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MANDAN, N.D. — A high-profile lawsuit brought by Texas-based Energy Transfer against environmental organization Greenpeace is set to begin Monday in Morton County District Court. The case, which stems from protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in 2016 and 2017, has been described as one of the largest trials

DETROIT — A Detroit woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the Detroit Police Department, alleging that faulty investigative methods, including the possible use of facial recognition software, led to her wrongful arrest. LaDonna Crutchfield, 37, was taken into custody on Jan. 23, 2024, at her home while with her children.

Court Rules Senate Bill 458 Unconstitutional MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana judge has struck down a state law that defined sex strictly as male or female, ruling that it violates the state’s constitutional protections of equal treatment and privacy. Judge Leslie Halligan of the Missoula County District Court issued her

SEATTLE — Amazon is facing a potential class-action lawsuit alleging it violated Washington state’s My Health My Data Act by secretly collecting and monetizing consumer health data. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, marks the first legal test of the state’

In a landmark ruling that reshapes the contours of copyright law in the age of artificial intelligence, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted partial summary judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters, holding that Ross Intelligence infringed upon the copyrights in Westlaw’s headnotes and organizational

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A California appellate court has overturned a lower court ruling that favored Tastries Bakery in a discrimination lawsuit involving a same-sex couple. The decision, issued by the Fifth District Court of Appeal, found that the Kern County Superior Court erred in its interpretation of state discrimination law. Background

DENVER — On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy. The companies are challenging a lower court ruling that has allowed the County of Boulder and the City of Boulder to pursue a lawsuit against them in state court. The action, filed