@JacksonHeals

I write stories / Philadelphia reporter, @CourthouseNews / Formerly reporter for The Garden Island on Kauaʻi, HI / Go Birds 🦅

 Philadelphia, PA
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Joined March 2020
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Gold miners, an oil conglomerate and the nation of Venezuela duked it out in front of a Third Circuit panel Wednesday, seeking to resolve a 15-year battle over natural resources. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/venezuela…

Venezuela, gold miners contest refiner's parent sale at Third Circuit

Litigation stems from Venezuela's nationalization of gold deposits in 2008 and has spanned national and international courts across 15 years.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed a $28 million ruling against agricultural biotech giant Monsanto, likely ending any future path for failure-to-warn claims over the herbicide Roundup. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/supreme-c…

Supreme Court weeds out $28 million Roundup ruling

The high court reversed a California man's victory against Monsanto over the agricultural giant's failure to warn of Roundup's cancerous risks, dooming similar cases in the future.

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AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/ai-traini…

AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit

Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.

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Third Circuit pauses interstate gas pipeline over shoddy environmental review @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/third-cir…

Third Circuit pauses interstate gas pipeline over shoddy environmental review

New Jersey regulators fast-tracked the pipeline project without sufficient proof of compliance, a federal appeals panel found.

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Tribal group sues NFL legend over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/tribal-gr…

Tribal group sues NFL legend over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

Emmitt Smith is accused of misusing a $2.5 million loan given by a Cherokee-led economic development agency to settle a prior debt with a third party.

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A Third Circuit panel declined Wednesday to grant Rep. LaMonica McIver immunity for purportedly striking immigration officers in a May 2025 scuffle outside an ICE detention center. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/third-cir…

Third Circuit denies New Jersey congresswoman immunity amid ICE assault charges

Representative LaMonica McIver faces 17 years in prison following a May 2025 altercation outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Baltimore claims Kalshi, Polymarket run illegal sportsbooks @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/baltimore…

Baltimore claims Kalshi, Polymarket run illegal sportsbooks

Baltimore claims Kalshi and Polymarket's prediction markets are legally indistinguishable from traditional sportsbooks.

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A Koch-backed lobbying firm asked the Third Circuit on Monday to pause a Delaware law requiring advocacy groups to disclose the names and addresses of their donors just weeks ahead of state elections. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/koch-back…

Koch-backed lobbying firm asks Third Circuit to halt Delaware donor transparency law

Americans for Prosperity argued Delaware's law requiring disclosure of donor names and addresses violates the First Amendment.

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Candace Owens trades legal blows with Macrons over transgender accusations @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/candace-o…

Candace Owens trades legal blows with Macrons over transgender accusations

Owens has repeatedly asserted with scant evidence that France's first lady is a transgender woman, saying she would "stake [her] entire professional reputation" on it.

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The Trump administration has ended its push to force the University of Pennsylvania to release a list of the names and personal contact information of Jewish people on campus, according to court documents filed Thursday. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/trump-adm…

Trump administration drops subpoena for list of Jews at Penn

Penn officials and Jewish-affiliated groups had compared the subpoena to orders in Nazi Germany.

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Third Circuit strikes down New Jersey assault weapons ban @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/third-cir…

Third Circuit strikes down New Jersey assault weapons ban

The appeals court's ruling is a striking blow to one of the most firearm-restrictive states in the country.

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Supreme Court takes Apple contempt fight over App Store fees on third-party payments @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/supreme-c…

Supreme Court takes Apple contempt fight over App Store fees on third-party payments

A federal judge said Apple "willfully" failed to comply with court orders following an antitrust suit filed by Fortnite developer Epic Games.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver faced off against the Justice Department at the Third Circuit on Wednesday, as the Trump administration accuses the Democratic lawmaker of attacking federal officers outside an immigrant detention facility. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/new-jerse…

New Jersey congresswoman claims immunity at Third Circuit amid ICE assault charges

U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver faces up to 17 years in prison from a scrum last year over the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka just outside the Delaney Hall immigration facility in New Jersey.

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A Third Circuit panel on Thursday ruled that the Trump administration’s efforts to alter an exhibit on people enslaved at George Washington’s and John Adams’ Philadelphia presidential home can proceed. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/third-cir…

Third Circuit greenlights Trump removal of exhibit on Washington's slaves

Philadelphia sued the Trump administration in January, arguing alterations to the exhibit required city approval.

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Mahmoud Khalil facing rearrest, deportation after Third Circuit denies rehearing @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/mahmoud-k…

Mahmoud Khalil facing rearrest, deportation after Third Circuit denies rehearing

The 6-5 ruling limits Khalil's ability to combat efforts to detain and deport him for engaging in pro-Palestinian protests.

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A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Department of Education on Tuesday over a sudden policy change that will restrict access to student loans for scholars pursuing professional degree programs. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/25-states…

25 states, Washington sue Education Department over student loan restrictions

The coalition of attorneys general and governors accuses the department of bypassing federal law in limiting who can receive federal student loans.

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A Third Circuit panel ruled Monday that states lack jurisdiction to regulate sporting event contracts on prediction markets like Kalshi, effectively handing exclusive regulation of the rapidly growing industry to a single federal agency. @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/third-cir…

Third Circuit blocks states from regulating Kalshi prediction market

A majority of the appeals panel ruled only the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a federal agency, can oversee sports wagers placed in prediction markets.

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Mahmoud Khalil seeks judge’s recusal amid legal battle over immigration arrest @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/mahmoud-k…

Mahmoud Khalil seeks judge’s recusal amid legal battle over immigration arrest

The ex-Columbia University student protester suggested Trump-appointed Emil Bove's prior Justice Department tenure creates a significant conflict of interest.

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Penn ordered to give government Jewish employee list, despite Nazi comparisons @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/penn-orde…

Penn ordered to give government Jewish employee list, despite Nazi comparisons

A federal judge ruled the government reasonably requested the list to investigate on-campus antisemitism claims.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court ends mandatory life without parole for felony murder @JacksonHeals courthousenews.com/pennsylva…

Pennsylvania Supreme Court ends mandatory life without parole for felony murder

Previously, anyone involved in a deadly felony was sentenced to life in prison, even if they had no involvement in the killing.

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