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July 29, 2026
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to review his conviction on bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud charges, arguing that the "novel" theories behind his prosecution "stretch federal bribery law in ways that threaten to criminalize and chill lawful interactions between state and local officials and their constituents."
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July 29, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge allowed cosmetics company Glamour Dolls Inc. to pursue claims against an investor who the company claims promised to barter consulting services for a stake in the business, but then left it in the lurch when it needed financing.
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July 29, 2026
A Washington federal judge has declined to reinstate a proposed class action accusing Apple and Amazon of illegally limiting iPhone and iPad sales, standing by her previous conclusion that Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP failed to promptly seek the approval of two substitute plaintiffs after the original lead consumer abandoned the case.
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July 29, 2026
A proposed class action in Massachusetts federal court accuses DraftKings of conducting sports betting in states that outlaw it, through prediction markets that are accessible through the same app as its sportsbook and daily fantasy sports.
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July 29, 2026
A Pennsylvania appellate court says an Allegheny County trial judge properly denied a real estate developer's request for her to recuse herself from a property conservatorship case and that the judge's rulings were not affected by alleged bias from family connections to separate cases.
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