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Full 9th Circuit caps whiplash-inducing series of election orders by backing DOJ's 'core' functions until further notice
Background: People take part in the midterm elections at a polling site in the Queens borough of New York City, NY, Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Anthony Behar/SIPA USA)(SIPA via AP Images). Inset: Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at the FBI Cincinnati Field Office,...
Single mom who worked as a chef to support 6 kids clings to life just long enough to tell son 'I'm OK' while dying in his arms after hit-and-run: Cops
Left inset: Hit-and-run victim Smaah Adam (Facebook). Center inset: Eli Hampshire, the Washington state man who allegedly killed Smaah Adam (KREM). Right inset: Eli Hampshire's girlfriend, Heather Langman, who allegedly helped him hide his car after killing Smaah Adam...
'Just issue a decision': DOJ ridicules 'nonsense' concerns about Trump arch's impact on bats, snipes at judge's 'problematic' injunctions
Main: Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary, the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the Lincoln Memorial are seen from the Washington Monument, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington...
Dad who told friend he kept starving 14-year-old 'locked up' with 'camera on her' in room rigged with alarm is convicted
Inset: Walter S. Goodman (Outagamie County Jail). Background: The area in Wisconsin where Goodman and others nearly starved a 14-year-old girl to death (Google Maps). A Wisconsin father could soon join his wife in prison after being convicted of starving and abusing...
Attorney General Bonta Does Not Oppose Adding SB 54 Claims to SB 343 Challenge
On November 2, 2026, the California Attorney General told the Court presiding over the legal challenge to SB 343, California’s “Truth in Recycling” law, that he does not oppose Plaintiffs’ request to amend their complaint to also challenge...
16-year-old girl struck with shrapnel 'square in the mouth' after partygoer tosses shock absorber into bonfire, causing explosion: Family
Inset: Jaidynn Penberthy (GoFundMe). Background: Area near New River and Saddle Mountain roads in Phoenix, Arizona, where Jaidynn was injured in a bonfire explosion (Google Maps). Cops in Arizona are searching for the person who allegedly chucked a car part into a...
“A Trust Betrayed Is the Harm”: Ninth Circuit Rules Breach of Confidence Supplies Article III Standing in Data Privacy Cases, Deepening Circuit Split
Since TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, a reliable defense playbook in data privacy class actions has been to recast the plaintiff’s injury as a speculative future risk: no identity theft, no fraud, no out-of-pocket loss, and so no standing. In a published opinion...
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Adds Three New FAQs on Crypto Asset Classification
On November 2, 2026, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) added new Questions 1.4 through 1.6 to its frequently asked questions (the “FAQs”) on how...
California Codifies Intersectional Discrimination Under the Fair Employment and Housing Act
Common intersectional profiles include a transgender Black woman navigating corporate promotions, an older Muslim man facing biased hiring evaluations, a gay Latino professional subject to derogatory workplace remarks, or a Jewish woman carrying a genetic health marker.