LEGAL NEWSLINE

On Friday, August 16, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Biden-Harris administration’s attempt to vacate Louisiana’s injunction against their Title IX rule.

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decided United States v. Daniel Cartagena-Rodriguez on August 16, affirming the district court decision.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued a statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to halt the implementation of the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX rule while Tennessee's case against it proceeds. Tennessee has contended that the rule is unlawful and had previously convinced two lower courts to prevent its enactment.

LANSING – In response to a lawsuit challenging Michigan’s state ban on the practice of conversion therapy on minors, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a brief opposing the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the ban. The lawsuit was filed in July by Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties and an individual psychologist in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, against defendants including Governor Whitmer, Attorney General Nessel, several state agency directors, and numerous individual...

Washington, D.C. Office Managing Partner Eileen Brown was featured in Law.com’s "How I Made It" series, sharing insights from her career trajectory, challenges as an office managing partner, and more.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a federal lawsuit to block the Biden administration’s unconstitutional move to extend Obamacare coverage to some illegal immigrants.

Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with a coalition of states, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.

On Tuesday, Kimberly Coden, 38, of Berkley, pled guilty in the 44th Circuit Court in Livingston County before Judge Suzanne Geddis to multiple felonies related to impersonating a health care professional and witness intimidation, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Continuing the firm’s commitment to attorney development, 15 associates attended McGuireWoods’ 2024 Diverse Associates Leadership Program (DALP), held July 22-23, 2024, at the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has warned that class action lawyers who target every little thing in the grocery store with lawsuits could be hampering innovation.

Attorney General Hilgers and a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Biden-Harris administration from extending Obamacare to illegal aliens.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce Columbia partner Larry Kristinik has become chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Section for the 2024-25 bar year.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will co-host the fifth annual Summit for Corporate Governance Sept. 20 at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort.

Senior Counsel Channah Norman has been selected to serve as a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Art Law Committee.

Attorney General Henry joins multistate coalition to protect regulations on gun sales

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met with Tribal leaders and law enforcement officials from nine South Dakota Tribal Nations at a roundtable held at the Yankton Sioux Nation to discuss public safety issues. The Attorney General was joined by Senator Mike Rounds. The visit highlighted the Department’s efforts to address public safety and justice in Tribal communities across South Dakota, including combating violent crime, drug-related crime, and the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous persons.

New York Attorney General Letitia James released police body-worn camera footage obtained during the investigation into the death of Albert Melendez, Jr., who died on July 16, 2024, following an encounter with members of the New York State Police (NYSP) in Sullivan County.

The Bloom Firm, a California law firm, and its senior managers Lisa Bloom and Braden Pollock have agreed to pay $274,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The allegations involve providing false information in support of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application.

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has reached a settlement agreement with the owners of six car dealerships in East Greenwich, Middletown, Narragansett, and Westerly for alleged deceptive sales practices. The dealerships will pay over $1 million in refunds to customers and payments to the state.

The Justice Department announced today that Kevin Martin, an owner and manager of residential rental properties in and around Athens, Ohio, has agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed female tenants and housing applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act.