Litigation

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s highest court on Thursday ended an effort by the New York City Council to allow noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. Though the local law never went into effect, the Democrat-led city council heralded... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — As CBS corporate leaders ponder settling President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the network's “60 Minutes,” America's storied newsmagazine has produced some fast and hard-hitting stories critical of the new administration in every episode since Trump was... Read More

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As a crucial climate lawsuit heads to trial in Germany next week, experts say the case brought by Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE could set a significant precedent in the fight to hold... Read More

WASHINGTON — Democratic attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday sued the Trump administration over its efforts to dramatically cut the Education Department’s workforce. On Tuesday, the administration told more than 1,300 staffers to leave... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s leniency toward Jan. 6, 2021, rioters at the Capitol appears to be encouraging moves in recent days in Washington, D.C., to drop a lawsuit against them and to punish federal prosecutors. The District of Columbia’s... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., indicated Wednesday that she was likely to extend a court order to prevent the firing of the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. The office enforces ethics standards and oversees... Read More

Apple shareholders are expected to reject an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into scrapping corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce. The proposal drafted by the National Center for Public Policy Research — a self-described conservative think tank — urges Apple to follow a... Read More

WASHINGTON — Amazon agreed to pay the District of Columbia $3.95 million this month to settle a lawsuit that accuses the company of appropriating tip money that customers thought they were paying delivery drivers. The D.C. attorney general said in... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration revoked federal approval of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing program, killing a plan imposed to reduce traffic in midtown Manhattan and pay for upgrades to the city’s aged mass transit system. The program, which... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court on an emergency appeal it filed Sunday that would allow the firing of the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. The office enforces ethics standards... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily barred the Trump administration from carrying out steep cuts to medical research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health. The two-page order issued by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley Tuesday... Read More

ALBANY — New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie has reintroduced legislation that would make New York State the first in the country to allow its residents to sue oil and gas firms over damage caused by climate change. The Brooklyn... Read More

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A federal judge handed a partial victory to the state of Wyoming on New Year’s Eve, concluding that federal officials abused their discretion by failing to schedule oil and gas lease sales there in the latter part... Read More

CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down net neutrality rules promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission, saying the agency lacked the authority to reinstate them. In rendering its decision, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit... Read More

BALTIMORE — A federal judge has set a schedule for weighing the multiple claims for damages stemming from the Key Bridge collapse early this year. Senior U.S. District Judge James Bredar, who presides in the federal court in Baltimore, has... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled last week that Russia must pay a $35 million arbitration award to 11 Ukrainian energy companies whose gas stations were seized when the Russian military invaded Crimea in 2014. The chances... Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa — President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its longtime contract pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday over a poll released just days before Election Day that suggested Vice President Kamala Harris had a decisive... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to allow local governments to continue suing oil companies they accuse of deceiving the public about their fuels contributing to climate change. The oil companies and Republican state attorneys general... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — You’d have to be in a cave somewhere, completely shut off from all human contact, to not know that “Wicked,” the big-screen adaption of the iconic Broadway musical, is a really big deal this holiday season. As... Read More

WASHINGTON — Families of American victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel and its ongoing war in Gaza are suing Iran for allegedly supporting the violence. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., Sunday also... Read More

OCEAN CITY, Md. — The mayor and city council of this popular tourist destination are the lead plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit intended to roll back the approval of an 80,000-acre wind energy project to be located about 10.7 miles... Read More

WASHINGTON — Fourteen attorneys general claimed in lawsuits they filed Tuesday against social media company TikTok that its platform is addictive for children and hurts their mental health. TikTok advertises itself as a safe social media platform for young persons.... Read More

WASHINGTON — The outgoing chief executive officer of a troubled health care system sued members of the U.S. Senate Monday after they subpoenaed him to testify about what appeared to be windfall profits for himself and business associates. Ralph de... Read More

WASHINGTON — TikTok argued Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., that a law requiring it to divest from its Chinese parent company is unconstitutional. Congress approved a law in April that says TikTok must divest from Chinese government-controlled ByteDance... Read More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Google tried to dominate both the competition and its customers with its online advertising business strategy, a Justice Department prosecutor said Monday, the opening day of an antitrust trial for the internet giant in Alexandria, Virginia. The... Read More

NEW YORK — The two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani last December sued him again Friday to collect their judgment. They said Giuliani lied during a bankruptcy procedure... Read More

NEW YORK — Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is entitled to a new trial in her defamation suit against The New York Times due to a series of errors by the judge handling the case,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in his effort to prosecute former President Donald Trump on charges he sought to unlawfully overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The 36-page filing in the D.C. federal... Read More

WASHINGTON — An appeals court ruling last week is allowing the District of Columbia to move ahead with its lawsuit against Amazon.com that accuses the online retailer of unfair competition. The lawsuit says Amazon stifles competitors through restrictions on suppliers... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — Oral arguments are set for Thursday in a Republican-led challenge to a New York state law that advocates say was merely intended to streamline the process of counting absentee ballots. The hearing in the New York appeals... Read More