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US Supreme Court is making it harder to sue - even for conservatives

August 23, 2024

Over its past two terms, the U.S. Supreme Court has put an end to five high-profile and politically sensitive cases emerging from one particular federal appeals court on the same basis, declaring that the litigation should not have been allowed in the first place.

In all five cases - involving abortion rights, online free speech, federal student loans, immigration and Native American child welfare - the justices overturned rulings by the staunchly conservative New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals or judges within that circuit.

Disney no longer trying to dismiss wrongful death lawsuit

August 20, 2024

Disney had asked the court to dismiss Piccolo’s lawsuit, claiming that he had agreed to settle any lawsuits against Disney out of court — all because he had signed up for a one-month trial of Disney+ in 2019 and acknowledged that he had reviewed the fine print.

“The Terms of Use, which were provided with the Subscriber Agreement, include a binding arbitration clause,” the company had written in its motion.

2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers, stolen in data hack

August 19, 2024

An enormous amount of sensitive information including Social Security numbers for millions of people could be in the hands of a hacking group after a data breach and may have been released on an online marketplace, The Los Angeles Times reported this week.

New law enforcement to catch sexual assault suspects

August 16, 2024

Michigan's new law enforcement partnership to catch sexual assault suspects

A new partnership aims to bring suspects of sexual assault back to Michigan to face justice. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel hopes the initiative, called Operation Survivor Justice, between her office, elected county prosecutors, and the U.S. Marshals Service will be a model for other states.