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Chicken Farmers Cry Fowl ... and Other Legal News You May Have Missed

By Richard Dahl | Last updated on April 26, 2022

Two South Carolina chicken farmers filed a federal class-action lawsuit April 18, claiming they were ripped off by a standard poultry industry contracting...

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A Food Fraud Flap in Minnesota ... and Other Legal News You May Have Missed

By Richard Dahl | Last updated on March 15, 2022

The FBI is investigating at least 15 nonprofit organizations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area for what it calls a "massive fraud scheme" to siphon off millions...

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When Is a Facebook Page a Public Forum? ... and Other Legal News You May Have Missed

By Richard Dahl | Last updated on March 07, 2022

Is an office holder's personal Facebook page a public forum with implied guarantees of public access and free speech? On Feb. 25 a federal appeals...

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Can Ghislaine Maxwell Get a New Trial for Child Sex Trafficking?

By Camila Laval, J.D. | Last updated on February 25, 2022

In December 2021, a jury convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex trafficking and other crimes related to her relationship with American...

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A Big Harassment Battle at Harvard ... and Other Legal News You May Have Missed

By Richard Dahl | Last updated on February 15, 2022

A lawsuit accusing Harvard University of ignoring sexual harassment allegations against a popular professor has created an unusually large split among its...

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Perceived Partisanship Has Led to Calls for New SCOTUS Ethics Rules

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on February 04, 2022

With Justice Breyer's recent retirement announcement, the country is once again focused on the Supreme Court nomination process. This nomination comes at a...

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