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New Jersey's unique primary ballot design seems to face skepticism from judge in lawsuit

Mar. 18, 2024 20:29 PM EDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's one-of-a-kind method of drawing primary ballots prompted some apparent skepticism from a federal judge Monday as he considered a legal challenge claiming the system favors preferred candidates of establishment party leaders. The hearing Monday in...

Appeals panel asks West Virginia court whether opioids distribution can cause a public nuisance

Mar. 18, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it reviews a landmark lawsuit against three major U.S. drug distributors accused of causing a health crisis in one of the state's counties. ...

Discrimination lawsuit brought by transgender athlete sent back to Minnesota trial court

Mar. 18, 2024 20:03 PM EDT

A Minnesota appeals court has sent the lawsuit brought by a transgender athlete back to a trial court to determine whether she was illegally denied entry into women's competitions because of her gender identity. JayCee Cooper, a transgender woman, sued USA Powerlifting in 2021 after...

Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed

Mar. 18, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of four students killed at a Michigan school called on Monday for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying the convictions of a teenager and his parents are not enough to close the book. The parents also want a change...

Supreme Court appears receptive to NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official

Mar. 18, 2024 16:55 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. ...

Iowa agrees to speed up access to civil court cases as part of lawsuit settlement

Mar. 18, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state of Iowa will provide “contemporaneous” access to newly filed civil court cases to settle a lawsuit that accused the state of violating the First Amendment by delaying access to those filings, the Des Moines Register reported Monday. The...

Lawsuit accuses NYC Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting a woman in a vacant lot in 1993

Mar. 18, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was accused in a lawsuit Monday of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993 and demanding a sexual favor in exchange for his help advancing her career in the police department. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Manhattan, offered the first public details of a...

Biden administration sides with promoter, says lawsuit over FIFA policy should go to trial

Mar. 18, 2024 13:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body's policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial. ...

Lawsuits against insurers after truck crashes limited by Georgia legislature

Mar. 18, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The ability of people to sue insurance companies directly after trucking crashes would be limited under a bill receiving final passage in the Georgia legislature. The House voted 172-0 on Monday to pass Senate Bill 426, sending it to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature...

Uber pays $178 million to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers

Mar. 17, 2024 21:24 PM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Global rideshare giant Uber will pay 272 million Australian dollars ($178 million) to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market. A class action against Uber had been expected to...