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Prominent Litigator Tom Goldstein Convicted on Majority of Counts in Maryland Tax Trial
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Prominent Litigator Tom Goldstein Convicted on Majority of Counts in Maryland Tax Trial

Former U.S. Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein was found guilty on 12 of 16 counts after a six-week trial in Maryland, including tax evasion, willful failure to pay taxes for four years, three counts of making false statements on loan applications, and four counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. He was acquitted on the remaining four counts. Maximum penalties include up to 30 years for each loan-statement count and substantial potential prison terms for other convictions; sentencing will follow for the jury verdict and potential asset-forfeit issues.

via Bloomberg Law News|
#false-statements#law#loan-application
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Supreme Court clears path for GEO detainee-work lawsuit to go to trial

The Supreme Court unanimously allowed a 2014 class-action accusing GEO Group of forcing immigration detainees at its Aurora, Colorado facility to work for about $1 a day to proceed to trial, rejecting GEO’s immunity defense and saying questions about federal authorization must be resolved at trial; it is not a ruling on guilt, but it sets up a path to determine liability.

via Politico|
#forced-labor#geo-group#immigration-detention
High Court Keeps Alive Texas Couple’s Tainted Baby Food Lawsuit Against Whole Foods
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High Court Keeps Alive Texas Couple’s Tainted Baby Food Lawsuit Against Whole Foods

The Supreme Court unanimously allowed a Texas couple to proceed in state court with their lawsuit accusing Whole Foods and Earth’s Best baby food of poisoning their son with heavy metals, reviving the case after prior dismissals and back-and-forth between state and federal courts. The decision affirms the plaintiffs’ right to pursue claims in state court and follows watchdog findings about toxic metals in some baby foods.

via The New York Times|
#baby-food#heavy-metals#law
High court to decide fate of Boulder climate liability against oil majors
law2 days ago

High court to decide fate of Boulder climate liability against oil majors

The Supreme Court will hear Boulder’s climate-liability suit against ExxonMobil and Suncor, marking the first high‑court review of local climate accountability cases. A ruling for the oil companies could preempt state claims and void similar suits, while a decision in Boulder’s favor would bolster climate-liability litigation nationwide. The Court’s ruling will hinge on federal preemption and jurisdiction, with recent EPA rollbacks potentially complicating the legal landscape.

via The Guardian|
#boulder-colorado#climate-accountability#federal-preemption
Louisiana Ten Commandments Display Law Advances in 5th Circuit, Constitutional Questions Remain
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Louisiana Ten Commandments Display Law Advances in 5th Circuit, Constitutional Questions Remain

The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s injunction blocking Louisiana HB 71, allowing the state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in every public classroom to proceed. The court said it is premature to decide whether the displays would violate the Establishment Clause, noting the record lacks concrete facts to assess constitutionality. The decision covers only Louisiana, with related consideration of a Texas case ongoing; the plaintiffs (led by the ACLU and allied groups) will continue challenging the law as the litigation moves forward.

via NBC News|
#establishment-clause#fifth-circuit#law
Fifth Circuit Clears Path for Louisiana Classroom Ten Commandments Display
law4 days ago

Fifth Circuit Clears Path for Louisiana Classroom Ten Commandments Display

A federal appeals court (the Fifth Circuit) lifted a preliminary injunction blocking Louisiana’s 2024 law that requires Ten Commandments posters in every public classroom and in colleges, allowing enforcement to proceed while the court noted the law’s constitutionality remains undecided since it never went into effect. The posters must be at least 11 by 14 inches and include a three‑paragraph note about the Commandments’ historical role in American education. The ruling does not affect Texas’ similar law. Dissenters warned the policy improperly elevates religion in public schools, while a concurring judge praised it as a tradition‑based expression of faith in the public square.

via The New York Times|
#courts#education#law
WA Supreme Court clears path for Amazon negligence lawsuits over online chemical sales
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WA Supreme Court clears path for Amazon negligence lawsuits over online chemical sales

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that families of four youths who died after ingesting sodium nitrite bought online via Amazon can pursue negligence claims, reversing a lower court ruling that would have dismissed the cases. It held that suicide is not automatically a superseding cause under state product-liability law, at least at the early stage of litigation, allowing the suits to proceed toward trial and prompting scrutiny of Amazon's sales practices, warnings, and related recommendations.

via KOMO|
#amazon#law#negligence
Army veteran sues after three-day ICE detention during work commute
law6 days ago

Army veteran sues after three-day ICE detention during work commute

George Retes, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran, says ICE detained him for three days during his commute to work in Ventura County without charges, access to an attorney or family, or information about his case, and he has filed a lawsuit against the federal government with the Institute for Justice, accusing the detention of violating his constitutional rights and naming several federal agencies as defendants.

via The Guardian|
#civil-liberties#ice#immigration
Michigan targets oil giants in antitrust bid to slow clean energy transition
law8 days ago

Michigan targets oil giants in antitrust bid to slow clean energy transition

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a federal-state antitrust lawsuit against BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute, accusing a cartel-like conspiracy to delay the adoption of cleaner technologies (solar power and electric vehicles) to protect fossil fuels and keep energy costs high. The complaint frames an antitrust violation rather than climate misinformation, but experts say proving an actual agreement and damages will be challenging and could hinge on discovery; the suit faces potential motions to dismiss and questions of timing. The case echoes other climate lawsuits and comes amid a broader push in Congress for liability shields for oil interests.

via Ars Technica|
#antitrust#climate-policy#electric-vehicles
Oregon recycling law under constitutional challenge heads to July trial
law11 days ago

Oregon recycling law under constitutional challenge heads to July trial

A federal lawsuit challenges Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (PRMRA); U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement for NAW members while the court proceeds, with two main claims set for trial in July and other claims dismissed without prejudice. Oregon’s DEQ says the act remains in effect for others, and NAW contends the ruling still leaves relief possible at trial.

via KGW|
#constitutional-issues#federal-court#law