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Welcome to the Nov. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

A third Federal antitrust class-action lawsuit was filed in Illinois in November, 2022, which seeks relief for class members across multiple states.

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Back in the prehistoric era — in 2012, when Facebook staged one of the most hyped initial public stock offerings of all time — I warned the company's newly minted shareholders that they had become wedded to Mark Zuckerberg.

Identity theft happened to me. It could happen to you. Our systems enable bad actors to commit identity fraud and generally get away with it. But it doesn't have to be this way.

WASHINGTON — After Dyani Chapman’s refrigerator broke, her landlord replaced it with a new one, a cheaper route than fixing the original. When her phone’s screen cracked, Chapman faced a similar dilemma.

There is bipartisan congressional interest behind bills to make it easier for consumers to repair what they own.

Analysis finds global practice is a major driver of marine ecosystems’ destruction and is estimated to run up to $50bn

If you watched even a smidge of the Dodgers-Padres postseason playoff games on television, you almost certainly saw a political ad. This is nothing unusual for the lead-up to an election. In fact, there are fewer propositions on the ballot than usual in California — but that doesn’t make figuring…

“You never have to pay for any federal help from the Student Loan Program,” President Biden warned.

The gargantuan proposed $24.6-billion merger of supermarket behemoths Kroger and Albertsons is being touted by the merger partners as a boon to consumers.