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Commanders To Pay Fans, AG $625,000 In Ticket Deposit Suit

Law 360

judge on Monday ordered the owners of the Washington Commanders NFL team to return $200,000 in deposits to its ticketholders as well as pay the District of Columbia $425,000 to settle a dispute that accuses the football organization of intentionally making it difficult for fans to get refunds.

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Heir to Chicago political dynasty brings his “false statement” charges to Supreme Court

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Between 2011 and 2014, Thompson took out three loans, totaling $219,000, from Washington Federal Bank for Savings, a small bank on the South Side where the Daley family made its name. But they were not false, he insisted, because he indicated only that he had borrowed $110,000 from Washington Federal not that he owed $110,000.

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DC AG Sues Washington Commanders Over Ticket Deposits

Law 360

The District of Columbia's attorney general on Thursday sued the Washington Commanders for the second time in two weeks, this time accusing the NFL team of unlawfully holding onto at least $200,000 in security deposits paid by season ticket holders and overcomplicating the refund process.

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Comcast Fights CEO Deposition Order In Easement Spat

Law 360

Comcast has told a Washington state judge that an order requiring CEO Brian Roberts to sit for a deposition in an easement dispute with a local landowner could expose him to a series of similar requests in the hundreds of lawsuits naming the telecommunications giant each year.

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D.C. Attorney General Files Second Lawsuit Against Washington Commanders

LegalReader

Attorney General Karl Racine has accused the Commanders of withholding customers' security deposits, effectively treating the money as organizational revenue.

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DC Pilot Program Earmarks $25M to Help 600 Homeless Families

The Crime Report

A Washington D.C. The spending nears $25 million to help 600 low-income families find homes, reports the Washington Post. pilot program called the Career Mobility Act Plan aims to transition families out of homelessness but does not require permanent housing vouchers. Available to families enrolled in D.C.’s

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Sweden joins NATO alliance to become 32nd member state

JURIST

Following the vote, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson—who was in Washington DC at the time— met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to deposit Sweden’s instrument of accession, thereby making Sweden a member of NATO and a fully participating ally. Sweden is now a NATO member,” Kristersson shared to X (formerly Twitter).