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Half a million California fast food workers will now earn $20 per hour

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Half a million California fast food workers will now earn $20 per hour

As of Monday, about half a million fast food workers in California are making at least $20 per hour, $4 higher than the overall state minimum wage. ​ As of Monday, about half a million fast food workers in California are making at least $20 per hour, $4 higher than the overall state minimum wage. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill, reversing voter ballot measure

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Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill, reversing voter ballot measure

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs, the Democratic governor’s office told CNN. ​ Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs, […]

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Texas federal court district rebuffs effort to curb ‘judge-shopping’ tactic

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Texas federal court district rebuffs effort to curb ‘judge-shopping’ tactic

A federal trial court in Texas commonly targeted by litigants as a way to guarantee a conservative judge will hear their case is rebuffing the push by US judiciary’s policy-making body to rein in the tactic, known as “judge-shopping”. ​ A federal trial court in Texas commonly targeted by litigants as a way to guarantee a conservative judge will hear their case is rebuffing the push by US judiciary’s policy-making body […]

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Opinion: Conservatives game the system to drag Supreme Court further into culture war

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Opinion: Conservatives game the system to drag Supreme Court further into culture war

Steve Vladeck writes that right-wing litigants have regularly taken advantage of their ability to handpick ideologically sympathetic judges by filing a disproportionate percentage of lawsuits challenging the Biden administration in geographically remote district courts within the Fifth Circuit ​ Steve Vladeck writes that right-wing litigants have regularly taken advantage of their ability to handpick ideologically sympathetic judges by filing a disproportionate percentage of lawsuits challenging the Biden administration in geographically remote […]

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Manhattan DA asks to expand Trump gag order after repeated posts about judge’s daughter

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Manhattan DA asks to expand Trump gag order after repeated posts about judge’s daughter

The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial related to hush money payments to expand the gag order to stop the former president from attacking family members of people involved in the case. ​ The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial related to hush money payments to expand the gag order to stop the former president […]

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Actor Michael Stuhlbarg hit in back of the neck with rock while in Central Park

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Actor Michael Stuhlbarg hit in back of the neck with rock while in Central Park

Actor Michael Stuhlbarg, known for the movie “Call Me by Your Name” and TV’s “Boardwalk Empire,” was hit in the back of the neck with a rock Sunday night while in New York, according to police. ​ Actor Michael Stuhlbarg, known for the movie “Call Me by Your Name” and TV’s “Boardwalk Empire,” was hit in the back of the neck with a rock Sunday night while in New York, according to police. Read More Breaking News, […]

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