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Commentary: The price West Virginia families will pay

West Virginia Record

Commentary: The price West Virginia families will pay

Greg Thomas
Updated 36 mins ago

CHARLESTON — For decades, West Virginia had one of the least fair legal systems in the country, and it showed.

Big 12 doesn’t back off Sorsby ruling despite Paxton threat

Southeast Texas Record

Big 12 doesn’t back off Sorsby ruling despite Paxton threat

Phil Davidson
Updated 1 hr ago

AUSTIN — Brendan Sorsby is known for being a dual-threat college quarterback at Texas Tech and a gambling addict.

No immunity for SF cops accused of framing man for murder

Northern California Record

No immunity for SF cops accused of framing man for murder

Scott Holland
Updated Jun 12, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals panel has agreed qualified immunity is not available to San Francisco police officers facing accusations of …

IL rewrites property ‘tax sale’ rules; IL counties keep fighting ‘tax sale’ suits

Cook County Record

IL rewrites property ‘tax sale’ rules; IL counties keep fighting ‘tax sale’ suits

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 12, 2026

CHICAGO — Illinois state lawmakers have moved to reform Illinois' property tax collection laws, which supporters say they believe will at last…

Wiley Wallaby candy makers can’t hop away from artificial flavors suit

Southern California Record

Wiley Wallaby candy makers can’t hop away from artificial flavors suit

Scott Holland
Updated Jun 12, 2026

SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals panel has revived a class action accusing the makers of Wiley Wallaby licorice candies of misleading consumers a…

Supreme Court suspends Buckhannon attorney for two years

West Virginia Record

Supreme Court suspends Buckhannon attorney for two years

Chris Dickerson
Updated Jun 12, 2026

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a Buckhannon attorney for two years after finding he committed 41 violat…

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Texas Bar report shows several attorneys suspended

Southeast Texas Record

Texas Bar report shows several attorneys suspended

Phil Davidson
Updated Jun 12, 2026

AUSTIN — The State Bar of Texas released its disciplinary actions report for June, showing that four attorneys have been suspended.

Distributor agrees to halt Kratom, 7-OH sales in Missouri

St. Louis Record

Distributor agrees to halt Kratom, 7-OH sales in Missouri

Kyla Asbury
Updated Jun 12, 2026

JEFFERSON CITY — American Shaman, the largest distributor of kratom products in Missouri, has agreed to immediately suspend all sales of krato…

Gay man sues over firing stemming from ‘sweetie’ comment

Louisiana Record

Gay man sues over firing stemming from ‘sweetie’ comment

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 12, 2026

LAKE CHARLES, La. – A gay man who admitted to calling a patient “sweetie in his gay voice” a…

Miami school board sued over response to sexual assaults

Florida Record

Miami school board sued over response to sexual assaults

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 12, 2026

MIAMI – The Miami-Dade County School Board is being sued in federal court over its response …

EEOC suit claims Florida electrician violated disability laws

Florida Record

EEOC suit claims Florida electrician violated disability laws

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 12, 2026

TAMPA – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges a Florida electrician viola…

Jury says Grossman, Erickson should pay Iskander family $198M for boys’ crosswalk deaths

Southern California Record

Jury says Grossman, Erickson should pay Iskander family $198M for boys’ crosswalk deaths

Jonathan Bilyk
Jun 11, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A jury has ordered Rebecca Grossman, the imprisoned and estranged wife of prom…

Douglas asks JIC to dismiss ‘unprecedented’ ‘25 admonishment

West Virginia Record

Douglas asks JIC to dismiss ‘unprecedented’ ‘25 admonishment

Chris Dickerson
Updated Jun 11, 2026

CHARLESTON – A recently elected state Intermediate Court of Appeals judge is asking the Judi…

Court orders appellant to pay $10K for frivolous filing

St. Louis Record

Court orders appellant to pay $10K for frivolous filing

Kyla Asbury
Updated Jun 11, 2026

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District has dismissed an appeal filed by a woman in a St. Louis County property dis…

Texas cities’ telecom fee suit tossed by Supreme Court

Southeast Texas Record

Texas cities’ telecom fee suit tossed by Supreme Court

Phil Davidson
Updated Jun 11, 2026

AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a telecommunications fee lawsuit brought by several cities against the state, effectively…

UF students, arrested for Israel-Gaza protests, sue school

Florida Record

UF students, arrested for Israel-Gaza protests, sue school

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 11, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two University of Florida students have filed a federal lawsuit against …

Greenbrier Co. woman blames State Troopers for killing son

West Virginia Record

Greenbrier Co. woman blames State Troopers for killing son

Chris Dickerson
Updated Jun 11, 2026

BECKLEY – A Greenbrier County woman claims two State Troopers used excessive and unconstitut…

Coastal erosion litigation still 'gratuitously complicated'

Louisiana Record

Coastal erosion litigation still 'gratuitously complicated'

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 11, 2026

The resolution of scores of coastal erosion lawsuits brought by Louisiana parishes against e…

United not cleared to exit Catholic pilot’s Covid vax discrimination class action

Cook County Record

United not cleared to exit Catholic pilot’s Covid vax discrimination class action

Scott Holland
Updated Jun 11, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal judge won’t let United Airlines ground a class action from a Catholic pi…

U.S. govt denounces WHO agency whose work fuels lawsuits

Legislation & Government

U.S. govt denounces WHO agency whose work fuels lawsuits

Daniel Fisher
Updated Jun 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration has moved to cut the influence of the Internatio…

Fla. AG appeals Chicago judge’s ‘lawless’ ruling in kids’ transgender medicine case

Cook County Record

Fla. AG appeals Chicago judge’s ‘lawless’ ruling in kids’ transgender medicine case

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 10, 2026

CHICAGO — Saying a Chicago federal judge overstepped his constitutional authority, Florida's state attorney general has asked a federal appeal…

DTLA law partners face state discipline, possible fraud investigations

Southern California Record

DTLA law partners face state discipline, possible fraud investigations

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 10, 2026

LOS ANGELES — Two founding partners of a Los Angeles law firm involved in the $4 billion child sexual abuse settlement with Los Angeles County…

Court upholds protection order for kids filmed at bus stop

St. Louis Record

Court upholds protection order for kids filmed at bus stop

Kyla Asbury
Updated Jun 10, 2026

KANSAS CITY — The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District has upheld a Clay Count…

Paxton probing protein powder makers for heavy metal use

Southeast Texas Record

Paxton probing protein powder makers for heavy metal use

Phil Davidson
Updated Jun 10, 2026

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an industry-wide investigation into…

Pa. hospital to face suit after troubled patient hit by car

Pennsylvania Record

Pa. hospital to face suit after troubled patient hit by car

John O’Brien
Jun 10, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania appeals court will allow a medical malpractice case against Je…

Voting rights groups urge Fla. SC to suspend new congressional map

Florida Record

Voting rights groups urge Fla. SC to suspend new congressional map

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 10, 2026

Voting rights groups this week are pressing the Florida Supreme Court to put the state’s new…

High court: Eliminating NO criminal clerk post was legal

Louisiana Record

High court: Eliminating NO criminal clerk post was legal

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 10, 2026

The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld the legality of a new state law that abolished the cl…

Commentary: The price West Virginia families will pay

Big 12 doesn’t back off Sorsby ruling despite Paxton threat

No immunity for SF cops accused of framing man for murder

IL rewrites property ‘tax sale’ rules; IL counties keep fighting ‘tax sale’ suits

Wiley Wallaby candy makers can’t hop away from artificial flavors suit

Supreme Court suspends Buckhannon attorney for two years

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Attorney cites Mingo grand jury issues in dismissal motions

Justices send student sexual assault case back to Logan

Paxton warns CVS of potential Medicaid fraud liability for DEI practices

Board tells WVSC Akers didn’t violate judicial ethics code

Stonestreet concurs, but criticizes JHB on Akers’ opinion

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Texas Bar report shows several attorneys suspended

Distributor agrees to halt Kratom, 7-OH sales in Missouri

Gay man sues over firing stemming from ‘sweetie’ comment

Miami school board sued over response to sexual assaults

EEOC suit claims Florida electrician violated disability laws

Jury says Grossman, Erickson should pay Iskander family $198M for boys’ crosswalk deaths

Douglas asks JIC to dismiss ‘unprecedented’ ‘25 admonishment

Court orders appellant to pay $10K for frivolous filing

Texas cities’ telecom fee suit tossed by Supreme Court

UF students, arrested for Israel-Gaza protests, sue school

Greenbrier Co. woman blames State Troopers for killing son

Coastal erosion litigation still 'gratuitously complicated'

United not cleared to exit Catholic pilot’s Covid vax discrimination class action

U.S. govt denounces WHO agency whose work fuels lawsuits

Fla. AG appeals Chicago judge’s ‘lawless’ ruling in kids’ transgender medicine case

DTLA law partners face state discipline, possible fraud investigations

Court upholds protection order for kids filmed at bus stop

Paxton probing protein powder makers for heavy metal use

Pa. hospital to face suit after troubled patient hit by car

Voting rights groups urge Fla. SC to suspend new congressional map

High court: Eliminating NO criminal clerk post was legal

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