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Jun 10 2024
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The Fearless Fund grant for Black female business owners was ruled discriminatory by an appeals court. Here’s what may happen now.
Sometimes, there are stories where, as a reporter, you just can’t get anyone to talk to you. This was almost one of those stories. Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based VC firm, made headlines last week when a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Miami ruled that the firm suspend its Strivers Grant Contest, issuing a preliminary injunction. In a 2-1 ruling, the court said that
FortuneJun 13 2024
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Trump’s appeal a mystery to this nonagenarian
First, I want to say how much I enjoy reading the “new” Baltimore Sun. So many good articles. I especially like reading Dan Rodricks (“Dan Rodricks: When America came back to its senses, June 9, 1954,” June 7). I’m in my 95th year and remember the year 1954 and the McCarthy hearings. Also, I remember news about Donald Trump and the way he lived his life as to his business, his marriages and
Baltimore SunMay 17 2024
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US appeals court won't pause EPA power plant emissions rule for now
May 17 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday refused to temporarily pause a landmark rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a request filed by 25 Republican attorneys general for an
ReutersMay 23 2024
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Appeals court: Mentally ill prisoner held in solitary confinement for months can sue MDOC
LANSING — Michigan Department of Corrections officials can be sued for apparently violating their own rules by placing a seriously mentally ill prisoner in solitary confinement for three months, where he had earlier repeatedly cut himself, swallowed razor blades and written on the wall with his own blood, a federal appeals court has ruled. Although prisoner Timothy Finley's self-harm
Detroit Free PressMay 08 2024
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US appeals court revives claims that prisoners were Baltimore County's 'employees'
May 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit claiming that prison inmates in Baltimore County, Maryland, who sorted recyclables in a voluntary work program were the county's employees and should have been paid the minimum wage. A unanimous three-judge panel of the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a judge who dismissed the proposed
ReutersApr 29 2024
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Supreme Court Rejects Musk’s ‘Twitter Sitter’ Appeal in SEC Win
The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Elon Musk in his “Twitter sitter” case, leaving intact his agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to have an in-house lawyer pre-approve his social media posts about Tesla Inc.
BloombergMar 16 2024
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Court of Appeals judge to be sworn in March 29
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Michael Tribe will take his public oath of office during an investiture ceremony set for 10 a.m. MT Friday, March 29. The public, friends and family are invited to attend the ceremony in the Idaho Supreme Court courtroom in Boise, as well as a reception after. The ceremony will be streamed live online through Idaho In Session. The Court of
KIFI News 8May 07 2024
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Appeals court overturns murder conviction in high-profile killing of Torrance nurse
A federal appeals court panel has overturned the murder conviction of an Orange County engineer in the high-profile 1979 slaying of a Torrance nurse, ruling that lower courts erred in excluding potentially exculpatory evidence of another suspect. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to the state courts, where prosecutors must decide within 30 days
Long Beach Press-TelegramJun 11 2024
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Federal appeals court sides with Middleborough schools after they barred student from wearing ‘There are only two genders’ T-shirt
“In making its assessment of how disruptive the Shirt would be on the educational atmosphere, Middleborough was not acting on abstract concerns,” Barron wrote. “Middleborough ... knew the serious nature of the struggles, including suicidal ideation, that some of those students had experienced related to their treatment based on their gender identities by other students, and the effect those
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