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April 13, 2025
DC Circ Limits CFPB Layoff Ban Amid Trump Admin Appeal
A D.C. Circuit panel has cleared a path for the Trump administration to resume job cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as it pursues an appeal of a preliminary injunction barring it from shutting down the agency.
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April 11, 2025
NC Judge Keeps Bulk Of Win In High Court Ballot Fight
North Carolina's highest court on Friday largely let stand a lower appeals court ruling siding with the Republican challenger in the state's still-undecided Supreme Court race, declining to throw out ballots based on incomplete registrations but still drawing scathing rebukes from two justices who said their colleagues were rushing to a decision "in the dark of night."
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April 11, 2025
9th Circ. Revives AirDoctor's $2.5M Damages Bid In TM Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Friday revived AirDoctor's request for $2.5 million in damages after scoring default judgment against a competitor in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case over replacement air filters, noting the plaintiff isn't barred from actual damages just because it didn't seek a specific amount in its complaint.
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April 11, 2025
Pa. Bus Driver's Reinstatement Upheld In Harassment Case
A Pennsylvania transit workers union can keep its win against a regional public transit operator over the firing of a bus driver accused of harassment, a state appellate court concluded Friday, finding that an arbitration award that changed the firing to a suspension drew its essence from the collective bargaining agreement.
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April 11, 2025
Investor Properly Obtained Tax Liens, Conn. Justices Rule
An investor specializing in tax liens properly obtained assignments from a Connecticut city before seeking to force a social club's property into a foreclosure sale, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, criticizing how the case unfolded and clarifying a lower ruling that muddied the burden of proof.

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