Last week, a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel in Cincinnati ruled that protestors who attended a Trump campaign rally cannot sue President Donald Trump for having them physically removed.
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State Farm Agrees to Settle Suit Alleging Improper Influence Over Judicial Election for $250M
A federal district court judge in Illinois has granted preliminary approval to a settlement between State Farm and a class of plaintiffs claiming that the insurance giant created a RICO enterprise to bankroll the election of a judge to the state's high court. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier was elected in 2004, and in 2005 voted to overturn a $1.05 billion verdict against the insurer stemming from breach of contract claims regarding its alleged use of non-original parts in vehicles damaged in accidents. State Farm will not admit liability through the recently-proposed settlement, but will pay $250 million to class members.
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class action, federal court
North Carolina Democrats Hope to Erode Republican Grasp on Legislature
The North Carolina legislature historically has been dominated by Republicans, but times may be changing in a state known for extremely conservative lawmaking. While the Governor is a Democrat, the Republican supermajority in the legislature has pushed many laws past his veto over the last two years. One of the most notable…
Senate Democrats Request Investigation of Verizon’s Potential FCC Violation, Claiming Limits on “Unlimited Data” Misled California Firefighters During Wildfire
The FCC should investigate Verizon’s throttling of firefighters’ “unlimited data” that took place during California’s largest wildfire, two Senate Democrats recently argued.
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Internet Law, Politics
At-Will Employment For Federal Workers: President Trump Approves Via Executive Orders Which a Federal Judge Subsequently Blocks
Unions won a major victory against the Trump administration’s attempts to weaken protections that apply to many federal workers when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columnbia invalidated provisions in three executive orders Trump's administration issued back in May.
DNC Serves WikiLeaks with Lawsuit via Twitter
On Friday, the law firm representing the Democratic National Committee (DNC) served WikiLeaks with a lawsuit via Twitter. Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll set up a Twitter account this month and has so far delivered this single tweet with service of process to WikiLeaks.
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Election Law, Politics
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Civil Procedure, Service via Twitter
Alex Jones’s YouTube Channel Removed for Violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines
On Monday, August 6, 2018, YouTube removed Alex Jones's YouTube channel citing violations of YouTube's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
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Free Speech, Politics
U.S. District Court Judge Rules That Separated Immigrant Children Must be Reunited With Parents Within Thirty Days
On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, United States District Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the Southern District of California granted the American Civil Liberties Union's request for a preliminary injunction seeking to reunite children affected by the Trump Administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.
Female Congressional Candidate Wins The Right to Pay for Child Care with Campaign Funds
Liuba Grechen Shirley is currently running for Congress in the Second District of New York. Last month, she asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for permission to use funds generated by her campaign to cover the cost of a babysitter for her two toddler-aged children.
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Politics
Manafort’s Challenge to Special Counsel Thrown Out
The civil lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has been tossed by a federal judge in Washington.
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Criminal Law, Politics
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Mueller investigation, Paul Manafort
