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Oath-taking of the new United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

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A federal magistrate judge in Manhattan yesterday approved extra-record discovery in New York’s challenge to the Trump administration’s public charge rule, sa...ying there was a strong showing that the federal government had acted in bad faith when it significantly expanded the definition of who could be deemed a burden to the government. https://www.law.com//magistrate-judge-approves-extra-reco/ See more

The President’s health care plan

Statement from the President on the Passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In most cases, an act may involve facts that can make it the subject of both civil litigation and criminal prosecution. A civil case usually involves a dispute ...between private parties, while a criminal act is against the State or other sovereign entity. Hence, a civil case may be initiated and litigated by the aggrieved private party. On the other hand, a criminal case is handled by the State, through a designated state prosecutor. Generally, the filing of the criminal case automatically includes the civil claims of the injured party. Thus, unless the latter specifically reserves the right to pursue a separate civil action (apart from the criminal prosecution), the fate of the civil claims will depend on the outcome of the criminal case.