A federal judge in Arkansas has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing its Social Media Safety Act, which was scheduled to take effect on April 21, 2026. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge filed by NetChoice, an internet trade association representing major technology companies. The blocked legislation sought to...
Three small businesses have initiated legal action against major credit card processors, alleging anticompetitive practices that force merchants to pay excessive transaction fees. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, targets the companies’ interchange fee structure, which the plaintiffs claim represents illegal price-fixing behavior. The lead plaintiff, Falafel Taco, operates a restaurant in Pleasantville,...
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday regarding whether Border Patrol agents in California’s Eastern District are likely to continue detaining individuals without reasonable suspicion of immigration violations. The case centers on a preliminary injunction issued by a lower court that restricts Border Patrol agents from stopping people without...
A 43-year-old father has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting another parent in a school parking lot, just minutes before students were scheduled to exit the building for afternoon pickup. Noureddine Dib was found guilty by a Multnomah County jury following 12 hours of deliberation on Tuesday. The conviction stems from an incident in...
A federal appeals court has upheld three concurrent life sentences for the man responsible for an attempted pipe bomb attack in a crowded Manhattan transit hub in December 2017, while overturning one conviction on technical grounds. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Akayed Ullah, now 34, will continue serving life in...
A federal court has finalized monetary settlements for 119 children whose families reported health complications following jet fuel contamination of drinking water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. The incident, which occurred in November 2021, affected approximately 93,000 people when petroleum products entered the Navy’s water distribution system. U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi approved...
A federal district court has issued an order requiring former President Donald Trump to explain within one week why civil discovery proceedings should not advance in consolidated lawsuits stemming from the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued the directive on Monday, giving Trump until April 29, 2026, to submit a...
A 39-year-old Alabama mother has waived her right to a preliminary hearing following murder charges related to her teenage son’s death while he was left home alone. Amanda Morgan appeared in Mobile County court on Monday, facing felony murder and aggravated child abuse charges after her 14-year-old son with autism died from strangulation in October...
A 40-year-old man who killed an 83-year-old archaeologist during a violent crime spree across New Mexico will spend the rest of his life in prison following a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Zachary Ryan Babitz pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges including carjacking resulting in death, bank robbery, and carrying a firearm during a crime...
A federal appeals court has overturned an insider trading conviction and ordered a new trial after determining that a lower court improperly handled a juror who expressed concerns about his ability to remain impartial during the proceedings. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the California federal district court made a critical error when...