Steve Garrison

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

Conservationists say a new management plan will dramatically increase logging in national forests that have already been thinned out by Hurricane Helene. (CN) — A coalition of conservation groups is suing the Trump administration over plans to increase logging in North Carolina’s national forests. The conservationists accuse the U.S. Forest Service of mismanaging the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests by expanding approved logging in the region by thousands of acres.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

Charleston, S.C. (CN) — Minority bar owners argued in the Fourth Circuit they deserved a new trial on claims that city officials in Myrtle Beach conspired to shut down their businesses under the guise of public safety. The panel of judges seemed skeptical during Tuesday’s oral arguments in Richmond, Virginia, of the argument that a federal judge should have allowed a jury to weigh the bar owners' claims rather than issuing directed verdicts. U.S. Circuit Judge J.

2 months ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

(CN) — A majority of Americans expressed dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy amid a market-rattling trade war, according to a new CNN poll. Fifty-six percent of Americans told pollsters they disapprove of Trump’s economic policy, higher than at any time during his first term of office, the poll shows. Of those polled, 61% specifically disapprove of his tariffs policy.

2 months ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

(CN) — A former Halliburton employee can restart his age discrimination suit after the U.S. Supreme Court determined a “procedurally creative” gambit to vacate the arbitration verdict was lawful. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote in a 14-page opinion published Wednesday that the courts may reopen cases that have been voluntarily dismissed without prejudice if a mistake led to the decision.

2 months ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

A federal judge determined a new policy on immigration enforcement actions at houses of worship could threaten the religious freedom of several congregations. (CN) — A federal judge in Maryland on Monday granted a temporary injunction barring U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents from arresting undocumented immigrants at houses of worship belonging to several religious organizations.