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USA TODAY · 5d

Feds: Three Mid-State corrections officers plead guilty in 2023 inmate beating

Corrections officers from both Mid-State and Marcy correctional facilities are already facing charges in beating deaths in December and January.
SCOTUSblog · 11d

Justices clarify pleading rules for retirement-plan litigation

Cunningham v. Cornell University will not go into the history books as one of the most important 30 decisions of the 2024-25 term. The case involves a technical problem about pleading standards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act,
Icon for www.law.comLaw · 7d

Pleading The Amount of Unliquidated Damages: Must You? May You?

I came to learn that the District of New Jersey has a rule, codified as Local Civil Rule 8.1, which states, “A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief in the nature of unliquidated money ...
JD Supra · 6d

Supreme Court Establishes Lower Pleading Standard for Prohibited Transaction Claims

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Cunningham v. Cornell University that plaintiffs can satisfy the requirements for
JD Supra · 4d

The Supreme Court Relieves ERISA Plaintiffs of a Pleading Requirement: What’s Next for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries?

On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that dealt a blow to benefit plan fiduciaries nationwide. The Court unanimously held
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · 4d

Americans Linked to Congo Coup Attempt Plead Not Guilty to US Criminal Charges

Americans Linked to Congo Coup Attempt Plead Not Guilty to US Criminal Charges SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four Americans have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in federal court in Utah after ...
Hoodline · 7d

El Paso Walmart Shooter to Plead Guilty to Capital Murder, Dodging Death Penalty Amid Victims' Wishes

Patrick Crusius plans to plead guilty to capital murder in the 2019 El Paso shooting, avoiding the death penalty.
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Americans linked to Congo coup attempt plead not guilty to US criminal charges

Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson Jr., and Benjamin Zalman-Polun were ordered to remain in custody after pleading not guilty during a joint court appearance on Thursday. The alleged explosives expert ...