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CFPB staff layoffs can proceed, appeals court rules : NPR

CFPB staff layoffs can proceed, appeals court rules : NPR

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, DC, in February. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images/AFP A three-judge federal appeals court panel has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s attempt to lay off the vast majority of its employees can proceed. The case concerns the reduction in force that the …

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Federal appeals court allows CFPB dismantling to proceed – Axios

Federal appeals court allows CFPB dismantling to proceed  Axios CFPB staff layoffs can proceed, appeals court rules  NPR Trump Administration Gets Major Court Win  Newsweek CFPB cuts can resume, divided appeals court rules  CNN Appeals court clears way for deep cuts, restructuring at CFPB  Politico Source link

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Federal Court Delivers Major Win for Black Voters in Louisiana State Redistricting Battle – Democracy Docket

Federal Court Delivers Major Win for Black Voters in Louisiana State Redistricting Battle  Democracy Docket Appeals panel declines Louisiana’s invitation to gut Voting Rights Act  The Hill Supreme Court poised to rehear voting rights case  upi.com SCOTUS date set for arguments in Louisiana’s redistricting case  Baton Rouge Business Report The Supreme Court Is About To Deal A Final Blow To A 60-Year-Old Law  HuffPost Source …

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South Korea’s top court rejects ‘Baby Shark’ copyright claim – DW – 08/14/2025

South Korea’s top court rejects ‘Baby Shark’ copyright claim – DW – 08/14/2025

South Korea‘s Supreme Court has dismissed a 30 million won (about $21,600 or €18,454) copyright claim over the viral children’s song “Baby Shark.” US composer, Jonathan Wright, claimed the 2015 hit “Baby Shark” by South Korean education startup SmartStudy, now known as The Pinkfong Company, copied a song he released in 2011. But the court ruled Thursday Wright’s rendition wasn’t …

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Brian Flores secures win over NFL, multiple teams in federal appeals court

Brian Flores secures win over NFL, multiple teams in federal appeals court

It’s been a rough week in court for the NFL. Three days after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled against the effort to force Jon Gruden’s claims against the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell into arbitration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that certain claims made by former Dolphins coach (and current Vikings defensive coordinator) Brian Flores …

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Court agrees Brian Flores’ suit vs. NFL, 3 teams can go to trial

Court agrees Brian Flores’ suit vs. NFL, 3 teams can go to trial

Aug 14, 2025, 10:29 AM ET NEW YORK — The NFL can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, finding insurmountable flaws with a league arbitration process that would permit commissioner Roger Goodell to serve as arbitrator. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …

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Understaffed court leaves immigrants stranded, judges traumatized : NPR

Understaffed court leaves immigrants stranded, judges traumatized : NPR

Immigration attorney Stephen Born poses for a photo in his office on July 30, 2025 in Everett, Mass. Meredith Nierman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Meredith Nierman/NPR Attorney Stephen Born’s calendar is supposed to be full of immigration court appointments. His small law office in New England currently handles 5,000 immigration cases, many of them assigned to the Chelmsford Immigration Court, …

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Trump lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench meets skepticism in court

Trump lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench meets skepticism in court

BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge on Wednesday questioned why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order that paused the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen didn’t issue a ruling following a hearing in federal court in Baltimore, but he expressed skepticism about the administration’s extraordinary …

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