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Is Catherine Herridge The New Daniel Ellsberg?

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“Statutory Interpretation 101” in government sovereign immunity claim

When a private lender fails to respond promptly to a consumer’s claim that it falsely presented the consumer’s borrowing history, Congress established under the Fair Credit Reporting Act that the lender is liable for damages. The justices on Monday, at or

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Justices appear wary of striking down domestic-violence gun restriction

The Supreme Court appeared ready to uphold a federal law that bars anyone subject to a domestic-violence restraining order from possessing a gun. During just over 90 minutes of oral argument on Tuesday, a majority of the justices seemed wary of the conseq

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Justices clear the way for Louisiana wetlands trial against oil companies to go forward

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning declined to put a Louisiana trial seeking compensation for the “existential threat” posed by coastal land loss on hold while the defendants in the case, a group of oil companies, seek review of a state court decision r

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