FTC, Colorado sue rental management giant Greystar over hidden fees
(CN) — The state of Colorado joined the Federal Trade Commission Thursday to sue Greystar, one of the largest rental property management companies in the nation, saying it deceives customers via...
View ArticleMan who crashed U-Haul near White House sentenced to 8 years in prison
WASHINGTON (CN) — A Missouri man who crashed a U-Haul near the White House in 2023 with an apparent intent to overthrow the government and install himself as a dictator was sentenced to eight years in...
View ArticleFlorida jury deliberates in security consultant’s defamation case against CNN
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (CN) — A Florida jury of six began deliberations Thursday afternoon and will soon decide if CNN defamed Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and security consultant, by painting him as...
View ArticleFederal judge partially upholds Santa Clara County Covid-19 vaccination policy
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) —A federal judge granted partial summary judgment to Santa Clara County in a suit from a class of employees who challenged the county’s Covid-19 policies that required employees...
View ArticleSixth Circuit rules Michigan energy regulations discriminate against...
(CN) — A split Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with a pair of energy companies in a 2-1 decision issued on Thursday, finding that Michigan’s regulations on energy purchases likely...
View ArticleJudge tosses shareholder claims against Wells Fargo executives over ‘sham’...
(CN) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed claims against three Wells Fargo senior executives in a derivative shareholder lawsuit over “sham” job interviews the bank purportedly conducted to make it...
View ArticleSecond bite for widow
LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Supreme Court reversed a ruling in favor of Caterpillar in a widow’s wrongful death action filed on the theory that a defectively designed mine loader rolled over and killed her...
View ArticleGeorgia appeals court upholds partial dismissal of Trump election...
ATLANTA (CN) — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the dismissal of six counts from the indictment against President-elect Donald Trump and five others in the state’s election interference...
View ArticleTurtle claims mooted
SAN FRANCISCO — Conservationists’ lawsuit against the opening of leatherback sea turtle habitat to stablefish pot fishing was tossed as moot because a new biological opinion has been issued. The court...
View ArticleEx-congressman pulls defamation suit against North Carolina AG’s campaign
MONROE, N.C. (CN) — Former U.S. Representative Dan Bishop quietly dismissed his defamation case against now-state Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s campaign Friday. Bishop, known as the author of North...
View ArticleClosing Arguments: Past issues
Closing Arguments is a weekly roundup of stories from courthouses across the U.S. and the world. Get the latest trial updates, find out which cases we’re tracking and listen to new episodes of our...
View ArticleMixed bag for San Diego yoga instructors vying for park classes
SAN DIEGO (CN) — San Diego’s efforts to ban the hawking of goods in city parks without permits does not violate the First Amendment rights of people who taught park yoga classes, but the reason park...
View ArticleAlameda County ordered to provide transcriber service to visually impaired...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge granted a permanent injunction against Alameda County Friday afternoon that will require the county to provide transcriber services to visually impaired people...
View ArticleNinth Circuit restores oil leases on sage grouse habitat pending agency review
(CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined Friday that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated its own plans to protect the threatened sage grouse by leasing 1.9 million acres of the...
View ArticleTesla petitions Wisconsin to open dealership
APPLETON, Wis. — Tesla is petitioning a Wisconsin court to allow it to open dealerships in three counties after the state denied its request to obtain a dealer license. Wisconsin doesn’t allow car...
View ArticleFlowers, butterflies, toads and more considered for protection under...
(CN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday said it was considering whether a handful of plant and animal species warrant listing as endangered and threatened under the Endangered Species Act,...
View ArticleFifth Circuit declares DACA illegal but leaves program in place for current...
(CN) — A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy unlawful on Friday, just days before the second inauguration of...
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