Attorneys general from 49 U.S. states are suing telecommunications company Avid Telecom, claiming the firm is “initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people.” The lawsuit (pdf) was filed on May 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, where Avid Telecom is headquartered. Defendants in the suit are listed…
Telecoms Company Avid Sued by 49 States Over ‘Billions of Illegal Robocalls’
Covenant School, Church Allowed to Intervene in Public Records Lawsuits Seeking Shooter’s Writings
May 24, 2023
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The Covenant School, and its parent organization Covenant Presbyterian Church, will be allowed to argue their interest in whether or not the school shooter’s writings will be released to the public, as Chancellor I’Aesha Myles ruled for them to become third-party interveners in the public records case on Wednesday, May 24. In her order on…
Chief Justice Roberts Says the Supreme Court Is Trying to Address Court Ethics
The Supreme Court is working on addressing concerns about justices’ ethics, Chief Justice John Roberts told a gathering of lawyers in the nation’s capital on May 23 in a 15-minute speech that was short on specifics. Roberts’s comments came at a dinner at the National Building Museum that was hosted by the American Law Institute….
LIVE 9 PM ET: Supreme Court Chief Roberts Speaks at American Law Institute Event
May 23, 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Delivers a speech and receives an award at 9:00 p.m. ET on May 23 at the American Law Institute’s annual dinner. The chief justice’s remark comes as the Supreme Court faces ethics scrutiny from Congress. …
Trump Appears Virtually for Hearing in Manhattan Criminal Case, Judge Sets Trial Date
May 23, 2023
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NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump appeared remotely in the Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday to hear a judge’s instructions on his handling of discovery evidence in the criminal case brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The hearing was Trump’s first appearance after the former President pleaded not guilty in April to 34 counts…
Attorney in Hearing Over Covenant School Public Records: ‘We’re Really Dealing With a Chilling of First Amendment Rights’
May 23, 2023
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A Nashville judge overseeing several lawsuits brought against the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) after it denied access to the writings of the Covenant School shooter, has said the public release of appropriate information is good. “I believe that getting the information that needs to be out is a good thing,” Chancellor I’Aesha Myles said at…
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Florida Democrat’s Defamation Appeal
A defamation lawsuit that controversial former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) brought against independent political groups over the 2018 election was dismissed by the Supreme Court on May 22. The formerly high-profile, left-wing, ex-lawmaker represented Florida’s 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. He sought the Democrats’ nomination for the seat in August 2018 but lost…
Supreme Court Overturns Lifetime Ban for Michigan Bank Executive
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court’s order that a banker be banned from the financial services industry for life on May 22. Harry C. Calcutt III was president and CEO of Traverse City, Michigan-based Northwestern Bank before it was purchased by a competitor. The government alleged Calcutt participated in improper lending practices that…
20 State Attorneys General Oppose Mexican Lawsuit Against Gun Industry
May 20, 2023
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The Mexican government and some blue state leaders are appealing the dismissal of a $10 billion lawsuit holding U.S. gunmakers liable for gun crime south of the border. In a statement (pdf) released Thursday, May 19, 2023, Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen said he is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general to defend the…
Justice Gorsuch Slams COVID Emergency Powers: ‘Greatest Intrusions on Civil Liberties’ in ‘Peacetime History’
May 20, 2023
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday lamented what he calls an intrusion into civil liberties by pandemic emergency decrees since the start of COVID-19 as the high court dismissed a suit on Title 42 as moot. “Since March 2020, we may have experienced the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of…
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