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August 07, 2026
An Alabama federal judge on Friday refused to toss donor fraud charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center that claim it covertly paid informants in extremist groups to "stoke racial hatred," finding that the civil rights organization failed to show the requisite animus needed to dismiss the case on vindictive prosecution grounds.
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August 07, 2026
A precious metals partnership and its members should be allowed to pursue their suit alleging an attorney and others conspired to bilk them out of $12 million while advocating an unlawful tax strategy, a Colorado federal magistrate judge recommended, finding the court had jurisdiction in the case.
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August 07, 2026
A Connecticut appeals court held Friday that an attorney who successfully challenged his 90-day suspension was not entitled to dismissal of a related order forfeiting the contents of his trust account, leaving the dispute ready for the Connecticut Supreme Court to weigh in again.
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August 07, 2026
A professional liability insurer urged a California federal court to find that an excess insurer can't rely on a policy exclusion barring coverage for claims brought before the policy's start date to get off the hook for a law firm's defense in malpractice litigation.
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August 07, 2026
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., has indicated he is weighing whether to pursue ethics charges against U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Mascott of the Third Circuit in the wake of a news report stating she operated a public affairs agency from the bench.
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