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EPA Takes Steps to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Regulations

Tue, 2025-07-29 18:25

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions are more harmful to Americans than the greenhouse gases themselves.

       

Judge Faces Discipline Over Questions About Defendants' Immigration Status

Tue, 2025-07-29 18:14

Britt J. Simon, a part-time judge in four towns until he was temporarily suspended from his judicial duties in February, has been charged with violating multiple canons of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

       

Should Supreme Court's Emergency Docket Orders Bind Lower Courts?

Tue, 2025-07-29 17:49

The precedential value of the Supreme Court's emergency orders has emerged as a key question during President Donald Trump's second term.

       

'Interactive Process' in Disability Discrimination Suit Could Make Its Way to First Circuit, Counsel Says

Tue, 2025-07-29 17:39

“Given the strong evidentiary basis for the verdict and what we believe to be clear legal error in the court's order, we will be appealing the decision to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The ADA's interactive process requirement is a critical protection that ensures employers make decisions based on dialogue and facts, not assumptions," said plaintiff's attorney, Andrew Rozynski, of Eisenberg & Baum.

       

Johnson & Johnson Hit With $42M Talc Verdict in Boston

Tue, 2025-07-29 17:25

A $42 million verdict on Tuesday in Boston is the latest for a plaintiff alleging Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused mesothelioma.

       

Seventh Circuit Sanctions Lawyer $112K for Discovery Rule Violations, Resolving First-Impression Question

Tue, 2025-07-29 17:15

The issue was a case of first impression for the court, and the panel fell in line with the Second, Fifth and Ninth circuits to allow monetary sanctions under Federal Rule 37(e) of Civil Procedure.

       

Colorado Law Reappoints Dean Despite Faculty Vote of No Confidence

Tue, 2025-07-29 17:09

Lolita Buckner Inniss became the school's first Black dean in 2021 and was reappointed for a three-year term—instead of five years—effective July 1, 2026.

       

Attorneys Suing Apple Over iPhone Memory Claims Try New Tack in 11-Year Quest for Nationwide Class Certification

Tue, 2025-07-29 16:21

“It's very hard to maintain a nationwide class action because of differences that courts perceive in state consumer protection laws, said Rebecca Tushnet, a Harvard Law School professor.

       

Michigan Law Professor Loses Appeal Against University in Discrimination Case

Tue, 2025-07-29 15:48

After filing suit three years ago against the University of Michigan, its law school and former law dean for discrimination, Laura Beny, a University of Michigan Law School professor, lost her case in federal appellate court.

       

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