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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that lower courts must evaluate police use of force based on the "totality of circumstances," a decision that could open the door to more lawsuits against officers in excessive force cases. The unanimous decision came in response to the fatal

ATLANTA — On May 13, a federal appeals court upheld an injunction blocking Florida’s drag-show law, finding that it likely violates the First Amendment. The ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means that the state cannot enforce the law while the case continues. The 2-

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court is reviewing a case that could change how product liability lawsuits are handled in the state. At issue is whether the state’s 10-year limit on filing such lawsuits applies to the first or last use of a product that allegedly caused harm after

LAS VEGAS — Kara Jenkins, the former administrator of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC), has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the state, alleging she was fired in retaliation for refusing to release confidential case information. In the complaint filed last week in Clark County District Court, Jenkins claims that

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina judge has temporarily blocked the city of Jacksonville from enforcing its food truck sign rules, marking a key development in a legal battle over local business regulations. The preliminary injunction, granted Monday by an Onslow County judge, allows food truck operators to use larger

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former law firm employee Wesley Flickinger may proceed. The case centers on a 2020 Facebook post Flickinger made, which led to his resignation from Wainwright, Pope & McMeekin, P.C. (WPM), a Birmingham-based law