JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2022

The District of Columbia and the states of Texas , Indiana and Washington Monday filed lawsuits against Alphabet’s Google over alleged deceptive location-tracking practices and violating the privacy of the users. A similar case was brought against Google in 2020 by the Attorney General of Arizona.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2022

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced Tuesday that Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was arrested in Miami after being named Monday in an indictment in the related to the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The Superior Court of the District of Columbia ordered him to leave the city.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Judge Royce Lamberth from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held on Wednesday Wanda Patten, warden of the District of Columbia Jail, and Quincy Booth, director of the DC Department of Corrections, in civil contempt of court for failing to produce medical documents for Christopher Worrell, a member of far-right Proud Boys.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Monday blocked Penguin Random House’s proposed $2.2 ” The district court’s opinion is temporarily under seal since it contains confidential information. Judge Florence Y. publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books.”.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The man, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 6, 2022

He also called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the US Attorney General to review whether marijuana should remain a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Currently, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana use, with Rhode Island being the most recent.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now listed as a defendant on a privacy lawsuit filed by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine. According to CNBC, the lawsuit was first filed in 2018. However, Racine did not initially list Zuckerberg as a defendant.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a restitution agreement with TurboTax owner Intuit Inc. ” Attorney General James states “Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across the nation who were unfairly charged.”

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LLRX

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As a result, the question often arises -- is attorney X licensed to practice in state Y?

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Law 360

JUNE 8, 2023

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Thursday disbarred an attorney who worked at major companies such as Netflix and Skype and once advised the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for lying to courts during his divorce proceedings, court documents show.

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Law 360

APRIL 28, 2022

Department of Justice threw its weight behind the District of Columbia on Wednesday as the D.C. attorney general seeks reconsideration on a D.C. Superior Court decision tossing antitrust claims over Amazon rules that allegedly prohibit merchants and suppliers from selling for cheaper prices elsewhere.

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Law 360

MAY 2, 2023

The legal standard being pushed by the District of Columbia attorney general in an antitrust case against Amazon could have a chilling effect on business in the nation's capital, a nonprofit supporting social and economic progress in the district told a local appeals court.

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Law 360

MARCH 18, 2022

A District of Columbia court on Friday tossed a case from the city's attorney general accusing Amazon of violating local antitrust law through contracts with its third-party sellers and retail suppliers after finding a lack of evidence showing the policies lead to higher prices.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2022

Law firm asks justices to consider the scope of attorney-client privilege for dual-purpose documents. In In re Grand Jury , the petitioner (whose identity is redacted in the petition ) is a law firm asking the justices to clarify the scope of attorney-client privilege when a communication with a client involves legal and non-legal advice.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

District Court for the District of Columbia's recent decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter leaves open the question of how much human input is necessary to qualify the user of an artificial intelligence system as the author of a generated work, but the court's dicta offers some clues, say attorneys at MoFo.

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Law 360

APRIL 14, 2022

The District of Columbia's attorney general on Thursday asked D.C.'s s Superior Court to reconsider a decision to toss its case accusing Amazon of stifling competition, arguing that a judge's ruling from the bench ignored key facts and misapplied antitrust law.

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JURIST

AUGUST 25, 2021

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge a school district’s authority to require that students and teachers wear masks. The defendants include Columbia Public Schools, the Board of Education for the School District of Columbia, and the Superintendent for Columbia Public Schools.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit pledged Monday to remain independent and restore integrity to the… Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

California Attorney General Rob Bonta Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against ecommerce company Amazon, accusing the company of stifling competition and creating artificial pricing floors. The lawsuit mirrors a complaint filed in 2021 by the District of Columbia.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the US is dedicated to working with “ interagency and international partners to disrupt these kidnapping-for-ransom schemes that endanger the lives of American citizens and that fuel the violent gangs harming the Haitian people.”

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Diane Drain

JANUARY 1, 2021

CFPB and State Attorneys General Settle with Nationstar, aka Mr. Cooper, accused of unfair and deceptive practices. Read the complaint filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which mirrors the complaints filed by all the State Attorney Generals. Drain - Phoenix Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit on Tuesday, seeking to stop the implementation of the new rule. In addition to New York, the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina and the District of Columbia are also part of the lawsuit.

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Law 360

AUGUST 19, 2022

million to the District of Columbia to settle claims it charged customers millions of dollars in deceptive service fees and to release almost $740,000 in tax payments it has held hostage during a refund dispute, the D.C. attorney general announced Friday. Instacart has agreed to pay $1.8

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On February 8, the District of Columbia attorney general announced a settlement with a FinTech company for alleged violations of the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA).

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2023

States such as California, New York, Illinois and the territory of the District of Columbia joined in the lawsuit against Meta. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul commented on the lawsuit, “Our children are in crisis, and we need to act.” 33 US states filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc.,

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JURIST

JANUARY 28, 2022

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson Thursday announced that Amazon will pay $2.25 ” Amazon has faced additional antitrust cases in the European Union, the Southern District of New York, and the District of Columbia. Ferguson’s office filed a resolution in the King County Superior Court.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The District of Columbia (DC) filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against Proud Boys International, LLC and The Oath Keepers, a non-profit organization. The attorney general posits five counts against the group, including conspiracy to violate 42 U.S.C. 1985(1), violation of 42 U.S.C.

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MyCase

JANUARY 12, 2021

The first opinion was issued on March of 2020 by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Opinion 24-20. For additional advice on ensuring that your firm is operating securely and efficiently while operating virtually, make sure to download this FREE guide: An Attorney’s Guide to Setting Up a Remote Law Firm.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting both Ochs and DeCarlo. The charge carries a maximum of 20 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss of the offense.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The president’s first step was a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession and a direction to the Attorney General to develop an administrative process to issue certificates of pardon to eligible individuals. HHS has undertaken scientific and medical evaluations of marijuana in recent years.

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Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2022

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge has denied the Washington, D.C.,

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 24-20 (March 23, 2020). As a result, attorneys must be particularly cognizant of how they and their staff work remotely, how they access data, and how they prevent computer viruses and other cybersecurity risks.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia. A Washington, D.C. resident was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for an assault on a member of Congress and two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer, according to a press release from the U.S.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The District of Columbia's attorney general on Thursday sued the Washington Commanders for the second time in two weeks, this time accusing the NFL team of unlawfully holding onto at least $200,000 in security deposits paid by season ticket holders and overcomplicating the refund process.

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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2021

Capital Press ] * Attorneys for alleged Capitol rioters were given an exclusive tour of the Capitol grounds to seemingly assist in their defense work. [ CNN ] * A new lawsuit alleges that the District of Columbia's ban on dancing at weddings during the COVID-19 pandemic violates the First Amendment.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has reported that more than 700 individuals have been arrested for crimes such as assaulting or impeding law enforcement in relation to the breach of the Capitol. Thompson has received the one of longest prison sentences among the Capitol rioters so far.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The complaint states that since profits in health insurance markets are significantly larger than the profits in the first-pass claims editing market, UnitedHealth has an incentive to raise prices for its rival insurers, leading to health insurers and customers facing higher prices, lower quality, and reduced access to claims-editing innovations.

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