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  • July 23, 2024

    Colo. Judges Want Clarity On When Moot Cases Need Rulings

    Colorado appellate judges on Tuesday pushed a popular ski town to define what makes a case of "great public importance," as a major resort company argued its land fight with the town is weighty enough that the judges should rule even if the actual dispute is now moot.

  • July 23, 2024

    Pa. Justices Will Hear Pittsburgh's Appeal For Its 'Jock Tax'

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has accepted the city of Pittsburgh's request to review a lower court decision that ended the city's fee on nonresident professional athletes, also known as the jock tax, the court said.

  • July 23, 2024

    'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Buyers Seek Class Cert.

    Investors in the meme-inspired cryptocurrency LGBcoin sought class certification in a lawsuit alleging that prices for the token cratered after its much-hyped plan to sponsor the coin's eponymous NASCAR driver fell apart.

  • July 23, 2024

    Harvard Hit With Bias Suit By Coach Ousted Amid Complaints

    The former longtime women's hockey coach at Harvard University alleged in a federal suit Tuesday that school administrators held her to a different standard and paid her "significantly" less than male coaches, before pushing her out over what she says were ultimately unsubstantiated complaints from ex-players.

  • July 23, 2024

    USA Pickleball Whacks Paddle Design Contract Suit

    USA Pickleball Association has asked a Maryland federal judge to toss a fraud and negligence suit filed by a paddle manufacturer, arguing it was not vindictiveness that kept it from approving the company's design, but changing standards.

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