The National Football League has been hit with a class action lawsuit in California state court, with website visitors alleging that the organization secretly embedded hundreds of tracking technologies on its official website to harvest personal information and monitor browsing behavior without proper consent. The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, names NFL Enterprises...
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally party, has declared her intention to compete in the 2027 presidential election, announcing her decision on Tuesday evening following a pivotal appeals court ruling that modified her previous ban from holding public office. The Court of Appeal of Paris reduced Le Pen’s original five-year prohibition on seeking...
Virginia state officials appeared in federal court Tuesday to defend legislation that permits immigrant students to qualify for reduced in-state tuition rates at public universities, as educational institutions prepare for the upcoming fall semester. The legal dispute centers on whether federal immigration law supersedes Virginia’s 2020 legislation, commonly referred to as the Virginia Dream Act....
A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a Massachusetts man sentenced to ten years in prison for possession of child exploitation material, rejecting his arguments that investigators violated his constitutional rights during their investigation. The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Eric Robert Johnson’s Fourth Amendment rights were not violated when federal...
Italy’s parliamentary investigation into potential Mafia infiltration of freemasonry organizations crossed legal boundaries, according to a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday. The court’s Grand Chamber determined that Italian authorities violated privacy rights when they seized personal data belonging to thousands of members during a 2017 raid. The case centered on...
A federal appeals court panel expressed skepticism Tuesday as California defended a 2024 law that restricts how employers can conduct mandatory workplace meetings involving political or religious content. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the state’s appeal of a September preliminary injunction that halted enforcement of Senate Bill 399. The California Chamber...
Immigration enforcement officials have arrested at least five individuals at Manhattan immigration courts since May 18, when a federal judge issued an order restricting such detentions to specific circumstances involving national security or public safety threats. The arrests have occurred at two Manhattan immigration court locations – 26 Federal Plaza and 290 Broadway – despite...
The family of a 46-year-old woman fatally shot by San Antonio police officers during a mental health crisis is seeking to restore their federal lawsuit after a lower court dismissed the case. Melissa Perez died in 2023 when officers opened fire as she approached a locked patio door with a hammer during what family members...
A federal appeals court has ruled that Kansas residents cannot use state consumer protection laws to sue natural gas wholesalers over extraordinary price increases that occurred during a severe winter storm in February 2021. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s dismissal of five consolidated class action lawsuits on Monday, determining that...
A federal appeals court has rejected Florida’s constitutional challenge to the system that determines which colleges and universities can receive federal student aid funding. The unanimous decision from a three-judge panel affirms that the current accreditation framework, which relies on private agencies to evaluate educational institutions, operates within constitutional boundaries. The case centered on Florida’s...