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D.C. Prosecution of Trump Pauses After Election

The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to drop its cases against the president-elect due to concerns over interfering with the duties of the executive branch. Read More.


McDonald’s Sued After E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Quarter Pounders

Consumers filed a class action lawsuit against McDonald's in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, on October 29, 2024, after eating a Quarter Pounder burger and suffering E. coli symptoms. Read More.


PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Face LA County Suit Over Plastic Pollution

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were sued on Wednesday over plastic pollution Los Angeles County asserts is a public nuisance that violates unfair competition and false advertising law.

Plastic is California’s primary source of land litter, according to the complaint, and it does not biodegrade naturally, only breaking down into fragments. LA County

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Other Legal News

The Declining Population Argument Against Abortion Returns
The New York Times, November 19, 2024

Three states are calling on the federal courts for help in making women have more babies.


Lawrence Robbins, Lawyer for Prominent D.C. Figures, Dies at 72
The New York Times, November 19, 2024

He argued 20 cases before the Supreme Court and prepared witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch and Christine Blasey Ford for their congressional testimony.


Justices debate particularity of complaint in NVIDIA securities fraud suit
SCOTUSblog, November 14, 2024

The justices closed the November session on Wednesday with  NVIDIA Corp v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, a case arising out of the use of NVIDIA chips by crypto miners. The legal problem presented for the justices is whether the complaint – which alleges that... The post Justices debate particularity of complaint in NVIDIA securities fraud suit appeared first on SCOTUSblog.


Trump’s Supreme Court Agenda Is Likely to Include Legal U-Turns
The New York Times, November 8, 2024

In recent years, new administrations have not been shy about disavowing positions taken by their predecessors.


When an Election Case Reaches SCOTUS, Which Side Will be Playing Defense?
Justia's Verdict, October 9, 2024

Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf discusses the current Supreme Court term and its potential implications for the 2024 presidential election. Professor Dorf argues that while the current docket seems relatively quiet, the Court’s history of partisan decisions favoring Republicans, combined with the possibility of election-related cases being added later, raises concerns about how the Court might handle potential challenges to the 2024 election results, particularly if Trump loses and uses his loyalists in state legislatures or other organs of government to declare him the winner anyway.


Summer Order Lists
Supreme Court of the United States, July 2, 2024