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Live Nation settles antitrust case with US Justice Dept, states object

Live Nation settles antitrust case with US Justice Dept, states object

Live Nation reached a tentative settlement with the US Justice Department on Monday in the federal antitrust case brought against the entertainment giant, a senior official said. The settlement, which still requires the approval of a judge, comes just days after the start of an antitrust trial against Live Nation

Supreme Court agrees to hear Guam hazardous disposal case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case over whether the U.S. Air Force can destroy hazardous munitions in Guam. The case, Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan, challenges long-held Air Force disposal practice. Since 1982, the Air Force has disposed

Jail for up to 16 years for Australian hitmen who killed compatriot in Bali

Jail for up to 16 years for Australian hitmen who killed compatriot in Bali

Two Australian hitmen were sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday for shooting dead a compatriot over a debt dispute on the Indonesian resort island of Bali last year. A third man, convicted of organising the hit on Zivan Radmanovic at a tourist villa, was jailed for 12 years by

Legal experts anticipate SCOTUS will overturn drug user gun ban

(The Center Square) – Legal experts anticipate the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down a law barring unlawful drug users from possessing firearms. On Monday, justices of the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in U.S. v. Hemani, a case challenging a law that prohibits a person who “is

Parents' rights advocates hail SCOTUS ruling against secret gender transitions

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Mirabelli v. Olson deciding against California’s law that allowed for gender transitions of school children without parental knowledge has met with commendation from advocacy groups and law firms, with a legal counsel calling the decision one of the

Civil liberties groups say state Supreme Court wrongly decided free speech case

The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression are asking the Montana Supreme Court to reconsider a 2003 decision as it relates to a current free speech case because they said it sets a dangerous precedent by placing addition hurdles for speech to

Debate grows as states consider teacher strike bans

(The Center Square) – Many states are considering new policies affecting teachers’ ability to strike or participate in protests, and education officials and labor advocates continue to debate the legality of teacher strikes. The strikes are banned or heavily restricted in roughly 38 states and Washington, D.C. In states such