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☆ US Judge Strikes Down California Ban on High-Capacity Gun Magazines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez in San Diego said California's "sweeping ban" went too far by preventing people from using magazines for lawful purposes, including self-defense. "The Supreme Court was clear that Bruen did not create a regulatory straitjacket for states--and we believe that the district court got this wrong," Bonta said. The judge had struck down the magazines ban in March 2019, but the 9th Circuit overturned him in Nov. 2021. The Supreme Court vacated the appeals court ruling and ordered new proceedings consistent with the Bruen decision. The case is Duncan et al v. Bonta, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, No.

Persons: Jonathan Stempel, Roger Benitez, California's, Benitez, Rob Bonta, Bonta, Chuck Michel, Gavin Newsom, Duncan, David Gregorio Organizations: U.S, District, Supreme, , New York, Circuit, California, Association, Court, Southern District of Locations: California, San Diego, ,, San Francisco, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of California, New York

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan. In her writings, she described feeling "unhappy and overwhelmed" with her job and "hurt/rejected" from a breakup with Bankman-Fried. A lawyer for Bankman-Fried told the appeals court on Sept. 19 that Kaplan failed to credit the defendant for exercising his First Amendment constitutional right to speak with the press and try to restore his reputation. The appeals court appeared skeptical. Bankman-Fried faces seven charges of fraud and conspiracy stemming from the collapse of FTX, the now-bankrupt crypto exchange he founded.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Eduardo Munoz, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, Fried, Kaplan, Danielle Sassoon, William Nardini, Luc Cohen Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, District, Alameda Research, New York Times, Bankman, Metropolitan Detention, Prosecutors, Alameda, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan . U.S, Alameda, Palo Alto , California, FTX

But Mintz also acknowledges that having more places to access PrEP likely will not be enough to substantially increase its use in more vulnerable communities. “There needs to be a couple of levers that need to be pulled for everybody to access PrEP who are eligible to access PrEP,” Mintz says. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Meanwhile, a pending ruling in a federal appellate court looms as a threat that could more broadly undermine PrEP coverage. “We don’t know what the 5th Circuit could do.”In the wake of the March court ruling, insurers expressed support for preventive services. “Right now, PrEP uptake is quite good among gay white men, but among people of color and among women PrEP access is quite limited,” Dawson says.

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Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in cases Thursday involving the coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid. During the proceedings, at least two judges said it’s likely the case will eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Both states appealed separate lower court rulings that found the denial of gender-affirming care to be discriminatory and unconstitutional. “West Virginia is entitled to deference where they're going to take their limited resources," he said. Chambers certified the lawsuit as a class action, covering all transgender West Virginians who participate in Medicaid.

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Circuit Judge Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appears in an undated photo. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday suspended Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases amid a deepening clash over the 96-year-old jurist's mental competence to serve on the bench. Newman has defended her fitness, citing the opinions of two doctors, and filed a lawsuit in a separate Washington court seeking to move or halt the investigation. A representative for the Federal Circuit declined to comment. Newman, a highly-respected figure in patent law and a prominent dissenter, was appointed to the patent-focused Federal Circuit by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.

Persons: Pauline Newman, Newman, Greg Dolin, Ronald Reagan, Judge Newman, Blake Brittain, David Bario, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S ., Appeals, Federal Circuit, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, U.S, Washington, D.C, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Washington

(AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Mississippi relies too much on institutionalizing people with mental health conditions rather than providing care in their communities. They wrote that the federal government, which sued Mississippi, failed to prove that the state discriminated against people with mental health conditions in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The appeals court judges also wrote that a remedial order by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, which sought to make changes in Mississippi's mental health system, "vastly exceeds the scope of claimed liability.”Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch's office argued that the appeals court should overturn the district judge's ruling. Political Cartoons View All 1171 ImagesThe federal government issued a letter in 2011 saying Mississippi had done too little to provide mental health services outside mental hospitals. Reeves in 2021 approved funding for an independent monitor to collect and analyze data on how Mississippi’s mental health system is working to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations.

Persons: JACKSON, Carlton Reeves, Lynn Fitch's, Fitch, ” Fitch, Reeves Organizations: —, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, District, U.S . Justice Department, Mississippi, Justice Locations: Miss, Mississippi, Washington

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried to argue for release from NY jail two weeks before trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

This included his sharing the personal writings of Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of his Alameda Research hedge fund, with a New York Times reporter. Ellison has pleaded guilty to fraud and is expected to testify against Bankman-Fried, a former romantic partner. Bankman-Fried faces seven charges of fraud and conspiracy stemming from the November 2022 collapse of his now-bankrupt company. Prosecutors countered in court papers that Bankman-Fried sought to use the Times as a "mouthpiece for discrediting a government witness shortly before trial." They also said Bankman-Fried has had no more difficulty preparing for trial than any other detainee.

Persons: Sam Bankman, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Bankman, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, Fried, jailing, Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Will Dunham Organizations: Manhattan U.S, U.S, Circuit, District, Alameda Research, New York Times, Bankman, Prosecutors, Alameda, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn, Alameda, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in Manhattan seemed unreceptive Tuesday to arguments that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be released on bail before his trial starts in two weeks so he can better prepare for trial. “You can’t prepare for trial this way, your honor, you just can’t,” Cohen said. Circuit Judge Denny Chin asked if there was a First Amendment right “to influence or discredit a witness who may testify against you. The 2nd Circuit did not immediately rule. ___For more AP coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried: https://apnews.com/hub/sam-bankman-fried

Persons: Sam Bankman, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, FTX, Caroline Ellison, Mark Cohen, ” Cohen, William J, Nardini, ” Nardini, Denny Chin, John M, Walker Jr, Fried, ” Organizations: —, U.S, Circuit, Alameda Research Locations: Manhattan, Palo Alto , California, United States, Bahamas, Washington

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has halted implementation of a California law intended to restrict companies’ use of information gathered from young internet users in order to protect the privacy of minors. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman on Monday granted a preliminary injunction, saying the legislation interferes with firms' use of the internet in ways the state has failed to justify. It would also prohibit businesses from collecting most types of personal information about young internet users, including their physical locations. “The State has no right to enforce obligations that would essentially press private companies into service as government censors,” Freeman wrote. It was challenged by NetChoice, a commercial association whose members include Google, Amazon, Meta and TikTok.

Persons: Beth Labson Freeman, ” Freeman, Buffy Wicks, NetChoice, Chris Marchese, Rob Bonta’s Organizations: JOSE, Calif, —, U.S, Google, San Francisco Chronicle, Ninth U.S, Circuit Locations: California, Oakland, San Francisco

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law approved by voters in November violates the state’s constitution in a trial scheduled to start Monday. Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Raschio will preside over the trial this week in Harney County, a vast rural area in southeastern Oregon. The ruling tossed aside a balancing test judges had long used to decide whether to uphold gun laws. The Supreme Court is expected to decide this fall whether some decisions have gone too far. In a separate federal case over the Oregon measure, a judge in July ruled it was lawful under the U.S. Constitution.

Persons: Robert S, Raschio, Karin J, Immergut, ”, Giffords Organizations: Supreme, U.S, U.S . Constitution, U.S . Constitution . U.S, Oregon Firearms Federation, Circuit, Appeals, Giffords Locations: PORTLAND, An Oregon, U.S, Harney County, Oregon, U.S ., U.S . Constitution ., Connecticut, Hawaii , Maryland , Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota , Nebraska , New Jersey , New York, Rhode, Washington, California , Connecticut, Hawaii , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Jersey , New York, Rhode Island , Washington , Illinois, Vermont, Illinois

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections. Khadidah Stone, a plaintiff in the Alabama case, said the continuing opposition was “appalling” but “not surprising.” She noted that Alabama is where then-Gov. A similar dynamic is playing out in Florida, where Republicans are appealing a ruling favorable to Black voters to the Republican-majority state Supreme Court. But the continued pushback from Republican legislatures in control of redistricting means there is great uncertainty about whether –- or how soon -– new maps offering equal representation for Black voters will be drawn. Louisiana state Rep. Sam Jenkins Jr., a Democrat, said he is optimistic now that the matter is in the courts.

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The U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment and the office of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Biden, who is seeking re-election in 2024, has made it a priority to defend DACA, which was created in 2012 under former President Barack Obama when Biden was vice president. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Hanen's ruling against DACA, but sent the case back to him for reconsideration in light of Biden's regulation formalizing the program. Some 81% of DACA enrollees are from Mexico, followed by those from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to U.S. About 164,000 live in California, which supports the legal efforts to defend the DACA program, while Texas is home to 95,000.

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Defendants have been filing a slew of motions for separate trials, faster trials, trial in a different jurisdiction or – in Trump's case – no trial at all. But the flurry of paperwork could delay the trials, aiding Trump's efforts to push off any resolution until after the 2024 elections. "The RICO conspiracy charge ensures any trial would share the same evidence and witnesses,” Willis wrote. Prosecutors in all of the cases against Trump have apparently anticipated the efforts to draw out the cases. Putting all 19 defendants on trial next month, however, is a bigger legal and logistical task – and one the judge appears skeptical could happen.

Persons: Donald Trump, Racketeer, Fani Willis, Willis, ” Willis, Trump, Mark Meadows, Steve Jones, Trump –, Meadows, Jack Smith, Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, Scott McAfee, Joe Biden, ” McAfee, –, Chesebro, Powell Organizations: Fulton, Circuit, Appeals, Prosecutors, Trump, District of Columbia Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Meadows, U.S, Florida, Atlanta

☆ Trump can't delay second E. Jean Carroll case, but his appeal is sped up
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

E. Jean Carroll reacts as she exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to put the writer E. Jean Carroll's second defamation case on hold, but sped up the former U.S. president's appeal. Trump also cited "immense public interest" in letting the appeals court decide the issue. The appeals court could order Trump to pay damages and costs if it agreed. The case is Carroll v. Trump, 2nd U.S.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Brendan McDermid, Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll's, Trump, District Judge Lewis Kaplan's, Carroll, Kaplan, Trump's, Jonathan Stempel, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, District, Elle, Circuit, Carroll, Trump, CNN, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, midtown Manhattan, New York

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is waiving his right to seek a speedy trial in the Georgia case in which he and 18 others are accused of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Trump's filing is part of the legal maneuvering as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willisseeks to try all 19 defendants together starting next month. According to Georgia law, any defendant who files a demand for a speedy trial has a right to have a trial begin within the court term when the demand is filed or in the next court term. Political Cartoons View All 1154 ImagesThe Georgia indictment against Trump and the others was filed in the court term that ended earlier this month. Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro filed their speedy trial demands before the end of that court term, meaning a trial would have to start before the end of the current court term in early November.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willisseeks, Trump, Willis ’, Prosecutors, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, Mark Meadows, Steve Jones, Meadows, Jones, Jeffrey Clark, — Organizations: ATLANTA, Republican, White, Trump, Prosecutors, Trump White House, U.S, District, Fulton County Superior, Circuit, Appeals, . Justice Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, New York, Washington and Florida, Fulton County Superior Court, U.S

☆ Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But the watchdog's future may be in peril thanks to a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Pro-business conservatives and their Republican allies believe the court fight has brought them closer than ever to dismantling the CFPB. Congress, then controlled by Democrats, authorized the agency to supervise certain financial institutions' compliance with federal consumer laws, backed by the threat of lawsuits and fines. Circuit Court of Appeals last October ruled that the agency's funding structure violated the Constitution. Biden's administration told the Supreme Court that the CFPB's funding structure approved by Congress - with a fixed amount going to the agency annually - was effectively "a standing, capped lump-sum appropriation."

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Kevin Wurm, Wells, Joe Biden's, Ellen Harnick, Barack Obama, Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump, Mulvaney, John Kruzel, Douglas Gillison, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Fifth Third Bank, U.S . Federal, Congress, Center for Responsible, Republican, Democrats, Republicans, Republican U.S, Community Financial Services Association of America, Consumer Service Alliance of Texas, Circuit, Trump, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office, Federal Reserve, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Orleans

☆ Former Trump aide Meadows files appeal to move Georgia election case to federal court -filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Us Appeals Judge Faults Probe Of Federal Circuit'S Pauline Newman | Andrew Goudsward | August | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 11 (Reuters) - Mark Meadows, a former aide to Donald Trump who was charged in Georgia with trying to overturn the former U.S. president's 2020 election loss, has appealed a judge's ruling denying his bid to move the case to federal court, a court filing showed on Monday. He also asked the U.S. district court for northern Georgia to stay the effect of its order remanding his case to state court pending his appeal to the 11th Circuit. In that filing, Meadows' lawyers argued that several aspects of the district court's order departed from precedent, including failing to credit Meadows' account of his conduct and duties and raising the burden on Meadows to justify the removal of his case from state court. "There is a substantial possibility that the Eleventh Circuit will disagree with this Court on at least one of these issues, or on other issues Mr. Meadows will raise on appeal," the court filing said. Meadows also argued that not granting a stay would cause irreparable injury to Meadows.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Al Drago, Donald Trump, Steve Jones, Meadows, Trump, Joe Biden, Katharine Jackson, Rami Ayyub, Doina, Chizu Organizations: White, REUTERS, . U.S, District, Fulton, Democratic, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, U.S, ., Fulton County

Signage is seen at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker ruled in favor of the groups on Friday, saying the Dodd–Frank Act, which created the CFPB, treats discrimination and unfairness as distinct concepts. The CFPB in March 2022 announced that it would examine consumer financial institutions' practices for illegal discrimination as part of its broader mandate to combat unfair practices. The industry groups said the CFPB unlawfully stretched that mandate to include discrimination, expanding its authority beyond existing fair lending laws. The industry groups argued that the CFPB acted arbitrarily by scrutinizing "disparate impacts" on consumers.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, District Judge J, Campbell Barker, Dodd, Frank, Rob Nichols, Jody Godoy, Andy Sullivan, Mark Porter Organizations: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Consumer Financial, U.S . Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, American Bankers Association, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, U.S, District Judge, Circuit, Supreme, Commerce, Court, Eastern District of Texas, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, U.S, Texas, Eastern District, New York

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against Bijan Kian, a onetime business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn who had been accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Turkish government. Prosecutors alleged that Kian and Flynn, who were partners in an entity called the Flynn Intel Group, were acting at Turkey’s behest when they undertook a project to discredit exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Among other factors, he cited evidence that an actual conspiracy involved Flynn and Alptekin, with Kian excluded from the arrangement. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Virginia declined to comment on why prosecutors decided to drop the case. Flynn, who received a presidential pardon in 2020, became a chief promoter of Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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Circuit Court of Appeals for a new ruling to prevent the "improper result" of allowing parts of the lower court order "to regain effect even after having been held invalid by this court." The plaintiffs allege that U.S. officials lobby social media platforms to suppress what the government considers to be misinformation, violating users' right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. While the case was still at an early stage, Doughty issued a preliminary injunction banning a wide range of communications between a slew of officials and social media companies. The panel limited the injunction's reach to a smaller group of officials, including White House staff, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It said that the 5th Circuit should either put the parts of Doughty's order that it reversed on hold, or finalize its order immediately.

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REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the White House, the FBI and top health officials to not "coerce or significantly encourage" social media companies to remove content that the Biden administration considers to be misinformation. Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed much of an injunction that restricted Biden administration contact with social media companies issued by a Louisiana judge. The agencies are barred from coercing, threatening or pressuring social media companies to remove content. The attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri, along with several individuals who say they were censored on social media, had sued Biden administration agencies and officials last year. The Biden administration has argued that it asked social media companies to take down posts it considered to be harmful misinformation, but never forced them to do so.

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President Joe Biden's administration has said it plans to appeal the 5th Circuit's decision as well. The 5th Circuit's decision partially sided with the anti-abortion groups and doctors who challenged mifepristone. In April, the Supreme Court granted emergency requests by the Justice Department and the pill's manufacturer Danco Laboratories to put on hold Kacsmaryk's order while litigation continued. Mifepristone is taken with another drug called misoprostol to perform medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of all U.S. abortions. Since last year's Supreme Court decision, at least 14 U.S. states have put in place outright abortion bans while many others prohibit abortion after a certain length of pregnancy.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday significantly whittled down a lower court's order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies over controversial content about COVID-19 and other issues. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Friday said the White House, the Surgeon General, the Centers for Disease Control and the FBI cannot “coerce” social media platforms to take down posts the government doesn’t like. Even the appeals court’s softened order doesn’t take effect immediately. The administration has 10 days to seek a Supreme Court review. The case was heard by judges Jennifer Walker Elrod and Edith Brown Clement, nominated to the court by former President George W. Bush; and Don Willett, nominated by former President Donald Trump.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute an official code of conduct. We’re working on that,” Kavanaugh told the conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in Ohio. He said all nine justices recognize that public confidence in the court is important, particularly now. Kavanaugh, 58, is one of three justices nominated by former President Donald Trump who have reshaped the court in recent years. Kavanaugh took questions from Jeffrey Sutton and Stephanie Dawkins Davis, chief judge and judge, respectively, of the 6th U.S.

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☆ GM employee's racial bias lawsuit is revived over NY plant where nooses were displayed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a trial judge erred in dismissing Billie Banks' hostile work environment, disparate treatment and retaliation lawsuit against the automaker. Banks sued over conditions at GM's components plant in Lockport, New York, where she began working in 1996. The appeals court also found sufficient evidence that bias and an intent to retaliate were factors in Banks' demotion. The case is Banks v General Motors LLC et al, 2nd U.S.

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