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The Supreme Court rarely hears tax cases, and tax cases rarely threaten to affect the public at large. Moore v. United States , to be argued tomorrow, is that rare exception. The case raises an issue at once beguilingly simple and oddly difficult: What does income mean? This is a question with ramifications for virtually every area of American […]

The U.S. military may owe a significant amount in back pay and legal fees to service members who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. This is a potential outcome of three class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of these service members. They argue they were wrongfully discharged as the military could not mandate vaccines issued […]

Takeaways: • The Florida Supreme Court ruled that Marsy’s Law, a constitutional amendment that grants rights to crime victims, does not guarantee anonymity for police officers who use deadly force. • The court stated that Marsy’s Law does not provide a categorical right for any victim, including police officers, to withhold their names from disclosure. […]

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ordered Texas to remove its border buoys from the Rio Grande, in another victory for the Biden administration in its ongoing battle over border policy with Gov. Greg Abbott. In a 2-1 decision, the conservative appeals court upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction issued in September. The appeals […]

An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police. Smollett, who appeared in the TV show “Empire,” challenged the role of a special prosecutor, jury selection, evidence and many other […]

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and New York AG Letitia James are leading a group of 21 states who are arguing against Idaho’s new bathroom transgender law. Idaho Senate Bill 1000 categorically prohibits transgender students from using the facilities they identify with, and allows students to sue schools for up to $5,000 for each […]

A Montana judge ruled on Thursday to block a state ban on TikTok from going into effect — marking a win for the popular video streaming app who alleged the law violated the First Amendment.  TikTok filed its lawsuit in May in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana seeking for the court to invalidate […]

A former server at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., has filed a lawsuit against the club alleging that she was sexually harassed by her boss and then pressured to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) by former President Trump’s current attorney.  Alice Bianco filed the complaint Wednesday in the Superior Court of New Jersey. In […]

A former San Jose police officer charged with masturbating on duty was booked on suspicion of hit-and-run, assault and driving with willful disregard, the Mercury News reported. Matthew Dominguez was arrested late Friday and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail. Bail was set at $105,000, the Mercury News reported. Dominguez has not been […]