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D.C. Sues StubHub over Deceptive Fees that Inflate Ticket Prices on Resale Platform

(Headline USA) The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. The practice known as “drip pricing” violates consumer protection laws in the nation’s capital, Attorney General Brian Schwalb said. “StubHub intentionally...

South Carolina Supreme Court Rules State Death Penalty Is Legal, Including Firing Squad

(Headline USA) South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart executions after more than a decade. All five justices agreed with at least part of the ruling. But two of the...

GOP Challenge to New York’s Mail-In Voting Expansion Reaches State’s Highest Court

(Headline USA) New York’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a Republican challenge of a law that allows any registered voter to cast a mail-in ballot during the early voting period. The case, which is led by Rep. Elise Stefanik and includes other lawmakers and the Republican National Committee, is...

Federal Judge Says New Jersey’s Ban on AR-15 Rifles Is Unconstitutional

(Headline USA) New Jersey's ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state's cap on magazines over 10 rounds passes constitutional muster, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan's 69-page opinion says he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court's rulings...

Train Derailment Victims Must Give up Right to Sue to be Eligible to Receive $25K

(Headline USA) People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year's Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement. The lawyers who negotiated the...

Special Counsel David Weiss Slams Hunter Biden for Trying to Toss Tax-Fraud Case

(Headline USA) Special counsel David Weiss slammed Hunter Biden’s legal team this week for trying to get the federal cases against the embattled first son thrown out. Biden’s lawyers argued in a court filing last week that Weiss’s federal tax case, and the illegal firearm purchase charges on which Hunter was...

Fifth Circuit Hands Texas Major Win on Rio Grande River Buoy Lawsuit

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) One year after Texas installed marine barriers in the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Texas has the legal right to do so. It also reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction and remanded the case...

NBC Facing FCC Complaint for Broadcasting ‘Obscene’ Olympics Opening Ceremony

(Headline USA) NBC is facing an obscenity complaint with the Federal Communications Commission this week after broadcasting the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which featured multiple drag queens and other inappropriate content. Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch filed the complaint with the FCC on Monday, accusing NBC of airing “obscene and indecent”...

Missouri AG Sues Biden Admin over Secret Illegal Immigrant Flights

(Headline USA) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said this week he is filing a lawsuit against the Biden administration for flying thousands of illegal immigrants into the state. In the lawsuit, Bailey accused the Department of Homeland Security of deliberately hiding information about flights it has chartered from the border into...

L.A. Officials Reject Newsom Order to Clear Out Homeless Encampments

(Headline USA) Los Angeles officials are pushing back on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order this month to start clearing homeless encampments, arguing the effort to clean up the city’s streets won’t work. “I do not believe that it is ultimately a solution to homelessness,” said Democrat Mayor Karen Bass, according to...

Kamala Endorses Biden’s Radical Supreme Court Overhaul

(Headline USA) Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed a plan released by President Joe Biden this week to make drastic changes to the Supreme Court. “President Biden and I are calling on Congress to pass important reforms – from imposing term limits for Justices’ active service, to requiring Justices to comply with...

Lame-Duck Biden Rolls Out Controversial Court-Packing Plan as Final Insult

(Headline USA) President Joe Biden has unveiled a proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court's nine justices against the intentions of the founding fathers. He's also pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting...
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