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Alaska's Oil Revival Draws Energy Industry Back to the Arctic
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (132+ words) Bloomberg Law News When John Kurz left Alaska's North Slope in 2009, he was staring at a grim future for what had once been the country's premiere oil field. Crude production had plummeted to 567, 000 barrels per day, barely more than a…...
Secret Service Shoots Man Who Fired Gun Near White House (4)
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (110+ words) Secret Service Shoots Man Who Fired Gun Near White House (2) Bloomberg Law News A man was shot by US Secret Service agents near the White House on Saturday after he opened fire with a handgun, according to a statement from…...
Disney's Copyright Suit Against Chinese AI Developer Advances
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (106+ words) Bloomberg Law News The Walt Disney Co. and other major movie studios will move forward with their copyright claims against the makers of the Hailuo AI program after a federal judge in California refused to toss the case. Disney, Universal,…...
Hemp Isn't Marijuana, Rules Judge in Dismissing Medicare Suit
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (112+ words) Bloomberg Law News A federal judge dismissed a challenge to a new Medicare benefit covering hemp products Friday, ruling that the group of plaintiffs failed to show they were injured by the program. Judge Trevor N. Mc Fadden of the US…...
Abrego Garcia Wins Dismissal of US Human-Smuggling Case (1)
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (115+ words) Bloomberg Law News A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed human-smuggling charges against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia after concluding the US government brought the case in retaliation for his legal fight against being deported. US District Judge Waverly Crenshaw…...
Ex-Columbia Student to Ask Supreme Court to Stop Deportation (1)
2+ day, 25+ min ago (112+ words) Ex-Columbia Student to Ask Supreme Court to Stop Deportation Bloomberg Law News A Columbia University graduate student detained by US authorities over his role in pro-Palestinian protests will ask the US Supreme Court to halt his deportation after a federal…...
Only Fans Operator Dismissed From "Chatter Scam" Class Action
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (99+ words) Bloomberg Law News The operator of Only Fans convinced a federal court to dismiss it from a false advertising lawsuit that alleged the adult social media network allows creators to substitute authentic relationships with chatter agencies. The plaintiffs told the…...
Texas Becomes Latest State to Sue Discord Over Child Safety (1)
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (113+ words) Texas Becomes Latest State to Sue Discord Over Child Safety Bloomberg Law News Discord Inc. , an online video and text hangout, attracts adult predators and makes it easy for them to connect with vulnerable users, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…...
Judge Won't Appoint Special Prosecutor to Probe "Midway Blitz'
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (119+ words) Bloomberg Law News A Cook County, Ill. , judge declined to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the conduct of immigration agents in the Chicago area, rejecting a request from hundreds of petitioners who claimed State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke had abandoned…...
Hawaii Governor Enacts 13% Tax Bracket on Million-Dollar Earners
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (212+ words) Bloomberg Law News Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) signed a tax package (SB 3125) creating a new 13% income tax bracket for people making more than $1 million annually while preserving planned tax cuts for lower earners. The package, passed this month by the…...