The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court continues its recent streak of “promoting” relists to granted cases, as the court granted review in The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist, a lawsuit by parents seeking to hold a baby-food producer responsible for their child’s autism. The justices agreed to decide whether a federal district court’s final judgment in favor of the producer must be completely thrown out when the case is sent back to the state court because the district court should…
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Home Daily News Skadden improperly limited lawyer access… Law Firms Skadden improperly limited lawyer access to email distribution lists, group claims in NLRB filing By Debra Cassens Weiss April 28, 2025, 1:19 pm CDT A workers’ rights group alleges that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom improperly interfered with protected employee discussions about the law firm’s deal with President Donald Trump when it restricted email distribution lists. (Photo from Shutterstock) A workers’ rights group alleges that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom improperly interfered with protected employee discussions about the law firm’s deal with President Donald Trump when it restricted…
Sponsored: Celebrating reading, creativity and dialogue The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is back for the 34th time and its ready to welcome you until May 5 to celebrate voices from around the world. The fair is held each year in Abu Dhabi, and the main goal of ADIBF is to promote reading and the spread of culture and knowledge across the world. The fair is a global cultural platform that unites people as they join to celebrate all things reading, creativity, and dialogue. This year, the theme is “Knowledge Illuminates Our Community” and celebrates the power of reading to…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The director of Arizona’s embattled Medicaid agency resigned this week, just as she was expected to face questions from lawmakers about her handling of a massive fraud scheme that largely targeted Native Americans. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that she had accepted the resignation of Carmen Heredia, director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. The governor lauded Heredia’s leadership of the agency while blaming Republican…
Thousands of people evacuated to higher ground in Chile and Argentina, after Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning following an earthquake off the country’s southern coast.The 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage between Cape Horn, on the southern tip of South America, and Antarctica at 09:58 local time (12:58 GMT), according to the United States Geological Survey.Its epicentre was 219km (136 miles) from the Argentine city of Ushuaia – the world’s most southerly city.The tsunami warning was issued for Chile’s remote Magallanes region and parts of Chilean Antarctic Territory, with precautionary measures also taken in Argentina’s Tierro del…
For years, Shein and Temu used a U.S. tax loophole to keep their costs low and send items to the country ultra-quickly.Not anymore.U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 2 to end the de minimis exemption — a rule that allows small packages worth less than $800 US to enter the U.S. tax free — for packages from China and Hong Kong, effective Friday.The de minimis rule exists to prevent customs agents from spending too much time processing small packages that don’t yield much money for the government in import taxes. But now, the Trump administration is reversing the rule…
Home Daily News Insurance case is ‘but a speck in the recesses… Judiciary Insurance case is ‘but a speck in the recesses of interstellar space,’ high-profile appeals judge writes By Debra Cassens Weiss April 28, 2025, 3:07 pm CDT Law professor (and future federal judge) J. Harvie Wilkinson III listens during his testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in August 1994. (Photo by Cynthia Johnson/Getty Images) In a span of less than a week, a conservative federal appeals judge has written two opinions that are getting attention—for taking a tough stand against the mistaken deportation of an immigrant in…
May the Force be with you…Star Wars fans in Dubai, this one’s for you. May 4th is considered a pretty important day for Star Wars enthusiasts for, well… hopefully obvious reasons. But for those of you who don’t get it… May the 4th be with you kinda sounds like ‘May the Force be with you,’ – a very important line from the original 1977 movie that launched George Lucas’ space opera.You may already have added some of our suggestions from things to do in Dubai this week to your list, but slot some time in to do these cool Star…
Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration laid off nearly half of the Department of Education division that handles civil rights investigations and shifted its focus. The administration halted work on thousands of pending discrimination cases while ordering investigations aligned with its priorities. Some people have spoken out about their cases being in limbo or about not receiving updates. We know there are thousands of other people who are affected. We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.…
Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country’s federal office for the protection of the constitution.”The ethnicity- and ancestry-based conception of the people that predominates within the party is not compatible with the free democratic order,” the domestic intelligence agency said in a statement.The AfD came second in federal elections in February, winning a record 152 seats in the 630-seat parliament with 20.8% of the vote.The parliament, or Bundestag, will hold a vote next week to confirm conservative leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor, heading a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats. The far-right…
