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Judge Dismisses the Trump Administration's Antisemitism Suit Against Harvard
Harvard UniversityMoakley US Courthouse, 1, Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United States
Starts 08/13/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE43 days agoStated as firm, per the order itself (harvard.edu^[1] copy of Doc 65 in 1:26-cv-11352-RGS): "Filed 08/13/26", "MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS August 13, 2026".
Judge Richard Stearns threw out the Justice Department's Title VI suit seeking to claw back Harvard's federal funding, finding it had not pled any ongoing violation after the government's June 2025 notice.
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Alo and Italic End Their Ad Dispute With a Stipulated Judgment
United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesAlo Yoga
Starts 02/27/2023CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE3.6 years agoThe stipulated judgment's header reads "Case 2:22-cv-00567-SSS-RAO Document 39 Filed 02/27/23".^[1]
A federal judge entered a stipulated judgment dismissing Alo's false-advertising suit against Italic with prejudice under a confidential settlement, keeping the court's power to enforce it.
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Justice09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Declares Mistrial in the Palisades Fire Arson Trial
United States Department of JusticeUnited States Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE91 days agoABC7^[1] (published 26 June 2026) says 'A mistrial was declared Friday in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht' - Friday 26 June; no time is given.
US District Judge Anne Hwang declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked 10-2 in favour of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht on all three arson charges, and prosecutors said they would try him again.
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Appeals Court Voids Trump's Half-Billion-Dollar Civil Fraud Penalty
New York Supreme Court, Appellate DivisionAppellate Division New York State Supreme Court, East 25th Street, Rose Hill, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10010, United States
Starts 08/21/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe slip opinion People v Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756, reads "Decided and Entered: August 21, 2025", Appellate Division, First Department.^[1]
New York's Appellate Division, First Department, threw out the roughly $464.6 million disgorgement award against Donald Trump and his company as an excessive fine, while leaving the fraud liability and business restrictions in place.
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Judge Rules Out the Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkThurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40, Centre Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United States
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE238 days agoCNBC^[1], 30 January 2026: Mangione "will not face a possible death penalty sentence", a judge "ruled Friday"; the Opinion & Order is signed "Dated: January 30, 2026".
US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the two federal gun counts against Luigi Mangione, including the only death-eligible charge, leaving two stalking counts that carry up to life in prison.
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Ninth Circuit Upholds Block on Trump's Housing and Transit Grant Conditions
US Court of Appeals 9 Circuit, 95, 7th Street, South of Market, San Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesUnited States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Starts 08/25/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE31 days agoStated as firm, per the City Attorney's release dated August 25, 2026: "The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today affirmed in large part a lower court decision"; the SF Standard^[2]: the panel "on Tuesday voted to uphold an order".
Appeals judges largely affirmed an injunction won by San Francisco and seven other local governments, stopping HUD and the Transportation Department from tying grants to anti-DEI, immigration and abortion conditions, protecting about $240 million a year in HUD money and $2 billion in DOT funding to the city.
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Judge Throws Out Amended Reese's Pumpkin Suit for Lack of Standing
HersheyJames Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, 401, Northeast 1st Avenue, Torch of Friendship, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 33132, United States
Starts 09/16/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE9 days agoStated as firm on the order: "Entered on FLSD Docket 09/16/2026" and "DONE AND ORDERED in the Southern District of Florida this 16th day of September, 2026."^[1]
Judge Melissa Damian dismissed the reworked class action over faceless Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins, saying the buyers' "only injury is their subjective disappointment"; their lawyer said they would appeal.
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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Kill NYC Congestion Pricing
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkDaniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500, Pearl Street, Five Points, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United States
Starts 03/03/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE206 days agoStated as firm on the opinion itself: "Filed 03/03/26", "OPINION AND ORDER", signed by Lewis J. Liman; Streetsblog^[3] and NY1^[4] reported it the same day.
In a 149-page opinion, Judge Lewis Liman held that USDOT unlawfully terminated the federal agreement behind Manhattan's congestion toll, and that any attempt to enforce Sean Duffy's letters ending it would be unlawful.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego Settles Trash Fee Suit, Agrees to End Balboa Park Paid Parking
City of San DiegoCity Administration Building, 202 C Street, Core–Columbia, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92101, United States
Starts 05/20/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE128 days agoStated as firm: Times of San Diego^[2] (May 20, 2026) reports the settlement announced at that day's press conference, and KPBS^[3][4] writes of "The decision behind closed doors on May 20".
To end a Superior Court trial and a Lincoln Club repeal initiative, the city agreed to cut the standard trash fee to $38.75 from July 2027 and to end paid parking in Balboa Park by January 2027.
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Supreme Court Refuses Pirani's Last Appeal in the Slack Direct-Listing Case
Supreme Court of the United States, 1, 1st Street Northeast, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20543, United StatesSalesforce
Starts 10/06/2025CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE354 days agoThe Supreme Court's^[1][3] order list for 'MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025' lists 25-44 Pirani v. Slack Technologies, Inc. under 'CERTIORARI DENIED'.
The justices denied a Slack investor's petition, leaving in place the Ninth Circuit's order to throw out his securities suit over Slack's 2019 direct listing on the NYSE.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Sanctions Lawyer in Vuori Wage Case Over AI-Invented Citations
Robert F. Peckham United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 280, South 1st Street, Downtown Historic District, Japantown, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, 95113, United StatesVuori
Starts 11/20/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE309 days agoThe sanctions order is headed 'Case 5:23-cv-01121-NC Document 96 Filed 11/20/25'.^[1]
A federal magistrate judge fined the plaintiff's lawyer in the Vuori overtime suit and struck his settlement motion after it cited a nonexistent case and eight made-up quotations, sinking a $1.1 million class deal.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Young Rules Hundreds of NIH Grant Terminations Illegal
National Institutes of HealthMoakley US Courthouse, 1, Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United States
Starts 06/16/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoStated as firm, per GBH News (16 June 2025): Judge William Young ruled at "Monday"'s hearing that NIH acted illegally in terminating about 800 research grants; STAT's same-day report: "A federal judge deemed on Monday".^[1]
Ruling from the bench in Boston, Judge William Young found NIH's termination of about 800 research grants on diversity and LGBTQ health "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered payments to resume, calling the record racial discrimination.
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The Opinion and Order in 24-CR-556 (DEH) is stamped "Filed 04/02/25" and signed "Dated: April 2, 2025", ordering that "the Indictment against Eric Adams ... is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE".^[1]

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Judge Dismisses Mayor Eric Adams's Corruption Case With Prejudice

US District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the five-count federal corruption indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, so it cannot be brought again, refusing the Justice Department's request to drop it without prejudice.

The Justice Department moved on 14 February 2025 to dismiss the indictment against Mayor Adams without prejudice, saying the case would interfere with his ability to govern and with federal immigration initiatives^[1]
Judge Dale Ho granted the dismissal but denied the request that it be without prejudice, ordering the indictment dismissed with prejudice so the charges cannot be revived^[1]
Ho wrote that a dismissal without prejudice would create the unavoidable perception that the mayor's freedom depended on carrying out the administration's immigration priorities, and found "no evidence" of improper motives by the SDNY line prosecutors^[1]
In the 78-page ruling Ho wrote that "everything here smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the Indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions"; the DOJ request had prompted eight federal prosecutors to resign^[3]
A Justice Department spokesperson called the order "an example of political weaponization", while Adams called the charges "baseless" and apologised to New Yorkers outside Gracie Mansion^[2]

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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.628915/gov.uscourts.nysd.628915.177.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Apr 2, 2025 ✓· 80% of score
The Opinion and Order in 24-CR-556 (DEH) is stamped "Filed 04/02/25" and signed "Dated: April 2, 2025", ordering that "the Indictment against Eric Adams ... is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE".
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Eric Adams corruption case dismissed, judge says Trump can no longer use charges as 'leverage' (NBC News)
nbcnews.com· Published Apr 2, 2025· 10% of score
NBC News report of the 2 April 2025 order dismissing the Adams indictment with prejudice, quoting the ruling, the DOJ response and Adams.
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Judge dismisses New York mayor's corruption case, slams Trump administration 'bargain' (Reuters)
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Reuters report of Judge Ho's 78-page ruling on 2 April 2025, including the 'smacks of a bargain' passage and the prosecutors' resignations.

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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Dismisses the Trump Administration's Antisemitism Suit Against Harvard
Harvard UniversityMoakley US Courthouse, 1, Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United States
Starts 08/13/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE43 days agoStated as firm, per the order itself (harvard.edu^[1] copy of Doc 65 in 1:26-cv-11352-RGS): "Filed 08/13/26", "MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS August 13, 2026".
Judge Richard Stearns threw out the Justice Department's Title VI suit seeking to claw back Harvard's federal funding, finding it had not pled any ongoing violation after the government's June 2025 notice.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Alo and Italic End Their Ad Dispute With a Stipulated Judgment
United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesAlo Yoga
Starts 02/27/2023CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE3.6 years agoThe stipulated judgment's header reads "Case 2:22-cv-00567-SSS-RAO Document 39 Filed 02/27/23".^[1]
A federal judge entered a stipulated judgment dismissing Alo's false-advertising suit against Italic with prejudice under a confidential settlement, keeping the court's power to enforce it.
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Justice09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Declares Mistrial in the Palisades Fire Arson Trial
United States Department of JusticeUnited States Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE91 days agoABC7^[1] (published 26 June 2026) says 'A mistrial was declared Friday in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht' - Friday 26 June; no time is given.
US District Judge Anne Hwang declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked 10-2 in favour of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht on all three arson charges, and prosecutors said they would try him again.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Appeals Court Voids Trump's Half-Billion-Dollar Civil Fraud Penalty
New York Supreme Court, Appellate DivisionAppellate Division New York State Supreme Court, East 25th Street, Rose Hill, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10010, United States
Starts 08/21/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe slip opinion People v Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756, reads "Decided and Entered: August 21, 2025", Appellate Division, First Department.^[1]
New York's Appellate Division, First Department, threw out the roughly $464.6 million disgorgement award against Donald Trump and his company as an excessive fine, while leaving the fraud liability and business restrictions in place.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Rules Out the Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkThurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40, Centre Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United States
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE238 days agoCNBC^[1], 30 January 2026: Mangione "will not face a possible death penalty sentence", a judge "ruled Friday"; the Opinion & Order is signed "Dated: January 30, 2026".
US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the two federal gun counts against Luigi Mangione, including the only death-eligible charge, leaving two stalking counts that carry up to life in prison.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Ninth Circuit Upholds Block on Trump's Housing and Transit Grant Conditions
US Court of Appeals 9 Circuit, 95, 7th Street, South of Market, San Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesUnited States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Starts 08/25/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE31 days agoStated as firm, per the City Attorney's release dated August 25, 2026: "The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today affirmed in large part a lower court decision"; the SF Standard^[2]: the panel "on Tuesday voted to uphold an order".
Appeals judges largely affirmed an injunction won by San Francisco and seven other local governments, stopping HUD and the Transportation Department from tying grants to anti-DEI, immigration and abortion conditions, protecting about $240 million a year in HUD money and $2 billion in DOT funding to the city.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Throws Out Amended Reese's Pumpkin Suit for Lack of Standing
HersheyJames Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, 401, Northeast 1st Avenue, Torch of Friendship, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 33132, United States
Starts 09/16/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE9 days agoStated as firm on the order: "Entered on FLSD Docket 09/16/2026" and "DONE AND ORDERED in the Southern District of Florida this 16th day of September, 2026."^[1]
Judge Melissa Damian dismissed the reworked class action over faceless Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins, saying the buyers' "only injury is their subjective disappointment"; their lawyer said they would appeal.
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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Kill NYC Congestion Pricing
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkDaniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500, Pearl Street, Five Points, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United States
Starts 03/03/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE206 days agoStated as firm on the opinion itself: "Filed 03/03/26", "OPINION AND ORDER", signed by Lewis J. Liman; Streetsblog^[3] and NY1^[4] reported it the same day.
In a 149-page opinion, Judge Lewis Liman held that USDOT unlawfully terminated the federal agreement behind Manhattan's congestion toll, and that any attempt to enforce Sean Duffy's letters ending it would be unlawful.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego Settles Trash Fee Suit, Agrees to End Balboa Park Paid Parking
City of San DiegoCity Administration Building, 202 C Street, Core–Columbia, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92101, United States
Starts 05/20/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE128 days agoStated as firm: Times of San Diego^[2] (May 20, 2026) reports the settlement announced at that day's press conference, and KPBS^[3][4] writes of "The decision behind closed doors on May 20".
To end a Superior Court trial and a Lincoln Club repeal initiative, the city agreed to cut the standard trash fee to $38.75 from July 2027 and to end paid parking in Balboa Park by January 2027.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Supreme Court Refuses Pirani's Last Appeal in the Slack Direct-Listing Case
Supreme Court of the United States, 1, 1st Street Northeast, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20543, United StatesSalesforce
Starts 10/06/2025CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE354 days agoThe Supreme Court's^[1][3] order list for 'MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025' lists 25-44 Pirani v. Slack Technologies, Inc. under 'CERTIORARI DENIED'.
The justices denied a Slack investor's petition, leaving in place the Ninth Circuit's order to throw out his securities suit over Slack's 2019 direct listing on the NYSE.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Sanctions Lawyer in Vuori Wage Case Over AI-Invented Citations
Robert F. Peckham United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 280, South 1st Street, Downtown Historic District, Japantown, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, 95113, United StatesVuori
Starts 11/20/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE309 days agoThe sanctions order is headed 'Case 5:23-cv-01121-NC Document 96 Filed 11/20/25'.^[1]
A federal magistrate judge fined the plaintiff's lawyer in the Vuori overtime suit and struck his settlement motion after it cited a nonexistent case and eight made-up quotations, sinking a $1.1 million class deal.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Young Rules Hundreds of NIH Grant Terminations Illegal
National Institutes of HealthMoakley US Courthouse, 1, Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United States
Starts 06/16/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoStated as firm, per GBH News (16 June 2025): Judge William Young ruled at "Monday"'s hearing that NIH acted illegally in terminating about 800 research grants; STAT's same-day report: "A federal judge deemed on Monday".^[1]
Ruling from the bench in Boston, Judge William Young found NIH's termination of about 800 research grants on diversity and LGBTQ health "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered payments to resume, calling the record racial discrimination.
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