McDonald’s Corp. can’t be held liable for labor law violations by its various franchise owners, a federal appeals court held Tuesday. The 9th US Circuit
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Major Asylum Hearings Tuesday
The federal appeals court in San Francisco takes up two significant immigrant appeals Tuesday; whether aliens seeking asylum must come through a legal port of
Firing Over Howard U. Lab Conditions Gets Day in Court
A federal appeals court reinstated the retaliatory firing lawsuit by former Howard University researcher who said she was dismissed after objecting to the school’s inhumane
US Citizen Wrongly Held by Immigration Gets Day in Court
A federal appeals court revived the lawsuit of a Brooklyn man, and US citizen, who was wrongly held in immigration detention for four days. Luis
Juror Misconduct Upends North Carolina Death Sentence
A federal appeals court has reversed a North Carolina death sentence based on a trial juror’s improper consultation with her pastor about whether she could
Stamp Price Hike Revoked
Sometimes the little guy does win. The January five-cent rate hike for a first-class stamp has been invalidated by a federal appeals court, based on
