A Paducah criminal defense attorney has been appointed special judge on the Kentucky Supreme Court. Governor Andy Beshear on Friday appointed Emily Roark, a partner at the Bryant Law Center in Paducah, to represent the 1st Supreme Court District on an upcoming case. Roark told The Sun it was an honor to sit on the … Read more
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida. – The state Supreme Court officially declined to hear the case of a Miami Gardens pastor who filed a $ 50 million lawsuit against WPLG, but it’s not over yet. The pastor and his attorneys were asked to pay more than $ 70,000 to Local 10 News after Eric Readon lost his … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – California prisoners are entitled to a lawyer when challenging their convictions for murders committed by others, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court’s ruling means hundreds of inmates who want to use a two-year-old law to battle their convictions have the right to use court-appointed attorneys to represent their cases, the … Read more
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court order preventing Republican lawmakers from hiring private attorneys before the next round of reallocation. The judges also approved an expedited appeal against the decision of Dane County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Ehlke in April when he ruled that lawmakers cannot hire outside lawyers until a … Read more
FLINT, MI – Just steps outside the courtroom where Flint residents object to the Michigan fairness case, Flint Water, protesters held a press conference to argue that lawyers are taking too much settlement money. Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch President Robert Dorigo Jones organized the rally on July 13 to denounce lawyers representing Flint residents for … Read more
Brett H. Ludwig, U.S. District Court judge, has issued two nearly identical sanctions orders against plaintiffs in two separate cases alleging that the various defendants violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and failed to correct and report consumer credit information . The sanctions against the plaintiffs are an added win for the defendants after the … Read more
A lawsuit filed by relatives of two Tyson workers in Waterloo and Independence, Iowa who died of COVID-19 a few days has been referred to a federal court. Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press file Jeff Reinitz Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier WATERLOO, Iowa – A lawsuit filed by relatives of two Tyson workers in Waterloo and Independence who … Read more
A unanimous ruling by the US Supreme Court on Monday affects thousands of North Carolina immigrants who have been granted temporary protection status. The Supreme Court ruled that those who entered the country illegally and were later granted temporary protection status, often referred to as TPS, are not eligible to apply for permanent residence. About … Read more
The U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of Indiana can be seen in Hammond. SOUTH BEND – Gary T. Bell will serve as the next District Court Clerk in the Northern Indiana District. Bell served as the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana and will serve in the District Court on … Read more
CHARLESTON – A coalition of attorneys general from across the country, including Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia AG, has asked the US Supreme Court to approve an appeals court ruling related to the EPA and its power to “decarbonize virtually everyone Sectors “cancel the economy …” Morrisey announced the motion Thursday, calling on the High … Read more