Columbus, OH

THE Commonwealth Casino Commission on Thursday decided to seek the assistance of the Office of the Attorney General in requesting the District Court for the NMI to lift the stay in the revocation case against Imperial Pacific International. Commission Chairman Edward C. Deleon Guerrero noted that when IPI filed for...

CCC seeks to lift stay in revocation case vs IPI

THE Commonwealth Casino Commission may no longer issue a stay on the revocation case against Imperial Pacific International, Commissioner Mario Taitano said on Tuesday. In an interview, he said that in a meeting last month, they agreed to inform the U.S. Supreme Court that the commission would issue a stay on the revocation case against IPI due to a lack of quorum.

Senate confirmation key to resuming IPI license revocation case

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court. Julie Chrisley, star of USA’s Chrisley Knows Best has had her prison sentence thrown out by an appeals court, TVGrapevine has learned. “After careful consideration, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court on all...

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court

Texas State

Scripps News

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. Here's what to know.

FTC's bid to ban noncompete agreements rejected by federal judge in Texas

ABC News

One month after the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, the judge overseeing former President Trump's Jan. 6 case now has jurisdiction over the case again.

Supreme Court returns Trump Jan. 6 immunity judgment to lower court

South Carolina State

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son. The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murdaugh’s appeal of his murder convictions....

3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme Court

Mississippi State

Geofence warrants, the ability for police to get a broad amount of information about electronic devices in a given location, are unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment, according to a ruling Friday from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling is somewhat surprising given the fact that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is considered the most conservative appeals court, as Ars Technica points out, typically giving preference to police over individual liberties.

Geofence Warrants Are Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules

New York City, NY

The Independent

 A federal judge has officially dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case after the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his creditors were deadlocked over his finances and money he owed for administrative expenses.Judge Sean Lane initially tossed out the case last month, citing Giuliani’s lack of financial transparency and his apparent attempts to evade court orders.But Giuliani’s lawyers and and his bankruptcy creditors were left trying to figure out how the former mayor would pay tens of thousands of dollars he owes for administrative fees, whether he can actually pay any of it, and how much money he has...

Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case officially dismissed

Georgia State

Law & Crime

"It was booked more than two years in advance to ensure a date certain to celebrate lead counsel's 70th birthday and 45th wedding anniversary."
The post Appeals court refuses to pause Trump’s Georgia case so defense lawyer can take ‘fully paid for and non-refundable’ international 70th birthday trip with his wife of 45 years first appeared on Law & Crime.

Appeals court refuses to pause Trump's Georgia case so defense lawyer can take 'fully paid for and non-refundable' international 70th birthday trip with his wife of 45 years

THE CNMI Judiciary, through its general counsel Hyun Jae Lee, has requested the Superior Court to quash the subpoena duces tecum of the prosecution against the Judiciary’s human resources office for the personnel records of William Abraczinskas. Abraczinskas, a former law clerk of Judge Kennth L. Govendo, has been...

Judiciary opposes subpoena of HR personnel records

Colorado State

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Voters on Tuesday across Duval, Nassau and Clay counties chose attorney Ashley Wells Cox , a former assistant state attorney in the Fourth Circuit, to become a judge on the 4th Judicial Circuit Court.

Ashley Wells Cox wins 4th Circuit judge seat

WEKU

A federal judge in Texas has struck down the government's ban on noncompetes. An estimated 30 million U.S. workers are subject to the employment agreements.

Federal judge throws out U.S. ban on noncompetes

The Current GA

A state Supreme Court’s decision reversing a lower court’s ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government.

State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private contractors working for governments

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Douglas, GA

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Dallas, TX

A Dallas district court judge has issued an order and opinion that “sets aside” the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule against non-compete agreements. “Consequently, the Rule,” wrote Judge Ada Brown, “shall not be enforced or otherwise take effect on its effective date of September 4, 2024 or thereafter.”

Dallas Judge 'Sets Aside' Federal Trade Commission Non-Compete Rule

New York State

Fox News

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer penned a Washington Post opinion piece Thursday defending his “No Kings Act" measure restricting the Supreme Court.

Chuck Schumer defends legislation restricting the Supreme Court: Founding Fathers 'turning in their graves'

Wyoming State

Pinedale, WY

WyoFile

PINEDALE—Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) lost to a political newcomer in a close-fought contest for a state Senate seat Tuesday, an upset that ousts one of the most influential figures in Wyoming politics in recent years.

Speaker of the House Sommers loses bid for Senate seat

NewsBreak

Court denies motion to dismiss IPI’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition

THE federal bankruptcy court has denied the CNMI government’s motion to convert Imperial Pacific International’s Chapter 11 petition to a Chapter 7 petition. Chief Judge Ramona...

Court denies motion to dismiss IPI’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition

Comments / 0