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Online Sex Trafficking Law is Constitutional, D.C. Cir. Says
An online sex trafficking law passed in 2018 in response to congressional and federal law enforcement investigations into the classified ads website Backpage.com is constitutional, a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
Youth Climate Case Plaintiffs Criticize DOJ ‘Rinse-and-Repeat’
A judge should reject the federal government’s attempts to “rinse-and-repeat” and allow a landmark climate change case to go to trial, the group of young people that filed the suit said.
Energy Department’s Second Boiler Rule Vacated by D.C. Circuit
The Department of Energy didn’t address industry concerns when adopting stricter commercial boiler efficiency rules, the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday, vacating the final rule.
Ford Gets ‘Track Ready’ Shelby Mustang Classes Trimmed on Appeal
DC’s Citywide Protest Curfew Was Constitutional, Court Affirms
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s citywide curfew in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and ensuing Black Lives Matter protests was a constitutional restriction on speech, a federal appellate court said on Friday.
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Keto K1000 Workout Powder Supplement Lawsuit Partly Advances
Keto K1000 workout supplement maker Livwell Products LLC faces a trimmed proposed class suit alleging it deceptively portrays the powders as containing “nothing artificial.”
Imagine360 Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Fortra Hack
Healthcare revenue cycle company Imagine360 LLC was hit with a proposed class action for failing to protect private health information and personal data, as fallout from a January hack of Fortra LLC continues.
Trax Wins Protest of $641 Million Army Testing Support Contract
TRAX International Corp. won its protest of Engineering Research and Consulting Inc.'s nearly $641 million contract for support services at the US Army’s test center at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the GAO said in a decision released Monday.
Vet Convicted in Racehorse Doping Scheme Must Pay $10.3 Million
A veterinarian convicted of federal criminal offenses in connection with a 20-year scheme to create and distribute performance enhancing drugs for use in professional horse racing is on the hook for a $10.3 million judgment.
Exxon Defeats DACA Recipient’s Job Bias Suit at Fourth Circuit
A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., declined to extend workplace protections to a Mexican citizen in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program who claimed
Army Financial Counselor Allegedly Defrauded Gold Star Families
A former US Army financial counselor is accused of defrauding Gold Star families by making unauthorized trades with their life insurance and survivor benefits between May 2018 and November 2022.
Universal Orlando Must Face Suit by Man Blocked From Waterslide
Universal Orlando Resort saw its win reversed in a lawsuit over denying a man access to a waterslide because he only has one arm.
Harrisburg Prevails in Anti-Abortion Counselors’ Buffer Zone Row
Anti-abortion sidewalk counselors’ efforts to invalidate a Harrisburg, Pa., clinic buffer zone ordinance failed because the provision didn’t outlaw the activities in which they want to engage, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Monday.
Amazon, Last-Mile Delivery Drivers Lose Wage Deal Approval Bid
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