3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (730+ words) The US Supreme Court blocked Missouri from using a congressional map engineered by GOP lawmakers in the midterm elections, appearing to resolve a multifaceted legal fight that had cast uncertainty over how districts will be drawn for the November vote....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (338+ words) Texas is moving closer to requiring disclosure of outside finance in litigation, even after a committee recommended against it last summer. One of several rough draft scenarios discussed by the advisory group Thursday would keep private the identities of funders…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (128+ words) Bloomberg Law News FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried asked the US Supreme Court to review his 2023 fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence in a last-ditch legal effort to win his freedom, according to his lawyer. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted in 2023 of…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (106+ words) Bloomberg Law News A Middle Eastern former US Postal Service worker failed to prove that his race and national origin were at play when he was escorted by police officers from work and placed on unpaid leave following an altercation,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (344+ words) Hours after an unprecedented hearing where the Missouri Supreme Court considered holding the secretary of state in contempt for violating a court order governing the state’s congressional map, he backed down and ordered use of the 2022 map that sent six…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (104+ words) Bloomberg Law News A PHI Health LLC flight paramedic adequately alleged that he faced discrimination, a hostile work environment, and retaliation because he’s Native American, an Arizona federal judge said. The paramedic’s complaint provided enough detail about coworkers’ and supervisors…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (289+ words) The headline-grabbing prosecution of a Massachusetts judge accused of helping an immigrant defendant slip federal agents during President Trump’s first term ended with a whimper as the state’s high court approved a mild reprimand for her conduct. The Supreme Judicial…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (90+ words) Bloomberg Law News Survivors and relatives of victims of a 2022 shooting at an LBGTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs failed Wednesday to revive their lawsuit against county officials and the bar. The plaintiffs’ allegations that the county maintained policies that created…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (483+ words) An anti-gerrymandering group has asked the US Supreme Court to prevent Missouri from utilizing a new voting map that favors Republicans during the November election to determine control of Congress. The emergency request Wednesday marks the second time the high…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (802+ words) The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday about whether the secretary of state should be held in contempt for his role in defying a court order and advancing a congressional map that would favor Republicans. Multi-track litigation with conflicting…...