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Illinois appellate court allows temporary hold on state gun ban to stay in place for plaintiffs in lawsuit

SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois appellate court on Tuesday upheld a downstate judge’s decision to temporarily block Illinois’ recently enacted ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines from being enforced on more than 850 people and a handful of licensed gun dealers named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the ban.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 1, 2023

Nicola Peltz’s Pops Is Pissed His Baby Girl Was Dragged Into Lawsuits Around Her Own Wedding

The billionaire slammed the "malicious and mean-spirited" wedding planners for leaking her savage texts.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 1, 2023

Widow’s suit: Mentally ill husband unarmed, shot by police

The widow of a California man fatally shot by police in a Los Angeles suburb last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming he was suffering from a mental health crisis and unarmed when he was shot in the back

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

States sue Biden administration over ESG in retirement plans

As the new Republican House majority prepares to push back against ESG investing, some House Democrats have launched their own ESG-related caucus to counter Republicans’ efforts:

Ballotpedia · Jan 31, 2023

New gun regulations on stabilizing braces targeted in court

Conservative and gun-rights groups challenged new federal regulations on guns with stabilizing braces in court Tuesday, suing to block a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the accessories were used in two mass shootings

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton negotiating settlement with his former deputies over retaliation lawsuit

Three of Paxton’s four former employees who sued him for unjustly firing them when they reported his actions to authorities are considering settling with the attorney general.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 31, 2023

NY attorney general accuses Trump of lying on the record in response to lawsuit over company

NEW YORK — State Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday accused former President Donald Trump of lying on the record in a letter to a judge presiding over her lawsuit against his company.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggest

As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.

WEKU · Jan 31, 2023

$1M settlement in fatal police shooting stalls in committee

Some City Council members were furious over plans to settle the lawsuit by the mother of Sharell Brown, noting the Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded Brown was armed and posed a threat to Chicago police officers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 31, 2023

Trump sues Bob Woodward for $50 million

Lawsuit accuses journalist of "systematic usurpation, manipulation and exploitation of audio of President Trump."

Salon · Jan 31, 2023