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July 09, 2026
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld an Illinois state law banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, reversing a lower court that deemed it unconstitutional and holding that restrictions on highly lethal, military-style weapons are "consistent with the principles that underpin our nation's tradition of firearm regulation."
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July 09, 2026
A Federal Circuit panel didn't seem swayed Thursday that ChromaDex's patent infringement suit against Elysium Health had any merit, but the judges struggled to understand why Elysium never tried to dismiss a case it believed was so weak.
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July 09, 2026
The Ninth Circuit backed a Washington district court's decision to deny online bill-pay service Doxo Inc.'s bid to arbitrate class claims that it deceived customers by not disclosing fees upfront, saying the company waited too long and litigated too much before pushing for arbitration.
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July 09, 2026
Massachusetts' highest court said Thursday that a man convicted of murder may seek post-trial access to cell phones to look for potential evidence in support of a new trial, explaining that a 2012 statute expanding access to forensic testing for biological material also applies to digital and electronic evidence.
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July 09, 2026
A Fifth Circuit panel pressed an entity related to Highland Capital to explain why a fraudulent transfer claim against Highland's former CEO should stand following a separate consent judgment, asking when the former chief executive ceased to be "in privity with Highland."
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