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Mattel Sued for Including Pornography Website Link on “Wicked” Dolls Packaging

A class action lawsuit was filed against Mattel, Inc. on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, alleging that the packaging for special-edition dolls related to the "Wicked" movie included a link to a pornographic website. Read More.


Pennsylvania Supreme Court Blocks Local Gun Regulations

The judges upheld state laws preempting the authority of cities and counties to enact firearm regulations, voicing a reluctance to interfere with the legislature in this area. Read More.


DOJ Targets Google Chrome to Curb Search Monopoly

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging a judge to mandate the sale of Google’s Chrome browser in an antitrust case aimed at curbing Google’s monopoly in the search market.

Following a 10-week trial last year, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google broke antitrust laws in online search and search

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Other Legal News

The Tennessee Trans Treatment Case Is About Age, Not Sex
The New York Times, December 8, 2024

The state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors passes the constitutional test.


Which Colleges Offer Free Tuition?
The New York Times, December 7, 2024

Dozens of schools say they provide free tuition to students whose families earn under a certain income. How does it work?


Justices take up disputes over terrorism damages suits and habeas filings
SCOTUSblog, December 6, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon agreed to decide whether a 2019 law that seeks to give U.S. courts the power to hear claims by victims of terrorism against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority violates the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of fair treatment.... The post Justices take up disputes over terrorism damages suits and habeas filings appeared first on SCOTUSblog.


Trump’s Judicial Hero Would Have Hated His Recess Appointments Plan
The New York Times, November 25, 2024

Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative giant, said attempts to circumvent the Senate’s responsibility to vet nominees were “ignoble” and “just made up.”


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