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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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Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers

The ruling addressed the effects of an illegal policy that DHS had authorized at ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border. Read More.

Other Legal News

Why Shakespeare Remains Relevant Today
The New York Times, November 10, 2024

Readers discuss the production of the Bard’s plays today. Also: Elderly and physically active; investing in youth to reduce crime; political corruption.


Should Alito and Thomas Be Pushed to Retire? Conservatives Are Divided.
The New York Times, November 9, 2024

Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a delicate endeavor.


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.


Justices skeptical about Facebook’s data breach disclosure to investors
SCOTUSblog, November 7, 2024

The justices heard arguments Wednesday in Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank, their first securities case of the year. The case involves the 2015 Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach, and considers whether Facebook’s disclosures to investors before the breach was public improperly downplayed the risks that data breaches... The post Justices skeptical about Facebook’s data breach disclosure to investors appeared first on SCOTUSblog.


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