The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower court finding Thursday that Maddoff investors who profited must pay back their earnings, even if they were not aware of the Ponzi scheme. The investors involved were people who, at the time of the collapse of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, received [...]

The US State Department announced new sanctions on Iran Thursday. The sanctions are against Judges Mohammad Soltani and Seyyed Mahmoud Sadati, who sit on the Iran Revolutionary Court, and Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, and Orumiyeh Prison in Orumiyeh City. The judges and prisons are accused of violating Section 106 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through [...]

Vermont’s Senate voted Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While both the Senate and House had already passed the act, Governor Phil Scott vetoed the bill. Scott claimed the bill would lead to “inefficient spending and long, costly court battles.” Vermont requires a two-thirds [...]

The Kentucky Supreme court ruled unanimously Thursday that certain historical slot-like horse racing games are illegal. The lawsuit against Kentucky Horse Racing Commission challenged whether certain historical horse racing games popular in Kentucky fall under the definition of a “pari-mutuel system of wagering.” Since gambling is illegal in the state, only pari-mutuel systems of wagering [...]

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request to allow law school graduates to work as attorneys immediately, without taking the bar exam. The decision concerned an emergency petition filed on September 9 by Pilar Escontrias and Donna Saadati-Soto, two leaders in the group United for Diploma Privilege and aspiring practitioners in California. The [...]

Mary Trump, niece of US President Donald Trump, filed suit against him and his siblings Thursday alleging fraud in an attempt to deprive her of her interests in the family real estate empire built by Frank Trump, Sr. Mary Trump claims that she was forced to sign a settlement agreement under duress that deprived her [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday that more than 300 have been arrested and are facing federal charges in connection with the racial justice protests that have sprung up across the US since May. The protests began in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minnesota. [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) urged Congress Wednesday to amend Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act, which shields online platforms from liability for third-party content. After a year-long review of Section 230, the DOJ determined that it is necessary to amend the statute so that it better aligns with the “realities of the [...]

The DC Court of Appeals on Thursday granted recent graduates emergency temporary license to practice under the supervision of a DC bar member. This order comes a couple of weeks after the court announced emergency rules regarding the bar exam would be promulgated in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A DC bar applicant will be [...]

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to stay his own ruling that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s size limits on gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic are unconstitutional. Judge William Stickman ruled last week that Wolf’s restrictions on gatherings, his order to close “non-life-sustaining” businesses and his order directing Pennsylvania residents to stay at home were unconstitutional. [...]