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Chicago man sues 27 women over negative reviews in Facebook group calling him 'clingy,' and a ghoster

January 15, 2024

Chicago man sues 27 women over negative reviews in Facebook group calling him 'clingy,' and a ghoster

An Illinois man is suing 27 women and Facebook over various social media posts describing their dating experiences with him, according to a lawsuit.

New England fishermen fighting ‘government overreach’ hope to catch a big win at Supreme Court

January 15, 2024

New England fishermen fighting ‘government overreach’ hope to catch a big win at Supreme Court

On Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a legal rule that turbocharged the growth of the administrative state in a classic matchup of David versus Goliath.

Alabama judge greenlights hitman's experimental execution: 'not guaranteed a painless death'

January 11, 2024

Alabama judge greenlights hitman's experimental execution: 'not guaranteed a painless death'

Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, is scheduled to be executed by Alabama's new nitrogen hypoxia method on Jan. 25, despite his attorney's arguments that being a test subject would violate his rights.

Federal appeals court rules in favor of 'Soros' DA fired by DeSantis

January 11, 2024

Federal appeals court rules in favor of 'Soros' DA fired by DeSantis

A federal appeals court ruled Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated a state attorney's First Amendment rights when he suspended him in 2022 for neglect of duty and incompetence.

Fourth Circuit Judge James Wynn to step back from full service, giving Biden another court vacancy to fill

January 9, 2024

Fourth Circuit Judge James Wynn to step back from full service, giving Biden another court vacancy to fill

President Biden will get to nominate another judge to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals as Judge James Wynn will be stepping away from a full-time role.

Sen. Menendez responds to latest superseding indictment on corruption charges: 'Sensationalized allegations'

January 9, 2024

Sen. Menendez responds to latest superseding indictment on corruption charges: 'Sensationalized allegations'

Sen. Menendez is facing an additional superseding indictment alleging he benefited the Qatar government in exchange for gifts and payments.

Trump attorney argues Biden is ‘prosecuting his number one political opponent’ at immunity hearing

January 9, 2024

Trump attorney argues Biden is ‘prosecuting his number one political opponent’ at immunity hearing

Former President Trump’s attorney argued that President Biden is “prosecuting his number one political opponent and his greatest electoral threat."

A crash course on Donald Trump's January 9th hearing

January 9, 2024

A crash course on Donald Trump's January 9th hearing

A federal court will hear oral arguments on whether Trump is entitled to dismissal of Jack Smith's 2020 election case against him due to presidential immunity.

Court sides with child sex abuse survivor in alarming lawsuit against overseas porn site: ‘significant impact’

January 8, 2024

Court sides with child sex abuse survivor in alarming lawsuit against overseas porn site: ‘significant impact’

A federal court ruled a victim of child sexual abuse has jurisdictional grounds to sue a foreign online porn company that allegedly profited off underage sex material.

Biden admin appears to fabricate paper trail in pursuit of major chemical plant shutdown: court docs

January 8, 2024

Biden admin appears to fabricate paper trail in pursuit of major chemical plant shutdown: court docs

The Biden administration appears to have manufactured a paper trail enabling it to pursue an aggressive environmental lawsuit to shut down a chemical plant in Louisiana.