Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement
The deal to resolve all U.S. federal investigations and claims is the biggest drug industry settlement so far stemming from the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.
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Judges Reject Trump Administration Request To Swap Out Lawyers In Census Cases
Two federal judges have rejected the Trump administration's requests to completely change the legal teams defending its efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Justice Department Changes Legal Team Behind Census Citizenship Question Case
The Justice Department did not provide an explanation for why it's switching out lawyers representing the Trump administration in the ongoing legal battle over a potential census citizenship question.
Judge To Review Claims Of Census Citizenship Question's 'Discriminatory' Origins
While the Justice Department continues exploring possible ways to add a question about citizenship to the census forms, a federal judge in Maryland is moving ahead with reopening two cases against it.
Trump Administration To Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question
Days after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the question off the census for now, the Trump administration decided to stand down on its efforts to push for its addition on forms for next year's count.
Emails Connect Census Official With GOP Strategist On Citizenship Question
A Census Bureau official privately discussed the citizenship question issue with Thomas Hofeller, who plaintiffs in census lawsuits argue drove the Trump administration's push for the question.
Trump Blocked Congress From Seeing These Emails About The Census Unredacted
President Trump has claimed executive privilege over emails and memos that Democratic lawmakers say may reveal the real reason why the administration pushed for a census citizenship question.
Citizenship Question Lawsuit Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court To Delay Ruling
In a last-minute request, plaintiffs' attorneys led by the ACLU are asking the justices to wait to rule on the census question in light of documents that show an alleged Trump administration cover-up.
Judge Delays Review Of 'Serious' Allegations Of Citizenship Question Cover-Up
A federal judge in New York says he's not planning to rule on the allegations until after the Supreme Court's likely decision this month on the fate of the census question.
GOP Redistricting Strategist Played Role In Push For Census Citizenship Question
A deceased redistricting specialist's documents suggest the citizenship question was added to redraw political maps to favor Republicans and non-Hispanic white people, according to a new court filing.