Richard A. Posner, an iconoclastic federal appellate judge and prolific author who was widely known for his provocative intellect and was ranked by many in the legal world as second in influence only to members of the U.S. Supreme Court, died Wednesday. He was 87.
Makers of ice cream bars, energy drinks, gummy worms, barbecue sauces, protein bars and other products are facing lawsuits over the use of a sweetener that they allege contains “zero sugar.”
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago on Tuesday rejected an Indiana “aid-or-assist” law, which prohibits physicians from helping minors obtain an abortion without first meeting the state’s parental consent requirements.
A class action lawsuit claiming that Chobani violated state consumer protection laws by falsely advertising some of its Greek-style yogurt as sugar free can move forward, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago ruled Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an opposition to an Illinois law that prohibits concealed-carry permit holders from bringing loaded guns onto public transportation, upholding a 2013 state provision that bans firearms from buses and trains.
A former tax attorney who helped his wealthy clients avoid paying federal taxes has to immediately pay the IRS $371 million in restitution, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Rarely do issues before the Supreme Court make it to commercials during the World Series. But in the first two games between the Dodgers and the Blue Jays, there were commercials from the Province of Ontario consisting of a 1987 radio address from President Ronald Reagan strongly denouncing tariffs. On Nov. 5, the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs will come before the Supreme Court in two consolidated cases.
Updated: So far, three federal judges have ruled against Trump in preliminary decisions, two of which were temporarily stayed in whole or in part by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Precedent by a federal appeals court with jurisdiction over Florida prevents release of grand jury records in the multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein case, a fact recognized by the government, a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida ruled Wednesday.
A downstate Illinois congressman who wants to challenge a state law on the counting of mail-in ballots will have his case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Retired federal appeals Judge Richard Posner has won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Indiana man who said he was owed $170,000 in unpaid salary for leading a Posner-founded group that helped litigants representing themselves in court.
A judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade did not violate ethics rules by refusing to hire law clerks who attended Columbia University, according to the judicial council of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago.
