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UFC confirms partnership with sanctioning body to regulate White House event

The UFC resolved a regulatory dispute over its White House event by partnering with the Association of Boxing Commissions to provide independent oversight and sanctioning.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

3 weeks ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, among a series of lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.

Environment

US politics

fromEmptywheel

1 month ago

How Trump's SCOTUS Appeal Shows Why He's Got a Weaker Legal Argument than a [Former] Gitmo Detainee

The dispute centers on whether orders requiring disclosure of classified records to a Special Master are immediately appealable, distinguishing prior cases that authorized collateral appeals.

Law

fromemptywheel

2 months ago

Jeanine Pirro Has a Black Powder Problem - emptywheel

Magistrate Judge Sharbaugh ordered briefing and public docket filings on whether a D.C. Superior Court grand jury indictment may properly be used in federal court.

California

fromwww.sacbee.com

5 months ago

U.S. attorney, DHS say ICE won't comply with California's new mask ban

Federal immigration agents will not comply with California's mask ban for law enforcement, citing federal supremacy and lack of state jurisdiction.