A former New York City comptroller appeared in federal court on Wednesday to face trial over an elevator obstruction violation stemming from his arrest at a Manhattan immigration facility last September. Brad Lander, who previously served as the city’s comptroller and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2024, chose to contest the low-level violation despite facing...
A federal judge has scheduled former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier to stand trial on February 8, 2027, in connection with allegations of game-fixing and providing insider information to sports gamblers. U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall set the trial date on Wednesday while considering Rozier’s motion to dismiss the charges against him. The case...
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to transfer control of a major supercomputing facility from Colorado’s premier climate research institution to the University of Wyoming, ruling that proper procedures were not followed in the decision-making process. Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson issued the ruling on Monday, preventing the National Science...
A high-profile legal dispute between actress Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni has entered a new phase in Manhattan federal court, with Lively pursuing financial remedies under a California statute designed to protect individuals who report workplace misconduct. The case stems from allegations of sexual harassment that Lively made against Baldoni during the production of...
A federal court in Illinois has granted class certification to students pursuing antitrust claims against multiple elite universities, marking a significant development in litigation over alleged financial aid coordination practices. The ruling, issued in Chicago, allows the case to proceed as a class action lawsuit, potentially affecting thousands of students who may have been impacted...
A federal court in Chicago has ruled that a blind man can continue pursuing his disability discrimination lawsuit against a substance abuse treatment facility that allegedly refused to admit him for inpatient care because of his visual impairment. The Illinois federal court declined to dismiss the discrimination claims, finding that the plaintiff had adequately established...
A California appellate court has delivered a significant ruling regarding the legal classification of electric bicycles, determining that operating an e-bike while intoxicated cannot result in the suspension of a driver’s license. The decision, issued this month, reverses a lower court’s 2024 ruling and represents a victory for a rider who challenged the California Department...
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...