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  • June 29, 2026

    Black Driver Says Concrete Co. Fired Him For Calling Out Slur

    A Black former driver for a concrete company alleges in a suit filed Monday in Georgia federal court that he was fired after complaining that a colleague called him a racial slur and taking leftover concrete from a job even though he got approval from management to do so. 

  • June 29, 2026

    3rd Circ. Preview: DuPont Pensions, Detainees' Court Access

    An appeal testing the limits of ERISA fiduciary liability goes before the Third Circuit in July when DuPont and Corteva seek to overturn a district court ruling that a corporate spinoff damaged employees' retirement benefits. The court will also hear argument on whether heavy equipment giant Caterpillar forced a competitor out of business by pressuring a vendor. Here are some highlights from the court's July calendar.

  • June 29, 2026

    Judge Voids DOT Freeze On NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel Funds

    A Manhattan federal judge on Monday barred the Trump administration from freezing funds for New York and New Jersey's $16 billion rehabilitation of aging commuter train tunnels under the Hudson River, saying the administration's unilateral cancellation of federally obligated grant funds was unlawful.

  • June 29, 2026

    California Asks Court To Halt 'Catastrophic' ICE Facility

    The state of California and Santa Clara County told a California federal court to block the federal government and a real estate investment firm from going forward with an immigrant detention facility allegedly planned for a 24.5-acre site, saying it would cause "significant and potentially catastrophic environmental and public health harms."

  • June 29, 2026

    ITC To Probe Bobcat Imports After Caterpillar Complaint

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into whether construction equipment maker Doosan Bobcat imported certain heavy machinery that infringed rival Caterpillar Inc.'s patents.

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