State’s top court passes on case of TV mistaken identity
EASTPOINTE (AP) — After hearing arguments, the Michigan Supreme Court won't get involved in a dispute between a cable TV network and a Detroit-area man who was wrongly identified as a thief.
It means Keith Todd's lawsuit against MSNBC has reached an end.
In 2011, Todd was identified on an MSNBC show, “Caught on Camera: Dash Cam Diaries.” But the person accused of stealing a limousine actually was another man with a similar name.
Todd didn't know until the show aired again. MSNBC fixed the mistake, but Todd said he suffered emotional distress.
Two courts ruled against him, including the state appeals court, which said the threshold for showing intentional infliction of distress is very high.
Son of state judge charged in exploitation case
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — The son of a Michigan appeals court judge has been accused of persuading a Texas boy to send nude photos.
Sameer Gadola has been indicted on federal charges of enticing a minor and sexually exploiting a minor.
He's in his early 20s and the son of Mike Gadola, an appeals court judge and former counsel to Gov. Rick Snyder.
His mother, Preeti Gadola, hears property appeals as a member of the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
They released a statement to The Grand Rapids Press, saying there's "another side to the government's allegations."
Sameer Gadola is scheduled to appear in Grand Rapids federal court on April 4.
Administration goes to court over travel ban
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is asking a federal appeals court to let his travel ban go into effect while it considers the case.
Attorneys for the president want the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to put on hold a lower court judge's ruling that blocked his revised travel ban targeting six predominantly Muslim countries while the court considers the merits of its appeal.
The administration says the people named in the case haven't shown they will suffer "substantial harm" if the order takes effect.
The administration says the injunction blocking the ban is "fatally overbroad."
The Maryland ruling and a separate ruling in Hawaii were victories for civil liberties groups and advocates for immigrants and refugees.
The Richmond, Virginia-based court will hear arguments in the case May 8.
Court won’t restore $7B swipe fees settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not restore a $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit card transaction fees.
The justices did not comment Monday in leaving place a ruling by the federal appeals court in New York that tossed out the deal in a lawsuit that began in 2005.
A group of 19 merchants and trade groups claimed in the lawsuit that Visa and MasterCard conspired to fix fees charged to stores for handling credit card payments.
A federal judge approved a settlement in 2013, but some retailers and consumer groups objected.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the proposed deal was unfair to merchants that wouldn't have received any money.
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