News Roundup (2352)
Trump Team: Move Election Interference Trial to 2026
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Donald Trump’s legal team has requested the ex-president’s 2020 election interference trial be moved to April of 2026. So reports NPR.
Read more...Lawsuit: Unlimited Flight Pass Actually A 'Bait-and-Switch' Scheme
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A South Carolina woman filed a lawsuit alleging Frontier Airlines’ “All You Can Fly Pass” is “inoperable,” and as such, amounts to little more than a “bait-and-switch scheme.” So reports CBS News.
Read more...Court Sides with Catholic School in Legal Battle Over Teacher Fired for Being Unwed, Pregnant
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New Jersey’s high court said a Catholic school acted within the scope of its legal rights by firing an “unmarried pregnant teacher” who failed to “abstain from premarital sex.” So reports the NBC News.
Read more...Germany Inches Closer to Legalized Recreational Marijuana
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The German government sent a bill to legalize the use and cultivation of recreational marijuana to its parliament. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Trump Looks to SCOTUS As Legal Troubles Continue
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Former President Donald Trump called on the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after pleading not guilty to charges brought as a result of his purported role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots. So reports The Hill.
Read more...Columbia Law School Quickly Removes Video Admissions Requirement
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Columbia Law School has walked back a plan to have prospective students submit a video of themselves as part of their applications. So reports the Daily Mail.
Read more...Tesla Facing Class-action Over 'Falsely Advertised' Mileage Ranges
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A cohort of Tesla owners is suing the car maker after alleging the milage range projections of its electric vehicles are exaggerated to boost sales. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles Lawsuit 70 Years After Groundbreaking Medical Research
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The family of former Johns Hopkins Hospital patient Henrietta Lacks has settled a lawsuit against the biotech company that used her cervical cells for research. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...DeSantis Hints At Legal Action Over Anheuser-Busch Stock Dip
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted at legal action against Anheuser-Busch InBev related to its handling of the Dylan Mulvaney marketing controversy. So reports Yahoo! Finance.
Read more...Stanford Law’s Diversity Dean Out After Speaking Engagement Controversy
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Stanford Law School assistant dean Tirien Steinbach will be stepping down, per an email announcement from Dean Jenny Martinez. So reports Reuters.
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