Top 8 today

Top eight stories for today including Apple lost to Swiss watchmaker Swatch in a court fight over its use of the “Think Different” slogan; The Supreme Court reined in civil liability against federal officers in a 6-3 decision; The families of four Robb Elementary School students injured in the Uvalde massacre sued the gunman’s estate, and more.

National

Federal officers facing liability on civil claims get high court pass

Tiptoeing its way around the landmark Bivens precedent, the Supreme Court reined in civil liability against federal officers in a 6-3 decision Wednesday.

This photo included in a Supreme Court decision shows 0 Avenue, a Canadian address, abutting the rear of Robert Boule's property in Blaine, Washington, the last town in the United States along the I-5 highway. Stones on the lawn mark the border. (Image via Courthouse News)

Armed man arrested outside Justice Kavanaugh’s home

Police apprehended a California man with a gun and knife outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the 26-year-old threatened to kill the Trump appointee early Wednesday morning.

Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a portrait photo after his confirmation to the Supreme Court. (Image via Courthouse News)

Regional

Families of four Uvalde shooting victims sue gunman’s estate

The families of four Robb Elementary School students injured in the Uvalde massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers last month sued the gunman’s estate, though their attorney says other parties may be added to the lawsuit.

Two Texas troopers light a candle at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the day after a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Sixth Circuit scrutinizes use of police dog on fleeing suspect

A federal judge “created a new legal rule” when he denied a Michigan police officer’s motion for qualified immunity and found that a canine unit may only be released on a suspect without warning under “exceptional circumstances,” the officer argued Wednesday before the Sixth Circuit.

(Image by Yildiray Yücel Kamanmaz from Pixabay via Courthouse News)

California cannabis tax program helps communities recover from the war on drugs

A cannabis tax program is giving money to organizations helping bring closure to victims of the war on drugs. One is using it to expunge criminal records.

(Image by NickyPe from Pixabay via Courthouse News)

11th Circuit rejects demand for bilingual voting materials in Georgia county

Voting rights organizations cannot challenge a decision by Georgia election officials to provide absentee ballot applications and voting-related information to residents of a metro Atlanta county in English only, a unanimous panel of the 11th Circuit ruled Wednesday.

People wait in line to vote in Georgia's primary election in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

International

‘Think different’ about that slogan, EU court orders Apple

Tech giant Apple lost to Swiss watchmaker Swatch on Wednesday in a court fight over its use of the “Think Different” slogan.

Ukraine at risk of losing eastern city, war threatens global stability

Ukraine on Wednesday faced the difficult choice of being forced to abandon the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk as its troops clung onto the city’s industrial zone but were at risk of being cut off.

Ukrainian servicemen take a break after digging trenches near the frontline in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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