Texas Attorney General ran away when served with court papers over abortion rights lawsuit, affidavit says

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton outside the US Supreme Court. The Washington Post / Getty Images An official attempted to serve Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a subpoena.  But Paxton fled his home in his wife's truck to avoid being served, an affidavit says.  The process server said he shouted out but Paxton ignored […]

An appeals court decision against Donald Trump came back to bite MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a separate case

CEO of MyPillow Mike Lindell on April 5, 2022. Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images A judge rejected MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's request for DOJ to return his seized cellphone. The judge cited an appeals court decision against Trump in his lawsuit over the Mar-a-Lago search. Trump appointed Judge Eric Tostrud, who denied […]

Federal court upholds law banning tech companies from censoring viewpoints

Enlarge (credit: Smith Collection/Gado / Contributor | Archive Photos) For the past year, Texas has been fighting in court to uphold a controversial law that would ban tech companies from content moderation based on viewpoints. In May, the Supreme Court narrowly blocked the law, but this seemed to do little to settle the matter. Today, […]

Oberlin College will pay $37 million to a local Ohio bakery after court declines to review appeal to defamation suit ruling

Gibson's Bakery. Dake Kang/AP An Ohio court ruled in favor of Gibson's Bakery in 2019 in a defamation lawsuit filed against Oberlin College. The Gibson family alleged they were defamed by the college following a 2016 shoplifting incident. After two failed appeals, the college will pay the family-owned bakery nearly $ 37 million. After five […]

Hillary Clinton to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: ‘Don’t you want to retire?’

Hillary Clinton / Clarence Thomas Getty Images Hillary Clinton said she would ask Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: "Don't you want to retire?"  On "Watch What Happens Live," Andy Cohen prompted Clinton to ask questions to the famous people he showed on screen.  She also said she'd ask Melania Trump how her summer is going […]

Citi just got a reprieve for its $900 million ‘fat-finger’ Revlon error after a US appeals court ruled that a group of lenders must give Citi back the money.

Hi. Aaron Weinman here. On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral Castle aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. You can read more about her life and legacy here.  In finance news, Citi has scored a much-needed legal victory over its embarrassing "fat-finger" mistake. The bank persuaded a federal appeals court to […]

Bless the Harts Premiere Sneak Peek: Wayne Faces Natasha Lyonne in Court

RELATED STORIES Former Litchfield inmate Natasha Lyonne is finding herself on the other side of the justice system on Sunday’s Bless the Harts premiere (Fox, 8:30/7:30c). The star of Orange Is the New Black and Russian Doll lends her voice to the animated comedy, playing Debbie Donatello, a former New York judge who relocated to […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice, Dead at 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87, according to NPR. The cause of death was complications from cancer; Ginsburg had battled pancreatic cancer for years, undergoing several surgeries that required her to step aside from the court. Days before her death, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara […]

Farage grilled by BBC’s Jon Kay over ‘dangerous’ statement on ‘political’ Supreme Court

The Supreme Court president Lady Hale announced that the Court declared the suspension of Parliament under the Prime Minister as unlawful. As a result, Nigel Farage was interviewed on BBC Breakfast where he gave his opinion on the judgement and the Court to Kay. Farage began: “For right or wrong we now have a Supreme […]

Jerry Springer Is Judging You: Daytime Vet Makes His Case for New Court Show

RELATED STORIES Jerry Springer is about to return to the daytime-TV ring, this time not as the referee of a veritable talk-show circus but as a proper, gavel-wielding judge. What is his early verdict on his adjudicating abilities? As Judge Jerry (premiering Monday, Sept. 9 in syndication), Springer — who worked as a lawyer for […]