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Judge declines to redact ‘confidential’ settlement amount from record
A federal appeals court judge declined to edit a dissent he wrote to remove a reference to the “extraordinary” $3 million settlement that a medical provider reached with a prisoner who suffered brain damage as a result of his untreated kidney disease.
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SCOTUS limits nationwide injunctions, rules on LGBTQ case
The Supreme Court issued several opinions Friday including decisions about the authority of judges to grant nationwide injunctions, Obamacare coverage, pornography, phone bill fees and a case involving LGBTQ storybooks in schools.
By Mark Sherman
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California court rules state insurance policy on smoke damage is unlawful
A California judge has ruled the state’s bare-bones home insurance program’s handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications as insurers increasingly deal with the aftermath of wildfires.
By Sally Ho
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Illinois legal aid providers brace for potential end of LSC funding
Legal aid providers across the state are weighing their options as the threat of losing the country’s largest funder for civil legal aid looms.