New: A former correctional counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts was sentenced to two years in prison for corruptly accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a wealthy inmate, Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam. ⁦Reuters⁩ reuters.com/world/us/ex-co…

New: A progressive group says a Texas federal judge should recuse himself from a lawsuit challenging the FTC's ban on noncompete agreements commonly signed by workers because he owns stock in tech companies that would benefit if the rule is struck down. reuters.com/legal/governme…

NY judge has ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand protection for abortion will not appear on Nov. ballots. The NY AG said she will appeal the decision. See our round up on where abortion rights will or may be before voters. statecourtreport.org/our-work/analy…

TODAY: The Nevada Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over a GOP-backed ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to require in-person voters to show one of a specified set of photo ID cards.

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A resident — upset that Moderator Jack Attridge allowed a motion for a zoning re-vote — threw a microphone and voting clicker on the stage.
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Federal prosecutors are examining whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, reports ⁦Mike Spector⁩ ⁦Chris Prentice⁩ ⁦Reuters⁩ reuters.com/business/autos…

New: The 1st Circuit today appeared open to concluding the Boston City Council violated the Satanic Temple's rights when councilors declined to invite Satanists to deliver an invocation before the start of one of its weekly meetings. reuters.com/legal/governme…

New within the story: Judge Lee Rudofsky, a Trump appointee in Arkansas who recently traveled with a group of judges to Israel, said he was considering joining the Columbia boycott. But two other Republican appointees told me they won't.

A federal appeals court appeared open to concluding the Boston City Council violated the Satanic Temple's rights when councilors declined to invite Satanists to deliver an invocation before the start of one of its weekly meetings reut.rs/4bwDA1D Nate Raymond

Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9 bln in debt ⁦Reuters⁩ reuters.com/business/healt…

Justice Samuel Alito will deliver the commencement address at Franciscan University of Steubenville and receive an honorary doctorate in Christian ethics. catholicnewsagency.com/news/257599/ju… h/t Joe Dudek

A Delaware federal judge again has been accused of assaulting an attorney more than 15 years ago during an argument about a political fundraiser while they worked at the same firm. blawgo.com/vgqv5m6

What I'm covering today: The top Massachusetts court is set to consider whether voters should be allowed to decide two ballot proposals in November that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber and Lyft and their drivers. reuters.com/legal/massachu…

INBOX: Missourians for Constitutional Freedom turn in over 380,000 signatures for proposal to legalize abortion.

They needed roughly 171,000 (you have to get a certain number in 6 out of 8 congressional districts). So chances of MO voting abortion rights is very high.

Here’s the latest on Al Shimari v CACI, the Abu Ghraib torture trial. Jury deadlocked, judge declared mistrial, retrial seems likely.

Story: nytimes.com/2024/05/02/us/…

NEW from Caroline Kitchener: Texas man files legal action to investigate ex-partner’s out-of-state abortion wapo.st/3wa4JIL

My latest: Massachusetts has become the latest front in a years-long battle in the United States over whether ride-share drivers for Uber and Lyft should be treated as independent contractors or employees entitled to benefits and wage protections. reuters.com/legal/status-u…

NEW: The student editors of the Columbia Law Review have issued a statement urging the law school to cancel exams in the wake of the police operation that cleared the university's encampment, saying the 'violence' has left them 'irrevocably shaken' and 'unable to focus.'🧵

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/2a16e6…

'This is challenging a novel, unprecedented price-setting program in a setting where the government is the 800-pound gorilla,' 5th Circuit Judge Elrod said of the Medicare drug price program, before asking, 'How would this at all be lawful in any way?' reuters.com/legal/governme…