Exclusive: Biden Moves To Fill Key Appellate Seat Vacated By U.S. Supreme Court's Jackson
President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated three women to serve as appellate judges including Florence Pan, who would succeed U.S.
Biden Moves To Fill Key Appellate Seat Vacated By U.S. Supreme Court's Jackson
President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated three women to serve as appellate judges including Florence Pan, who would succeed U.S.
Exxon Must Face Massachusetts Climate Change Lawsuit, Court Rules
Massachusetts' high court on Tuesday unanimously rejected Exxon Mobil Corp's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state's attorney general accusing the oil company of misleading consumers and investors about climate change and the dangers of using fossil fuels.
Ex-eBay Exec Charged With Harassing Newsletter Publishers Pleads Guilty
A former eBay Inc security executive pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating in a campaign to harass a Massachusetts couple who ran an online newsletter that involved sending them disturbing home deliveries like cockroaches and a funeral wreath.
Massachusetts To Pay $56 Million Over Deadly COVID Outbreak At Veterans' Home
The state of Massachusetts on Thursday agreed to pay $56 million to resolve a lawsuit by families of veterans who contracted COVID-19 during an outbreak at a veterans' care center that killed 84 people early in the pandemic.
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Acquitted Of Sexually Assaulting Woman In Boston
Chef Mario Batali was acquitted on Tuesday of sexually assaulting a woman at a Boston bar in 2017 while posing with her for fan "selfie" photos, with the judge doubting the credibility of the accuser in the latest #MeToo era trial involving a U.S.
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Acquitted Of Sexual Assaulting Woman In Boston
Chef Mario Batali was acquitted on Tuesday of sexually assaulting a woman at a Boston bar in 2017 while posing with her for fan "selfie" photos in the latest of a handful of #MeToo era trials involving U.S.
Chef Mario Batali's Lawyer Tells Boston Judge Sexual Assault Accuser Is Lying
A lawyer for Mario Batali urged a judge on Tuesday to acquit the celebrity chef of a charge that he sexually assaulted a woman while posing with her for "selfie" photographs in 2017 at a Boston bar, accusing her of fabricating the incident.
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Faces Trial Over Woman's #MeToo-era Groping Claim
Celebrity chef Mario Batali goes on trial on Monday over allegations that he forcibly groped and kissed a woman in the only criminal case to result from multiple #MeToo-era claims of sexual harassment and assault that helped fuel his downfall.
Satanic Temple Asks Boston To Fly Flag Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
The Satanic Temple has asked to fly its flag over Boston City Hall after the U.S.
Exclusive-Biden's Latest Judicial Nominees Dominated By Public Defenders
President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to further diversify the federal bench in terms of demographics and job experience with five new judicial nominees, including two women with backgrounds as public defenders selected as appellate judges.
Congress Poised To Subject U.S. Judges To More Financial Disclosure
A bipartisan bill that would subject U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to tougher disclosure requirements for their financial holdings and stock trades is expected to win final congressional approval on Wednesday.
Congress Approves Tougher Financial Disclosure Rules For U.S. Judges
Legislation that would subject U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to tougher disclosure requirements for their financial holdings and stock trades passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday in a rare show of bipartisanship.
Bill Subjecting U.S. Judges To More Financial Disclosure Passes Congress
Legislation that would subject U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to tougher disclosure requirements for their financial holdings and stock trades passed the House of Representatives in a rare show of bipartisanship on Wednesday.
Bill Subjecting U.S. Judges To Tougher Financial Disclosure Rules Passes Congress
Legislation that would subject U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to tougher disclosure requirements for their financial holdings and stock trades passed the House of Representatives in a rare show of bipartisanship on Wednesday.
Ex-eBay Exec Pleads Guilty To Harassing Couple Whose Newsletter Raised Ire
A former eBay Inc security executive pleaded guilty on Monday to harassing a Massachusetts couple who authored a newsletter by arranging anonymous messages on Twitter and home deliveries that included a bloody pig mask and live insects.
U.S. Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement Of Kentucky's New Abortion Law
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Kentucky officials from enforcing a sweeping new abortion law that Planned Parenthood said would force abortion clinics to stop offering the procedure until they can meet certain requirements.
Planned Parenthood, ACLU Sue To Block Kentucky's Abortion Restrictions
Abortion providers including Planned Parenthood on Thursday sued to block a sweeping new Kentucky law that forces them to stop offering the procedure until they can meet certain requirements, saying it amounted to an unconstitutional ban on abortions.
Massachusetts City Agrees With U.S. Justice Department To Reform Police
The city of Springfield, Massachusetts has agreed to carry out reforms to resolve claims that its narcotics officers routinely used excessive force, the U.S.
U.S. Gun Makers Urge Judge To Throw Out Mexico's $10 Billion Lawsuit
A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S.
U.S. Gunmakers To Ask Judge To Toss Mexico's $10 Billion Lawsuit
Major U.S. gun manufacturers on Tuesday are slated to urge a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing them of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels, leading to thousands of deaths in Mexico.
Idaho's Top Court Temporarily Blocks Six-week Abortion Ban
Idaho's top court on Friday temporarily blocked a recently enacted six-week abortion ban from taking effect which is modeled on a Texas law that allows private citizens to sue abortion providers.
University Of Kansas Professor Convicted Of Concealing China Ties
A chemical engineering professor at the University of Kansas was convicted on Thursday on charges that he concealed work he was doing in China while conducting research that was funded by the U.S.
Former USC Water Polo Coach In Admissions Scandal Took No Bribes, Lawyer Argues
A lawyer for a former University of Southern California water polo coach accused of playing a key role in the U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court Pick Jackson To Recuse From Harvard Race Case
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday said that if confirmed to the lifetime job she would recuse herself from a major upcoming case challenging the race-conscious admissions policy Harvard University uses to increase its number of Black and Hispanic students.
Former USC Water Polo Coach Goes On Trial In 'Varsity Blues' College Scandal
A former University of Southern California water polo coach accepted bribes to help secure spots for wealthy parents' children as fake athletic recruits at the school , a prosecutor said on Thursday at the start of the second trial in the U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court Mulls 'Pill Mill' Doctors' Opioid Convictions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with the circumstances under which doctors can be convicted of operating as drug dealers under the cover of their medical practices to illegally distribute opioid painkillers and other dangerous narcotics.
Viatris To Settle EpiPen Antitrust Litigation For $264 Million
Viatris Inc, the drugmaker formerly known as Mylan, said on Monday it had agreed to pay $264 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it engaged in a scheme to delay generic competition to its EpiPen allergy treatment.
Drug Distributors, J&J Agree To Finalize $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
The three largest U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson have agreed to finalize a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims by states and local governments that they helped fuel the U.S.
Texas High Court Questions Clinics' Challenge To Abortion Law
Justices on Texas's high court on Thursday sharply questioned whether clinics can challenge a law that banned most abortions in the state because it is enforced by private individuals, just two months after the U.S.