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MLB Hit w/$100M Lawsuit for Pulling All-Star Game from Ga.

Major League Baseball was hit with a $100-million lawsuit this week over its decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta, Georgia, in response to the state’s new election integrity law. The Job Creators Network, which has more than 30 partners, filed a lawsuit in New York City...

Appeals Court Imposes Injunction on SBA Over Discrimination Against White Males

(Jon Styf, The Center Square) A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a Tennessee bar and restaurant owner, granting an injunction against the U.S. Small Business Administration from prioritizing COVID-19 relief funds based upon the restaurant owner’s race and sex. Two of the three judges on the panel agreed with...

‘Big Tech’ Sues Florida Over New Anti-Censorship Social Media Law

(John Haughey, The Center Square) Two lobbying associations that partner with Twitter and Google are challenging the legality of Florida’s new social media law. The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and NetChoice filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming Senate Bill 7072, signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is...

LAWSUIT: Biden Admin Excludes Rancher from Loan Forgiveness Program Because She’s White

(The Center Square) A Wyoming rancher is suing the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture claiming race discrimination over a federal loan forgiveness program that bars her from participating because she is white. Leisl Carpenter, a 29-year-old rancher from Laramie, says in the lawsuit that the “American Rescue Plan”...

LAWSUIT: Women- & Minority-Owned Businesses at Front of the Line for ‘COVID Relief’

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The Texas Public Policy Foundation and America First Policy Institute have sued the U.S. Small Business Administration, alleging a provision in the America Rescue Act requires the SBA to prioritize businesses owned by women and minorities to receive nearly $30 billion in COVID-19-designated relief money...

Newsom Ordered to Pay $1.3M Settlement Over COVID Church Restrictions

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was ordered to pay a $1.35 million settlement this week over his persistent lockdowns of the state’s churches during the coronavirus pandemic. A federal judge ruled that Newsom, in his capacity as governor, must pay the costs and attorney fees for a lawsuit brought by a...

Biden DOJ Appeals Obama Judge’s Order to Release Memo on Russia Hoax

(Headline USA) In a move that ironically pits the far-left Biden administration against a radical leftist activist group backed by a judicial appointee of Barack Obama, the Biden administration pushed back against releasing legal memo on whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice during the Russia investigation. The lawsuit was...

Leftists Dangle Court-Packing Threat to Sway SCOTUS Abortion Case

Senate Democrats are using the Supreme Court’s decision to take up a case about state abortion restrictions to re-up their threats to pack the court if the justices rule in a way leftists don’t like. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority agreed to hear a case regarding a Mississippi law that...

Texas AG Claims Big Win in Lawsuit over Biden’s Attempted Deportation Freeze

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing a 100-day moratorium on deportations, Just the News reported. "This is a big win for Texas and the nation," Paxton said in response. "It sends a clear message to the Biden Administration that they will not be...

Maricopa County Officials Threaten to Sue Arizona Senate for Defamation

(Headline USA) Maricopa County officials on Friday directed the Arizona Senate and the auditors it hired to review the county's 2020 election count to preserve documents for a possible lawsuit. The county made the demand in a letter after the auditors refused to back down from their claim that the...

Federal Judge Lets Dakota Access Pipeline Keep Operating

A federal district court judge ruled on Friday that the Dakota Access Pipeline can remain operational until the Army Corps of Engineers completes an Environmental Impact Statement. The corps will finish the review in March 2022. Native American tribes and environmentalist groups had tried to shut down the DAP because they...

Apple CEO Denies App Store’s Monopoly Control in District Court Testimony

(Headline USA) Apple CEO Tim Cook described the company's ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect iPhone users, but he faced tough questions about competition issues from a judge Friday about allegations he oversees an illegal monopoly. The rare courtroom appearance by...
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