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  • December 08, 2025

    Calif. Tribe Looks To Nix Suits Against $700M Casino Approval

    A California tribe is asking a D.C. federal court to dismiss three challenges to a U.S. Department of the Interior decision to place 160 acres into trust for its $700 million hotel and casino project, arguing that the consequences of denying its intervention in the litigation would be "grave and severe."

  • December 08, 2025

    Judge Prods Doctor To Disclose Records In WWE Abuse Fight

    A Connecticut judge bristled at a celebrity doctor's failure to overturn key records that may bolster a former WWE staffer's abuse claims against the company, saying on Monday that his prior order to unearth the documents "is not being taken seriously."

  • December 08, 2025

    'Red Flags' Give 2nd Circ. Pause In NBA Health Fraud Appeal

    A Second Circuit panel appeared skeptical Monday of arguments by two former NBA players convicted of defrauding a league healthcare plan that they were tricked into participating by the scheme's leader, saying the trial evidence included "red flags."

  • December 08, 2025

    High Court Rejects Bids To Clarify Video Privacy Law's Reach

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a pair of disputes over the scope of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act, a 1988 law that has sparked a flood of litigation over the viewing data disclosure practices of website operators ranging from the NBA to streaming provider Flipps Media. 

  • December 08, 2025

    Justices Seek SG Input On Bias Protections For Coaches

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday requested input from the solicitor general on the case of two former Georgia college employees who have claimed that federal Title IX laws protecting students from sex discrimination should also apply to professors and coaches.

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