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White House memo aims to chill emergency lawsuits by making plaintiffs pay

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White House memo aims to chill emergency lawsuits by making plaintiffs pay

The Trump administration is taking a shot at the onslaught of emergency lawsuits being filed against it by invoking a rarely used rule that can force people who challenge the government to post money at the start of a court case, according to a White House memo.The Trump administration is taking a shot at the onslaught of emergency lawsuits being filed against it by invoking a rarely used rule that […]

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Wisconsin judge refuses to block Slender Man attacker’s release from psychiatric hospital

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Wisconsin judge refuses to block Slender Man attacker’s release from psychiatric hospital

A Wisconsin judge on Thursday refused to block a psychiatric hospital from releasing a woman who stabbed her sixth-grade classmate to please a horror character called Slender Man more than a decade ago after prosecutors alleged she has been quietly reading gory novels and communicating with a man who collects memorabilia from murderers.A Wisconsin judge on Thursday refused to block a psychiatric hospital from releasing a woman who stabbed her […]

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7-Eleven’s Japanese owner appoints American CEO to fend off $47 billion takeover bid

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7-Eleven’s Japanese owner appoints American CEO to fend off $47 billion takeover bid

Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed him the task of overhauling its business to fend off a $47 billion overseas takeover bid and engineer a recovery.Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed him the task of overhauling its business to fend off a […]

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