Environmental advocacy organizations have brought legal challenges before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals against federal approvals for two significant offshore energy export facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The cases, heard on Monday by separate judicial panels, question whether the Maritime Administration properly followed legal requirements when authorizing projects for liquefied natural gas and...
He thought this was the moment his life would get even worse. Instead, it became the moment everything changed. James, an 82-year-old Vietnam veteran, stood alone in a courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit and the one thing he refused to take off, his old service cap. For the past three years, he had been homeless....
A federal judge serving in Atlanta has received a private reprimand after an investigation confirmed allegations of an extramarital affair with a high-ranking law enforcement officer that took place within judicial chambers. The relationship, which occurred at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, has prompted the Atlanta Police Department to launch its own investigation into...
A federal court has intervened to prevent the planned two-year closure of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, while simultaneously ordering the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the building’s facade and official materials. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper issued the ruling on Friday, granting a partial summary judgment...
A medical device company that marketed an experimental blood filtration treatment as a potential cancer cure is facing multiple lawsuits and federal criminal charges after several patients died following the procedure. ExThera Medical Corporation, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, developed blood filters originally designed for treating Covid-19 patients during the pandemic. The company...
A group of Jewish residents in Arizona has filed a class action lawsuit against Paradise Memorial Gardens in Scottsdale, challenging a cemetery policy that prevents families from conducting burials according to Jewish religious customs and traditions. The lawsuit, filed by Janet Blinder, Lisa Singer, and Gerald Levy, centers on a policy implemented in February 2025...
A group of employees has filed a federal class action lawsuit against US Foods Inc., alleging the food distribution company violated retirement plan regulations by improperly handling millions of dollars in 401(k) forfeitures. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Northern District of Illinois, centers on how the company managed retirement plan forfeitures—funds left behind when...
A Colorado town council member is standing trial on felony assault charges after a teenager was shot on his property during what began as a search for homecoming photo locations. The incident occurred on September 10, 2024, when 17-year-old Jack Howard and a friend stopped at a private property in Conifer, Colorado. The teenagers had...
A nonprofit organization that distributes information about medication abortion has initiated legal proceedings against South Dakota’s top officials, challenging a recently enacted law that the group claims threatens its constitutional rights to free speech. Mayday Health filed the lawsuit on Friday in federal court in Sioux Falls, naming Governor Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty...
A recently expelled Glendale City Council member has filed a legal challenge against his removal from office, arguing that city officials misapplied local charter provisions when they voted him out over his simultaneous service on a major utility board. Jose Conchas Jr., known publicly as Lupe Conchas, was removed from his council position Thursday following...