge Shopping

Judges Oldham and Higginson disagree about where a case belongs: NDTX or DDC.

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Judge Quashes Felony Murder Charges Against Former Houston Cop Whose Lies Led to a Deadly 2019 Drug Raid

Gerald Goines' lawyers argued that the indictment did not adequately specify the underlying felony of tampering with a government document.

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District Court Judgment in 303 Creative v. Elenis (the Wedding Web Site Design Case)

Following the Supreme Court's remand to the Tenth Circuit, which in turn led to the remand to district court, Chief Judge Philip Brimmer (D. Colo.) rendered the following order Tuesday: It is ORDERED that plaintiffs are the prevailing parties in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). Plaintiffs and their…

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Home care provider fined for putting staff at risk

Marist Youth Care to pay $300K fine for out-of-home-care fail

Newcastle Herald

Hong Kong jails 12 for storming legislature in 2019

Defendants jailed for terms between four and seven years after being found guilty of rioting.

Al Jazeera

A Comment On The Judicial Conference's Policy From A Fifth Circuit Practitioner

I pass along this comment I received from a well-known attorney in Texas who clerked on both the federal District Court level and at the Fifth Circuit. I suspect this attorney's views are widely shared: The memo to the judiciary has now become available, but that does not address the…

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for March 2024

Welcome to the March 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Federal District Court Rules Red States Lack Standing to Challenge Legality of Immigration Parole Program for Migrants from Four Latin American Countries

The ruling allows the CNVH private sponsorship program - covering migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti to continue. But it is likely to be appealed.

Reason

District Court Enjoins S.B. 4, the Texas Immigration Enforcement Law

A follow-up.

WEKU

4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on boat intercepted by U.S.

The criminal complaint alleges the defendants were transporting missile components for the type of weapons used by Houthi rebel forces in recent attacks. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.

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Governors raise concerns over federal EV proposal, Biden vetoes CRA resolution

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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International Business Times

Judge Pushes Trump's March Trial On Charges Of Plotting To Overturn 2020 Election

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan officially postponed the trial, which was scheduled to start March 4 in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

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Court Refuses to Block West Point Use of Race in Admissions, Doesn't Express Any Substantive Opinion on Question

From today's order in Students for Fair Admissions v. USMA at West Point: The application for writ of injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied. The record before this Court is underdeveloped, and this order should not be construed as expressing…

PC Gamer

US Supreme Court has had enough of Epic vs. Apple, refuses to hear appeals, Tim Sweeney says the fight to open-up iOS 'is lost… a sad outcome for all developers'

But vows to fight on anyway.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds want Heather Mack to get 28 years behind bars for mom’s ‘vicious’ murder in Bali

“The objective evidence is that despite enduring years of abuse, [Sheila von Wiese-Mack] loved her daughter and did everything she could to provide the best for her,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.

The Hindu

SC report exposes severe gaps in accessibility for people with disabilities at courts across India

More than half of the District Court complexes in the country do not have ramps, only 25.2% have availability of wheelchairs.

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Elite Circle Including David Copperfield And Bill Clinton Named In Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Case

Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents implicate Prince Andrew, Stephen Hawking, and more. The post Elite Circle Including David Copperfield And Bill Clinton Named In Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Case first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Judge Approves Protective Order In SEC Vs Terraform Labs Case, Court Filings To Stay Confidential

The SEC and Terraform Labs have agreed to the terms approved by the court, requiring both parties to not disclose materials marked as confidential. All discovery filings marked as confidential should also be sealed.

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