In a highly unusual campaign dispute, Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from his former political consultant Sam Nunberg, arguing Nunberg violated the nondisclosure agreement nearly every Trump employee is required to sign. Trump alleges Nunberg leaked confidential ...
Read More »At King’s church, advice on 21st century social activism
Long-tenured members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church have some advice for today’s social justice activists: You’re on the right side, but get organized, never use or condone violence, and always use the power to vote that earlier generations secured. ...
Read More »Supreme Court denies appeal over tobacco tax initiative
The Missouri Supreme Court has turned down appeals of a ruling changing the ballot summary for a tobacco tax initiative. The court Thursday denied an appeal made by the sponsors of the initiative. On Wednesday, it denied a similar request ...
Read More »Herbalife to pay $200M, avoids more serious charges
Federal regulators closed an investigation of the multinational, nutritional supplements company Herbalife. Though it was ordered to restructure its U.S. operations and pay a $200 million settlement Friday, it avoided being classified by the U.S. as a pyramid scheme. The ...
Read More »Missouri regulators reject portion of multistate power line
Missouri regulators have again rejected the state’s portion of a power line that would carry wind energy from Kansas to Indiana, citing the company’s failure to provide the required 60-day notice before submitting its latest application. Immediately after the Missouri ...
Read More »Lawyers may have ‘potentially relevant’ info on Prince heirs
A Minnesota law firm may have “potentially relevant” information for determining who should inherit Prince’s estate, a judge said in an order released Wednesday that didn’t hint at what that information might be, though one expert said it’s probably not ...
Read More »Pokemon players are trespassing, risking arrest or worse
The “Pokemon Go” craze across the U.S. has people wandering into yards, driveways, cemeteries and even an off-limits police parking lot in search of cartoon monsters, prompting warnings that trespassers could get arrested or worse, especially if they cross paths ...
Read More »States require insurance companies to locate beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of unclaimed life insurance policies already have received billions of dollars — and others could be in store for some unexpected cash — the result of state actions forcing companies to locate heirs and pay them the money they ...
Read More »Ginsburg’s public Trump critique raises ethical quandaries
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s public criticism of Donald Trump is dividing legal experts over whether the leader of the court’s liberal wing should recuse herself in any future case involving him. In an interview last week with The ...
Read More »ACLU, other groups sue police over Baton Rouge protests
Civil rights groups and activists sued Baton Rouge law enforcement agencies over their treatment of protesters rallying against the police shooting death of a black man, saying officers used excessive force and physically and verbally abused peaceful demonstrators. The lawsuit, ...
Read More »Supreme Court to consider report on Rio Grande case
The nation’s highest court will likely have to settle a dispute between Texas and New Mexico over management of water from the Rio Grande. Officials in both states have been waiting for nearly a year for a recommendation on the ...
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