Supreme Court Limits Lawsuits Against Federal Prison Officials in Excessive Force Cases

By Emmanuel Ogbonna The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that a federal inmate claiming he was physically abused by prison officials cannot pursue a damages lawsuit under a legal doctrine known as a Bivens action. Bivens actions, stemming from...

University of Alabama professors face backlash, fear of losing funding under anti-DEI law, lawyer says

A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging that anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) law signed by Gov. Kay Ivey last year violates the constitutional rights of professors and students. The lawsuit, brought by professors...

Law firm Bricker Graydon adds former judge, city council member to team

Legal challenge could be brought against Northern Ireland abuse redress scheme

A legal challenge could be brought in the Northern Ireland courts over the exclusion of some victims and survivors of abuse from a new redress scheme. Legislation to establish a statutory public inquiry and a statutory redress scheme for victims...

Judge lets 2024 nitrogen pollution lawsuit against Barnstable advance

A federal judge ruled that some claims in a lawsuit against Barnstable over nitrogen discharges from its Hyannis sewage treatment plant can proceed. The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) alleges the plant releases nitrogen into water bodies...

Court reserves verdict on Shehbaz's plea in defamation suit against Imran

Court to announce judgment on Shehbaz's plea on July 10. Shehbaz has petitioned to make legal notice part of record. Prime minister has demanded Rs10 billion in damages. A sessions court in Lahore has reserved its verdict on Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Law enforcement plans crackdown on boating under the influence this July 4 weekend

Law enforcement agencies across Oregon will join the national Operation Dry Water campaign from July 4–6 to target impaired boating. The initiative, led by the Marine Board, Oregon State Police, and county sheriffs, aims to prevent accidents and...

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia detail ‘torture and mistreatment’ in El Salvador’s mega prison

By Kaanita Iyer (CNN) — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday continued their push to keep their civil case against the Trump administration alive, requesting to amend the lawsuit to include what they describe as the “torture and...

Lawyer representing Canton bar sued in O’Keefe wrongful death lawsuit withdraws

A lawyer for a Canton bar facing a wrongful death lawsuit brought by John O’Keefe’s family has withdrawn from the case, records show. Kevin M. Bergin, who had been representing C.F. McCarthy’s, one of two Canton bars O’Keefe and Karen Read visited...

Lawyers Urged To Embrace Technology Responsibly

Past and present executives of GBA and Greater Accra Regional Bar Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has urged lawyers to embrace technology in a fast-paced changing world in order to meet the demands of the legal profession which is...

Judge, defense lawyer nominated for District Court

Gov. Maura T. Healey on July 2 tapped a Juvenile Court judge and a criminal defense lawyer for seats on the District Court bench. Healey nominated Judge Joanna Rodriguez and Woburn attorney Lisa S. Core to the court, calling them “highly-qualified...

Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court, Md. Appellate Court — July 3, 2025

Arbitration; motion to vacate: Where the Federal Arbitration Act requires a party moving to vacate an award to serve its motion upon the adverse party or his attorney within three months after the award is filed or delivered, the district court...

Court bars police from arresting Ndiangui Kinyagia after reappearance

Activist Ndiangui Kinyagia at Milimani Law Courts on July 3, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The High Court has barred the police officers from arresting activist Ndiangui Kinyagia until further direction is given regarding his case. In a court...

Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to stop asylum claims at border

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot categorically deny asylum claims from people crossing the southern border, striking down a change made on President Donald Trump’s first day in office....

Lawsuit filed against Barbers Hill ISD teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Texas – A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Barbers Hill ISD and a former teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student during her time working in the district. Molly Colleen Spears, whom we...

Judge temporarily restores HALT Act, policy that prison guards rallied against during strikes

Updates on local, state and national News are detailed by the News10NBC Morning Team, along with traffic, sports and the weather forecast. ALBANY, N.Y. — A Supreme Court judge in Albany has temporarily restored the HALT Act, the policy that limits...

Lawyers urged to embrace change to remain Relevant

Justice Yaa Onyameye Gyakobo, delivering the keynote address on behalf of the Acting Chief Justice, has called on legal practitioners across the country to undertake deep introspection and evolve with the times to become “future-fit lawyers.”...

Court Strikes Out Bash Ali’s Defamation Suit Against Sunday Dare

Former boxer, Bash Ali’s case against former Sports Minister and the National Sports Commission was today struck out by the Abuja High Court and the life of the case terminated. Sitting this morning in Abuja, Honourable Justice U.P. Kekemeke,...

Court reserves verdict on Shehbaz's plea against Imran

A Lahore sessions court has reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking to make a legal notice part of the official record in his ongoing defamation suit against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran...

Legal scholars detail SCOTUS’ failures as justices endorse Trump’s behavior without 'explanation'

Georgetown University Law Professor Steven Vladeck accused the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority of failing to explain itself while it worked to “kick things down the road and avoid unnecessary confrontations" with President Donald Trump....