Ufon Umanah
@ufonumanah.bsky.social
U - fon. Litigation Reporter for Bloomberg Law. Master's degree from NewhouseSU 22. Columbia 2020. Formerly: Dow Jones News Fund, Dallas Morning News, Syracuse.com, Observer. uumanah@bloombergindustry.com for tips
Shift in legal media
As one era ends, an exciting new one begins. SCOTUSblog is delighted to announce that it has been acquired by
@thedispatchmedia.bsky.social and will help bolster their coverage of the Supreme Court and the rule of law.
@thedispatchmedia.bsky.social and will help bolster their coverage of the Supreme Court and the rule of law.
April 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Shift in legal media
Sorry to be that person (reporters are often that person) but @nytimes.com is reporting the suspect who shot the CEO of UnitedHealth stayed at a hostel, which often explicitly prohibit local residents from booking rooms.
(And yes this specific hostel too)
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
(And yes this specific hostel too)
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Update from Lola Fadulu
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Sorry to be that person (reporters are often that person) but @nytimes.com is reporting the suspect who shot the CEO of UnitedHealth stayed at a hostel, which often explicitly prohibit local residents from booking rooms.
(And yes this specific hostel too)
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
(And yes this specific hostel too)
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
The Supreme Court agreed to review the Fifth Circuit's declaration that a FCC subsidy, the Universal Service Fund, is unconstitutionally funded. There's no guarantee Trump's solicitor general will defend the statute as Biden's has.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
FCC’s $8 Billion Phone Subsidy Will Get Supreme Court Scrutiny
The US Supreme Court will weigh a fresh line of attack on federal administrative power, agreeing to consider the constitutionality of the $8 billion annual slate of subsidies that help cover the cost ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:37 PM
The Supreme Court agreed to review the Fifth Circuit's declaration that a FCC subsidy, the Universal Service Fund, is unconstitutionally funded. There's no guarantee Trump's solicitor general will defend the statute as Biden's has.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit denies Louisiana's request to temporarily stay an injunction against its Ten Commandments requirement in public schools as the state appeals a lower court decision. The lower court called HB 71 facially unconstitutional.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Louisiana 10 Commandments Law to Stay Blocked During Appeal (1)
Louisiana lost its bid to pause a trial court order barring it from enforcing a state law that requires the display of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit denies Louisiana's request to temporarily stay an injunction against its Ten Commandments requirement in public schools as the state appeals a lower court decision. The lower court called HB 71 facially unconstitutional.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
I have no comment on the impending breakup of NBC from CNBC and MSNBC, except that I want SpinCo merch for Christmas.
Not whatever the new company is called. SpinCo.
Pulled straight from the business school textbook.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Not whatever the new company is called. SpinCo.
Pulled straight from the business school textbook.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Comcast Confirms Plan to Spin Off Cable Channels MSNBC, USA
Comcast Corp. plans to spin off cable-TV channels including MSNBC, CNBC and USA, following through on plans first announced last month.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I have no comment on the impending breakup of NBC from CNBC and MSNBC, except that I want SpinCo merch for Christmas.
Not whatever the new company is called. SpinCo.
Pulled straight from the business school textbook.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Not whatever the new company is called. SpinCo.
Pulled straight from the business school textbook.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I am scared to tell people how many bagged carrots I eat at work.
An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, and one person died from the infection
1 Dead, Dozens Sick After Eating Carrots Contaminated With E. Coli
The carrots were sold in stores under multiple brand names, including 365, Cal-Organic, Nature's Promise, O-Organics, Trader Joe's and Wegmans.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM
I am scared to tell people how many bagged carrots I eat at work.
In a different life I wrote about it was impossible for Republicans to get so close in the 2022 gubernatorial election without getting significant numbers of Democrats to switch sides.
That is still happening, with Trump cutting into Democratic margins in NYC
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
That is still happening, with Trump cutting into Democratic margins in NYC
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
County-by-county election results map for New York. How did my county vote in the 2024 presidential race?
New York election results show how each county voted in the 2024 presidential race.
www.cbsnews.com
November 7, 2024 at 12:17 PM
In a different life I wrote about it was impossible for Republicans to get so close in the 2022 gubernatorial election without getting significant numbers of Democrats to switch sides.
That is still happening, with Trump cutting into Democratic margins in NYC
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
That is still happening, with Trump cutting into Democratic margins in NYC
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Are you a registered sex offender in Missouri? Stay away from Halloween activities involving children. It's the law.
But after a statewide injunction, you will no longer have to post a sign on your residence saying "No candy or treats" on Oct. 31.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
But after a statewide injunction, you will no longer have to post a sign on your residence saying "No candy or treats" on Oct. 31.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Missouri Can't Make Sex Offenders Post 'No Candy' Halloween Sign
Registered sex offenders in Missouri no longer have to post a sign at their door reading “No candy or treats at this residence” on Halloween, after a federal court ruled that requirement is unconstitu...
news.bloomberglaw.com
October 3, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Are you a registered sex offender in Missouri? Stay away from Halloween activities involving children. It's the law.
But after a statewide injunction, you will no longer have to post a sign on your residence saying "No candy or treats" on Oct. 31.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
But after a statewide injunction, you will no longer have to post a sign on your residence saying "No candy or treats" on Oct. 31.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...