Author: Nate Raymond
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Meta’s Instagram linked to depression, anxiety, insomnia in kids – US states’ lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel, Diane Bartz and Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive. In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the attorneys general of 33 states including California and New York…
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Supreme Court lets GOP defend N.C. voter-ID law
WASHINGTON • The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Republican lawmakers in North Carolina can intervene in a lawsuit challenging a voter-ID law that they believed the state’s Democratic attorney general was unlikely to defend strongly enough. In an 8-1 decision authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court ruled that two Republican legislative…
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Biden moves to fill key appellate seat vacated by Supreme Court’s Jackson
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated three women to serve as appellate judges including Florence Pan, who would succeed U.S. Supreme Court-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson on the influential federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. Pan’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit marks the second time Biden…
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Congress approves tougher financial disclosure rules for judges
WASHINGTON • Legislation that would subject U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to tougher disclosure requirements for their financial holdings and stock trades passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday in a rare show of bipartisanship. The bill, approved on a voice vote after winning Senate passage in February, would make it easier for…
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Senate narrowly confirms Biden’s pick for Mass. prosecutor
BOSTON • The U.S. Senate on Wednesday narrowly confirmed a progressive district attorney branded by Republicans as soft on crime to become Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. The 51-50 vote to confirm Rachael Rollins followed fierce Republican opposition to her stances on criminal justice reform and marked…
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Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid judgment against J&J
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by the state alleging the drugmaker fueled the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers. The decision marked the latest setback for states and local governments pursuing lawsuits to hold pharmaceutical companies…
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Fox Run resident Randy Campbell hired as full-time NFL official
Randy Campbell can now add full-time NFL official to his resume. The Fox Run resident last month accepted the position of replay booth official. He will join a crew next season and work games throughout the league. “This was probably my last chance to go to the NFL,” said Campbell, who will leave his position…