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356 entries in 'Legal Tribune' |
2024/04/26
Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
2024/04/15
Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work
2024/03/12
Trump wants N.Y. hush money trial to wait for Supreme Court immunity ruling
2024/02/27
Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case
2024/01/30
Hong Kong court orders China's Evergrande, which owes $300 billion, to liquidate
2024/01/08
India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men
2023/12/04
Opening statements begin in Jonathan Majors assault trial in New York
2023/11/06
Donald Trump testifies in civil fraud trial. Follow the latest updates
2023/10/13
Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate
2023/10/02
Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law
2023/09/22
Progressive Councilmember Freddie O’Connell wins Nashville mayor’s race
2023/09/08
Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
2023/08/28
Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui
2023/08/10
Owner of Maryland Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
2023/07/10
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
2023/07/07
Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old Ohio girl
2023/05/12
‘Rust’ movie medic gets $1.15 million partial settlement
2023/05/04
Delaware Senate confirms two Supreme Court nominees
2023/05/01
Justices to consider case involving fishing boat monitor pay
2023/04/14
Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
2023/02/03
Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
2023/01/16
Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests
2023/01/03
State seeks long prison term for accused NYC subway gunman
2022/12/02
Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
2022/11/15
Justices asked to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite?
2022/11/01
Indiana Democrats pin legislative gains on abortion debate
2022/09/23
Arizonan sentenced for Vegas-based scheme targeting migrants
2022/08/07
Probation for woman who wiped up blood after killing spouse
2022/07/25
Louisiana Supreme Court’s chief justice reelected
2022/06/13
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation member
2022/06/07
Wisconsin Supreme Court says COVID records can be released
2022/05/23
Pakistani court orders probe into ex-minister’s arrest
2022/04/23
Arizona judge nixes suit that wants Trump backers off ballot
2022/04/04
Groups seek to stop gold mine exploratory drilling in Idaho
2021/06/11
Court: Local Wisconsin heath departments can’t close schools
2021/05/29
Ruling: Missed court date in Washington does not imply guilt
2021/05/21
Nebraska high court rejects appeal in Scottsbluff murder
2021/05/11
UK lawyer fined for defying Heathrow court ruling embargo
2021/04/20
Supreme Court rejects defendant’s appeal in 2015 slaying
2021/03/31
Judge rules Mormon church didn’t meddle in death row case
2021/03/19
Court upholds Iowa man’s civil judgment in mother’s death
2021/03/08
High court revives ex-student’s suit against Georgia college
2021/02/24
Judge strikes down portions of Michigan towing law
2021/02/20
Feds drop legal battle over tribe’s reservation status
2021/02/16
Outside team to assist Albuquerque police internal affairs
2021/02/11
Circuit court judge accused of altering paperwork
2021/02/02
More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny’s release
2021/01/03
Pakistani court orders rebuilding of destroyed Hindu temple
2020/12/30
Prosecutors seek 9-year prison term for Samsung chief Lee
2020/12/25
Trump made lasting impact on federal courts
2020/12/09
High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden’s Pennsylvania win
2020/11/20
Tory Lanez pleads not guilty in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
2020/11/03
Supreme Court to hear case about juvenile life sentences
2020/10/30
Justices deny fast, new look at Pennsylvania ballot deadline
2020/10/27
Philadelphia victim’s family sought ambulance, not police
2020/09/22
White House lawyer in running for seat on the Supreme Court
2020/09/12
Girl appeals Slender Man stabbing to Wisconsin Supreme Court
2020/09/09
Florida Supreme Court orders governor to pick new justice
2020/09/04
Slovakia court set to give verdict in reporter's slaying
2020/09/02
High Court in London backs Virgin Atlantic's rescue plan
2020/08/27
1st Black woman confirmed to be justice on NJ high court
2020/08/13
New Jersey's top court: Defendant must share phone passcodes
2020/08/11
Arizona landlords ask high court to invalidate eviction ban
2020/08/03
Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss
2020/07/05
2 female firsts at the Supreme Court announce retirements
2020/06/12
Wolf asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to uphold shutdown
2020/06/11
UConn student fugitive in court on murder charge, police say
2020/06/07
Alaska Supreme Court justices call for system improvements
2020/05/14
Lawyer: Security video in Arbery case may show water breaks
2020/05/07
Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump immunity claim
2020/04/16
Hawaii Judiciary postpones state court trials amid pandemic
2020/04/09
Justice delayed: Virus crisis upends courts system across US
2020/03/21
Supreme Court: Justices healthy and trying to stay that way
2020/03/15
Australia’s High Court hears what may be Pell’s last appeal
2020/03/12
Spanish court: Google search must show man's acquittal first
2020/03/08
Court blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy on part of US border
2020/02/21
Lesotho's PM fails to show in court to face murder charge
2020/02/19
Justices return for season of big decisions, amid campaign
2020/02/17
Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison
2020/02/06
Ruling ends court fight over merger of 2 school districts
2020/01/20
Bangladesh court orders 231 factories closed to save river
2020/01/01
Cyprus court finds 19 year-old British woman guilty
2019/12/17
Supreme Court won't disturb ruling against anti-homeless law
2019/12/16
Judge criticized by abortion foes named to top Kansas court
2019/12/10
Court to hear resentencing bid in Arizona death penalty case
2019/11/21
California court invalidates law requiring Trump tax returns
2019/11/19
EU court refers doubts on Polish judiciary to national court
2019/11/17
Myanmar rejects court probe into crimes against Rohingyas
2019/11/16
Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA
2019/10/28
Court to hear arguments on Maryland political ads law
2019/10/11
Analysis: Louisiana figures in 2 major Supreme Court cases
2019/10/09
Alaska Supreme Court to Hear Youths’ Climate Change Lawsuit
2019/10/06
Court seems ready to require unanimous juries as term opens
2019/10/02
Ohio counties tell court: Don’t let state stop opioid trial
2019/09/26
Egypt court asks religious figure to weigh in on sentences
2019/09/19
Bulgarian court to eye revoking parole for Australian man
2019/09/03
‘The Supreme Court Is Not Well. And the People Know It.’
2019/08/30
Activist loses UK court case on police facial recognition
2019/07/23
Louisiana judge orders man's mouth taped for interruptions
2019/07/05
Validity of Obama health care law at issue in appeal hearing
2019/07/01
The Latest: Trump considers executive order on census query
2019/06/25
High court strikes down ‘scandalous’ part of trademark law
2019/06/22
Court tosses black man's murder conviction over racial bias
2019/06/18
Supreme Court upholds cross on public land in Maryland
2019/06/10
Kansas court OKs school funding law but keeps lawsuit open
2019/05/20
Brazil's supreme court votes to make homophobia a crime
2019/05/16
Feds: US Supreme Court should turn down 'Bridgegate' appeal
2019/05/14
Supreme Court conservatives attack lame-duck arguments
2019/05/10
Apps cost too much? Court allows suit adding to Apple’s woes
2019/05/05
Trump, GOP states ask appeals court to kill ‘Obamacare’
2019/05/01
EPA reaffirms glyphosate safe for users as court cases grow
2019/04/23
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
2019/04/22
Arkansas faces new court fight over sedative for executions
2019/04/03
Texas bans clergy from executions after Supreme Court ruling
2019/03/18
Supreme Court to consider Louisiana's non-unanimous juries
2019/03/11
Court rejects Ghosn’s request to attend Nissan board meeting
2019/03/09
Case about indigent drivers and drivers' licenses in court
2019/02/26
Dominion to ask Supreme Court to hear pipeline appeal
2019/02/11
Court case to tackle jails' medication-assisted treatment
2019/02/03
Ginsburg makes 1st public appearance since cancer surgery
2019/01/21
Congress to Probe Report that Trump Directed Lawyer to Lie
2019/01/17
Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner
2019/01/06
Court orders mediation in Maryland desegregation case
2019/01/01
Low-key days at Supreme Court may be ending soon
2018/12/29
The Latest: Shutdown affects court cases that involve Trump
2018/12/21
Uber loses UK case on worker rights, expected to appeal
2018/12/21
Dutch court upholds Amsterdam’s ban on new tourist stores
2018/12/18
Uber loses UK case on worker rights, expected to appeal
2018/10/25
Synagogue suspect at courthouse; survivors recall ordeal
2018/10/21
Judge: Michael Avenatti must pay $4.85M in ex-lawyer's suit
2018/10/11
Former FIFA official Makudi at court for ban appeal hearing
2018/10/04
Cemetery case puts property rights issue before high court
2018/09/20
3 hurt in court shooting leave hospital; gunman identified
2018/09/17
Guatemala court orders UN anti-graft chief be readmitted
2018/09/09
Court boosts rights of students accused of sexual misconduct
2018/08/06
The Latest: Zimbabwe's president welcomes court challenge
2018/08/06
N Carolina Supreme Court candidate sues over party label law
2018/07/20
State Supreme Court returns stalking case to lower court
2018/07/17
Georgia officer charged in fatal shooting to appear in court
2018/07/16
India's top court calls for new law to curb mob violence
2018/06/21
Drug court graduates get second chance at life
2018/06/12
Supreme Court allows Ohio, other state voter purges
2018/05/22
Court to consider fraud investigator in NFL concussion case
2018/05/12
Court program in Dona Ana County focuses on veterans
2018/04/30
Justices allow Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions
2018/04/28
Trump administration defends Keystone XL pipeline in court
2018/04/20
Constitutionality of murder conviction upheld by high court
2018/04/18
UK Supreme Court declines appeal from parents of ill toddler
2018/04/18
Court: Sotomayor shoulder injury worse than first thought
2018/04/16
Trump's personal attorney has dropped a pair of libel suits
2018/04/12
High court worries about abandoning online sales tax rule
2018/04/01
Large Midwest energy project turns to ex-Missouri governor
2018/03/25
Another key redistricting case goes in front of high court
2018/02/13
Beleaguered gunmaker Remington points to bankruptcy court
2018/02/10
Kushner firm seeks court change to keep partners secret
2018/02/03
UN court lays down Costa Rica, Nicaragua maritime borders
2018/02/02
UN court: Nicaragua must pay Costa Rica environmental costs
2018/01/27
Nassar to face another sentence, victims in return to court
2017/11/19
The Latest: Senate panel approves tax overhaul bill
2017/11/16
German Court: Kuwait Airways Can Refuse Israeli Passengers
2017/11/04
Florida man back at Supreme Court with 1st Amendment case
2017/10/24
Court extends house arrest for Russian theater director
2017/09/22
Court asked to dismiss cases tied to ex-drug lab chemist
2017/09/20
California hits Gatorade in court for "anti-water" videogame
2017/08/21
Court file: Michigan girl who killed toddler heard voices
2017/08/16
DJ says taking Taylor Swift to court was only option
2017/06/01
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to restore travel ban
2017/05/22
U.S. high court ruling deals blow to patent trolls
2017/05/21
High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool
2017/05/13
Appeal in boy's burp arrest case relies on Gorsuch dissent
2017/05/10
New Mexico Supreme Court won't restore funds to Legislature
2017/05/07
Indiana high court: Immigration status inadmissible at trial
2017/04/02
Bangladesh High Court upholds death for 2 in blogger killing
2017/03/31
Nicaragua high court denies farmers' appeal of canal project
2017/03/03
Ohio court considers privacy rights in backpack search
2017/03/02
High court ruling could reshape Virginia political map
2017/02/14
NC court blocks law stripping governor of election powers
2017/02/07
Court upholds guilty verdict for Russian opposition leader
2017/01/29
Court orders Wisconsin Legislature to redraw voting maps
2017/01/29
Philippine president's drug crackdown faces court challenge
2017/01/17
Man accused of killing Orlando officer defiant in court
2017/01/15
High court: Israel must explain lack of access to holy site
2016/09/26
DC appeals court hears arguments in Clean Power Plan case
2016/09/04
Stepmom of scalded boy who died pleads guilty to murder
2016/09/02
Gays can seek parental rights for nonbiological kids
2016/08/26
Judge in Stanford swimmer case switching to civil court
2016/07/28
Court reinstates rape charges despite delay in indictment
2016/07/27
Monitor chosen to oversee Ferguson's police, court reforms
2016/07/24
Kansas court upholds death sentence for sheriff's killing
2016/06/23
Court rules against White House science office in email case
2016/06/14
Spain court orders Operation Puerto blood bags released
2016/06/02
NY court: Case against ex-AIG execs can continue
2016/05/08
Spanish court seeks arrest of Putin-linked Russians
2016/04/14
Despite court ruling, China gay rights movement makes gains
2016/03/30
Passport mark for sex offenders law challenged in court
2016/03/13
Man accused of terrorism charge with fiancee pleads guilty
2016/02/22
Reid pounds GOP united against Obama Supreme Court choice
2016/02/10
Court to weigh cocaine cases, could alter sentencing in Ohio
2016/01/13
High court rejects appeal over Homeland Security records
2015/12/01
US court rejects Virginia death row inmate's appeal
2015/11/18
Snowboarders fight ban at Utah resort in appeals court
2015/11/04
Supreme Court troubled by DA's rejection of black jurors
2015/11/02
German court: former SS Auschwitz guard fit for trial
2015/11/01
Chinese woman pleads guilty in college test-taking scheme
2015/08/20
Appeals court won't reinstate 1990 arson-murder conviction
2015/01/21
High court rejects military contractors appeals
2014/10/20
Texas abortion clinics reopen after court reprieve
2014/08/07
Man due back in court for fatally punching referee
2014/04/15
India's top court recognizes third gender category
2014/04/04
High court restores workers' compensation claim
2014/04/01
Supreme Court Refuses To Overturn Arizona Marijuana Ruling
2014/03/24
Egypt court sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death
2014/03/17
Lawsuit says California mortgage money mishandled
2014/03/14
Toal seeking millions to safeguard SC court info
2014/03/10
Driver pleads guilty in deadly bus stop crash
2014/02/28
Court: School ban of US flag shirts allowed
2014/01/20
Italian court hears final rebuttals in Knox trial
2014/01/06
Court grants law license to man in US illegally
2013/11/11
N. Ind. court helps veterans get back on track
2013/11/08
High court wrestles with prayer in government
2013/10/25
Appeals court rejects secret Delaware arbitration
2012/02/28
British arms-to-Iran suspect faces Texas court
2012/02/27
Supreme Court 101 in session at high court
2012/02/25
Court: California can force inmates to submit DNA
2012/02/17
Teen pleads not guilty in Ohio Craigslist killings
2012/02/15
Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU
2012/02/10
High court asked to undo Mont. campaign money ban
2012/02/09
Appeals court halts deportation of 7 immigrants
2012/02/03
Appeals court set to hear Alabama trademark suit
2012/01/30
Former UBS trader pleads not guilty in UK court
2012/01/27
NY court: Judge can't block $18B Chevron judgment
2012/01/23
US army panel advises trial in Afghanistan suicide
2012/01/20
Police witnesses called in fake 'Rockefeller' case
2012/01/16
Court Upholds Burlington Man's Murder Conviction
2012/01/10
High Court Rejects Prisoner Lawsuit
2012/01/03
Ecuador court upholds ruling against Chevron
2011/12/27
Riders stuck on snow-trapped train sue NY agency
2011/12/24
Supreme Court says Manchester property tax data private
2011/12/21
Mentally disabled detainees granted class status
2011/12/20
NY top court allows private securities claims
2011/12/12
High court halts new Texas electoral maps
2011/12/05
Court: State prisoners count at home in redistricting
2011/11/28
Federal Court of Canada Certifies Class Action
2011/11/23
Defendant in $670M scam enters guilty plea in Va.
2011/11/21
Courts weighs scrapping huge California water pact
2011/11/13
Russia court rejects $16 billion claim against BP
2011/11/10
Court likely to overturn Calif. law on livestock
2011/11/09
Court upholds conviction in Pa. murder case
2011/10/29
Appeals court overturns key Cape Wind clearance
2011/10/14
NY motorist pleads not guilty in fatal Amish crash
2011/10/14
No class-action status in Countrywide case
2011/10/11
High court to decide double jeopardy question
2011/10/11
Utah bank sued over overdraft fees, policies
2011/10/03
Mass. man charged in terror plot pleads not guilty
2011/09/26
Appeals court hears challenge to health care law
2011/09/22
Court rules that UBS trader should stay in custody
2011/09/21
Appeals court in Va. tosses 2 Abu Ghraib lawsuits
2011/09/20
Kona coffee dispute prompts class-action lawsuit
2011/09/19
Va. high court considers ex-King confidant's case
2011/09/18
1 spank isn't domestic violence, Fla. court says
2011/09/15
Appeals court upholds sentence in Ponzi scheme
2011/09/01
Colombia court reinstates conviction in Galan hit
2011/08/24
Court asked to stop immigrant license checks
2011/08/18
EEOC sues, argues man on treatment should be hired
2011/08/12
Dougherty siblings to appear in Colorado court
2011/08/10
Wash. man pleads guilty to defrauding ID investors
2011/08/08
No class-action for suits over Calif. fish kill
2011/08/08
Court rules firing of NJ casino dealer unlawful
2011/08/02
Jury deliberates in post-Katrina shootings trial
2011/08/01
NJ high court to rule in case of retired judge
2011/07/25
Judge wants agency to investigate Meijer lawyer
2011/07/20
Court reverses conviction on online Obama threat
2011/07/20
Ex-CEO convicted in scam at auto-chemical company
2011/07/06
Defendant in 4 Calif. killings now wants lawyer
2011/06/27
Citigroup ex-VP arrested in NYC on fraud charges
2011/06/20
Woman pleads guilty in border cash smuggling case
2011/06/12
Texas teachers may get student criminal histories
2011/06/10
Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict
2011/06/10
US appeals court overturns release of detainee
2011/06/07
Lawyer: Baseline Killer suspect a 'ravenous wolf'
2011/06/06
Ex-IMF leader pleads not guilty to sex assault
2011/05/27
Appeals court upholds sentence in NC bus stop case
2011/05/23
Attorneys to give openings in Mumbai terror case
2011/05/23
Ohio couple pleads guilty in terror funding case
2011/05/19
Mack Trucks, Volvo to pay $525M to settle suit
2011/05/17
Minn. court: Defendant may withdraw guilty plea
2011/05/13
Hedge fund founder convicted in inside-trade case
2011/05/09
Delaware pediatrician waives right to jury trial
2011/04/28
Court close to seating Blagojevich jury
2011/04/18
Treasury risks overpaying law firms
2011/04/18
Judge Considers $30M Dairy Antitrust Settlement
2011/04/18
Court denies appeal over inmate's long sentence
2011/04/10
Court ruling could mean NJ budget scramble
2011/04/06
Split over union law reaches Wis. court race
2011/04/06
Louisiana to get $12M in Health Net case
2011/04/02
Blockbuster showdown coming today in bankruptcy court
2011/03/24
Court nixes new rape trial in dispute over poem
2011/03/24
Oregon appeals court: Teeth not dangerous weapon
2011/03/11
Ex-judge Camp sentenced to 30 days in prison
2011/03/11
Court blames LA County for ocean pollution
2011/03/01
Ex-NY state Sen. Dem. leader due in court .
2011/02/24
Ohio defendant called about drug money from jail
2011/02/24
man charged in NY infant snatching due in court
2011/02/24
Lake County, Indiana cutting free lunches to jurors
2011/02/10
JPMorgan says it did nothing wrong in Madoff fraud
2011/01/12
Judge approves $179M settlement for AK Steel retirees
2010/12/19
Lawyer for disgraced celebrity adviser is arrested
2010/11/02
Idaho Supreme Court lifts hold on refinery haul
2010/08/30
Thousands sign on for $10 billion BP suit
2010/05/17
Appeals court grants Dish rare review of TiVo case
2010/05/10
Oprah Winfrey’s company targets Boston law firm in suit
2010/05/03
Brit on Texas death row loses high court appeal
2010/04/14
Wichita Bookkeeper Sentenced For Embezzling
2009/12/24
6 accused in Mass. mortgage scheme
2009/12/24
Teen charged with starting 2 California wildfires
2009/12/22
Judge denies jury strikes motion in abortion case
2009/11/30
La Salle settles injured player's lawsuit
2009/11/09
Domain Auction Site Faces Shill Bidding Lawsuit
2009/10/05
Securities Class Action Trial Starts This Week Against Vivendi
2009/09/21
Dannon Settles Activia Lawsuit
2009/05/07
Demjanjuk appeals German court decision
2009/03/19
Gilman & Pastor File Class Action vs. "Chinese Drywall"
2009/02/02
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Peanut Corp.
2009/01/02
Judge Upholds Detention of Two Gitmo Detainees
2008/12/23
Alamo seeks removal of religious language in suit
2008/12/03
Justices chide California-based appeals court
2008/11/17
Paralyzed Calif. man loses high court appeal
2008/11/04
Supreme Court wrestles with TV profanity case
2008/10/27
Chicago torture victims face uphill legal battle
2008/10/08
Ohio top court mulls Planned Parenthood files
2008/10/07
High court could block 'light' cigarettes lawsuit
2008/09/09
J.K. Rowling Smites Copyright Violator
2008/08/20
Ninth Circuit rules on 'no-fly' list
2008/08/18
Second Circuit Protects Plaintiff's Anonymity
2008/08/15
9th Circ. upholds denial of Oregon domestic partnership
2008/08/05
Inmate Says He's Too Fat for Lethal Injection
2008/07/28
Comedian Says Heckler's Lawsuit Isn't Funny
2008/06/22
Court will review $2.8 million award to Iranian
2008/05/23
Court Nixes Dog-Killing Deputy's Job Transfer
2008/05/08
Taser Stuns Coroners with Win in Autopsy Reports Case
2008/04/29
9th Circuit Resurrects School Bible Club Lawsuit
2008/03/20
Appeals Court Rules Against Qualcomm
2008/03/19
Supreme Court to Hear Indecency Case
2008/03/17
Court Accepts Crime Lab Case
2008/03/17
CNet to Appeal Court's Bylaw Ruling
2008/03/12
Verdict upheld for Valley law firm suing over fees
2008/03/08
Saddam Kickbacks Earn Oil Exec Prison
2008/03/07
U.S. treasure firm ordered to identify disputed wreck
2008/03/06
Court of Appeals weighs scope of extortion law
2008/03/06
Gault Pleads Guilty; Facing 50 Years In Prison
2008/03/05
US Court Denies Injunction Sought by Verigy
2008/03/05
Judge Wants Shipwreck Evidence Worked On
2008/03/04
Judge accepts plea deal in Cody Warren's death
2008/03/03
Yanez beats Criss in Texas Supreme Court primary
2008/03/03
Suspect in Ivy League ID Theft in Court
2008/03/02
A Selection of Breyer's Hypotheticals
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Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
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2024/04/26 13:05
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The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns.
Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the courts the duty to consider several factors, including whether the board would ultimately be successful in its administrative case against a company.
“The district court is an independent check. So it seems like it should be just doing what district courts do, since it was given the authority to do it,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said.
But the NLRB says that since 1947, the National Labor Relations Act — the law that governs the agency — has allowed courts to grant temporary injunctions if it finds a request “just and proper.” The agency says the law doesn’t require it to prove other factors and was intended to limit the role of the courts.
The case that made it to the high court began in February 2022, when Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store. The NLRB obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire the workers while the case wound its way through the agency’s administrative proceedings. Such proceedings can take up to two years.
A district court judge agreed with the NLRB and issued a temporary injunction ordering Starbucks to rehire the workers in August 2022. After the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling, Starbucks appealed to the Supreme Court.
Five of the seven workers are still employed at the Memphis store, while the other two remain involved with the organizing effort, according to Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks workers. The Memphis store voted to unionize in June 2022.
Starbucks asked the Supreme Court to intervene because it says federal appeals courts don’t agree on the standards the NLRB must meet when it requests a temporary injunction against a company.
In its review of what transpired at the Starbucks store in Memphis, the Sixth Circuit required the NLRB to establish two things: that it had reasonable cause to believe unfair labor practices occurred and that a restraining order would be a “just and proper” solution.
But other federal appeals courts have required the NLRB to meet a tougher, four-factor test used when other federal agencies seek restraining orders, including showing it was likely to prevail in the administrative case and that employees would suffer irreparable harm without an injunction.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to agree with the NLRB’s argument that Congress meant for the agency to operate under a different standard.
She noted the NLRB has already determined it is likely to prevail in a case by the time it seeks an injunction. And she noted that injunctions are very rare. In the NLRB’s 2023 fiscal year, it received 19,869 charges of unfair labor practices but authorized the filing of just 14 cases seeking temporary injunctions. |
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Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work
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2024/04/15 13:37
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The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful about revealing information about those who will sit in judgment of the former president.
Judge Juan Merchan acted after one juror was dismissed when she expressed concerns about participating in the trial after details about her became publicly known.
The names of the jurors are supposed to be a secret, but the dismissed juror told Merchan she had friends, colleagues and family members contacting her to ask whether she was on the case. “I don’t believe at this point I can be fair and unbiased and let the outside influences not affect my decision-making in the courtroom,” she said.
Merchan then directed journalists present in the courthouse not to report it when potential jurors told the court their specific workplaces, past or present. That put journalists in the difficult position of not reporting something they heard in open court.
Some media organizations were considering whether to protest having that onus placed on them. Generally, the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bars judges from ordering journalists not to disclose what they hear and see in courtrooms open to the public, though there are exceptions, such as when military security is at stake.
New York criminal defense lawyer Ron Kuby said that while judges typically can’t control what the media reports, other options are available to protect juror anonymity, including restricting what reporters see and hear in the courtroom.
“There are actions the judge could take,” he said. “Courts have extraordinary powers to protect jurors from tampering and intimidation. It is really where a court’s power is at its peak.”
The court action underscored the difficulty of trying to maintain anonymity for jurors in a case that has sparked wide interest and heated opinions, while lawyers need to sift through as much information as possible in a public courtroom to determine who to choose.
Despite the setback, 12 jurors were seated by the end of Thursday for the historic trial. Trump is charged with falsifying his company’s business records to cover up an effort during the 2016 presidential election campaign to squash negative publicity about alleged marital infidelity. Part of the case involves a $130,000 payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels to prevent her from making public her claims of a sexual meeting with Trump years earlier. Trump has denied the encounter.
New York state law requires trial attorneys to get the names of jurors, but the judge has ordered the lawyers in Trump’s case not to disclose those names publicly. The jurors’ names haven’t been mentioned in court during three days of jury selection.
Still, enough personal information about the jurors was revealed in court that people might be able to identify them anyway.
Some news organizations described details including what Manhattan neighborhoods potential jurors lived in, what they did for a living, what academic degrees they had earned, how many children they had, what countries they grew up in and what their spouses did for a living.
On Fox News Channel Wednesday night, host Jesse Watters did a segment with a jury consultant, revealing details about people who had been seated on the jury and questioning whether some were “stealth liberals” who would be out to convict Trump.
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Trump wants N.Y. hush money trial to wait for Supreme Court immunity ruling
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2024/03/12 17:19
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Donald Trump is seeking to delay his March 25 hush money trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases.
The Republican former president’s lawyers on Monday asked Manhattan Judge Juan Manuel Merchan to adjourn the New York criminal trial indefinitely until Trump’s immunity claim in his Washington, D.C., election interference case is resolved. Merchan did not immediately rule.
Trump contends he is immune for prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office. His lawyers argue some of the evidence and alleged acts in the hush money case overlap with his time in the White House and constitute official acts.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments April 25, a month after the scheduled start of jury selection in Trump’s hush money case. It is the first of his four criminal cases slated to go to trial as he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination in his quest to retake the White House.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment. Prosecutors are expected to respond to Trump’s delay request in court papers later this week.
Trump first raised the immunity issue in his Washington, D.C., criminal case, which involves allegations that he worked to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The hush money case centers on allegations that Trump falsified his company’s internal records to hide the true nature of payments to his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who helped Trump bury negative stories during his 2016 presidential campaign. Among other things, Cohen paid porn actor Stormy Daniels $130,000 to suppress her claims of an extramarital sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
Trump’s lawyers argue that some evidence Manhattan prosecutors plan to introduce at the hush money trial, including messages he posted on social media in 2018 about money paid to Cohen, were from his time as president and constituted official acts.
Trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He has denied having a sexual encounter with Daniels, and his lawyers argue the payments to Cohen were legitimate legal expenses and not part of any cover-up.
A federal judge last year rejected Trump’s claim that allegations in the hush money indictment involved official duties, nixing his bid to move the case from state court to federal court. Had the case been moved to federal court, Trump’s lawyers could’ve tried to get the charges dismissed on the grounds that federal officials have immunity from prosecution over actions taken as part of their official duties. |
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Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case
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2024/02/27 11:56
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Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency.
The former president’s lawyers filed notices of appeal Monday asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 16 verdict in Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit and reverse staggering penalties that threaten to wipe out Trump’s cash reserves.
Trump’s lawyers wrote in court papers that they’re asking the appeals court to decide whether Engoron “committed errors of law and/or fact” and whether he abused his discretion or “acted in excess” of his jurisdiction.
Trump’s appeal paperwork did not address whether Trump was seeking to pause collection of the judgment while he appeals by putting up money, assets or an appeal bond covering the amount owed to qualify for an automatic stay.
Messages seeking comment were left with Trump’s lawyers and the New York attorney general’s office. Engoron found that Trump, his company and top executives, including his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr., schemed for years to deceive banks and insurers by inflating his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals. Among other penalties, the judge put strict limitations on the ability of Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, to do business.
The appeal ensures that the legal fight over Trump’s business practices will persist into the thick of the presidential primary season, and likely beyond, as he tries to clinch the Republican presidential nomination in his quest to retake the White House.
If upheld, Engoron’s ruling will force Trump to give up a sizable chunk of his fortune. Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million in penalties, but with interest the total has grown to nearly $454 million. That total will increase by nearly $112,000 per day until he pays.
Trump maintains that he is worth several billion dollars and testified last year that he had about $400 million in cash, in addition to properties and other investments. James, a Democrat, told ABC News that if Trump is unable to pay, she will seek to seize some of his assets.
Trump’s appeal was expected. Trump had vowed to appeal and his lawyers had been laying the groundwork for months by objecting frequently to Engoron’s handling of the trial.
Trump said Engoron’s decision, the costliest consequence of his recent legal troubles, was “election interference” and “weaponization against a political opponent.”
Trump complained he was being punished for “having built a perfect company, great cash, great buildings, great everything.” Trump’s lawyer Christopher Kise said after the verdict that the former president was confident the appeals court “will ultimately correct the innumerable and catastrophic errors made by a trial court untethered to the law or to reality.”
“Given the grave stakes, we trust that the Appellate Division will overturn this egregious verdict and end this relentless persecution against my clients,” Trump lawyer Alina Habba said. |
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Hong Kong court orders China's Evergrande, which owes $300 billion, to liquidate
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2024/01/30 11:00
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A Hong Kong court ordered China Evergrande, the world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer, to undergo liquidation following a failed effort to restructure $300 billion owed to banks and bondholders that fueled fears about China’s rising debt burden.
“It would be a situation where the court says enough is enough,” Judge Linda Chan said Monday. She said it was appropriate for the court to order Evergrande to wind up its business given a “lack of progress on the part of the company putting forward a viable restructuring proposal” as well as Evergrande’s insolvency.
China Evergrande Group is among dozens of Chinese developers that have collapsed since 2020 under official pressure to rein in surging debt the ruling Communist Party views as a threat to China’s slowing economic growth. But the crackdown on excess borrowing tipped the property industry into crisis, dragging on the economy and rattling financial systems in and outside China.
Chinese regulators have said the risks of global shockwaves from Evergrande’s failure can be contained. The court documents seen Monday showed Evergrande owes about $25.4 billion to foreign creditors. Its total assets of about $240 billion are dwarfed by its total liabilities.
“It is indisputable that the company is grossly insolvent and is unable to pay its debts,” the documents say.
About 90% of Evergrande’s business is in mainland China. Its chairman, Hui Ka Yan, who is also known as Xu Jiayin, was detained by authorities for suspected “illegal crimes” in late September, further complicating the company’s efforts to recover.
It’s unclear how the liquidation order will affect China’s financial system or Evergrande’s operations as it struggles to deliver housing that has been paid for but not yet handed over to families that put their life savings into such investments.
Evergrande’s Hong Kong-traded shares plunged nearly 21% early Monday before they were suspended from trading. But Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng index was up 0.9% and some property developers saw gains in their share prices. |
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