By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ended a suspension without pay for a county judge who was accused of COVID-19 employment relief fraud following his entrance into a diversion agreement with federal prosecutors that ended with the indictment being dismissed. 

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive a suit lodged by a group of police officers claiming Chicago's COVID-19 vaccination policy violated their constitutional and statutory rights, finding their claim had "no legal merit" and that the city rationally treated them differently to stop the spread of the virus to other employees and the public.

By David Minsky

A Florida appellate panel reversed the denial of a fraud suspect's motion to enter a pretrial drug intervention program after he was charged with attempting to steal COVID-19 relief funds, saying a state prosecutor conceded there was "no competent substantial evidence" supporting the lower court's decision. 

By Carla Baranauckas

Widener University has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a proposed class action accusing the school of failing to provide the in-person education and campus services students paid for during the spring 2020 semester, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced classes online.

By Ben Adlin

A divided Washington state appeals court panel said Tuesday a lower court was wrong to dismiss a legal assistant's lawsuit accusing the Washington State Attorney General's Office of wrongfully refusing her request for a religious accommodation to the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, reopening the suit.

By Isaac Monterose

The Eleventh Circuit ruled on Monday that a Florida county enforcing its COVID-19 restrictions for accessing private beaches counted as taking private properties without just compensation under the Fifth Amendment.