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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A U.S. federal court has ruled against General Cigar Co. in a decades-long legal battle over the rights to the COHIBA trademark, siding instead with Cuba’s state-owned tobacco company, Cubatabaco. The ruling came down this week from Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court

WINDSOR, Calif. — The State of California and Gov. Gavin Newsom have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a controversial casino-resort proposed by the Koi Nation on the outskirts of Windsor, escalating tensions around the project and its potential impact on the surrounding community. The lawsuit, filed against the U.S.

HOUSTON — The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a Houston mother, who was barred from contacting her three children under a lifetime protective order, must be granted a new hearing. The court’s decision clarifies the high legal standard required to justify separating parents from their children for extended periods

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A judge in Gwinnett County has refused to apply a new Georgia law that limits how damages can be presented to juries during the first major trial involving ethylene oxide exposure, a chemical linked to cancer. The law, signed by Governor Brian Kemp on April 21, took

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against St. Joseph County, accusing its jail of failing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The lawsuit, filed in January in St. Joseph Circuit Court, targets Democratic Sheriff Bill Redman for allegedly not complying with a new state law

LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court has ruled that employers may use written, voluntary waivers to forgo 30-minute meal breaks for employees working shifts between five and six hours, so long as the waivers are revocable and not coercive. The ruling came in a published decision issued April 21 by

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday, the ACLU of Iowa has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kim Reynolds, accusing her office of violating the state’s open records law by refusing to release documents tied to the cancellation of a proposed Satanic Temple event at the Iowa State Capitol. The lawsuit,