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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun faced intense scrutiny from U.S. senators and emotional confrontations from victims’ families during a congressional hearing on Tuesday. The hearing focused on Boeing’s culture and safety practices following recent incidents and past crashes. During the testimony, Calhoun apologized to family members of plane crash victims who were present and vocally expressed…
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An Iowa federal judge has temporarily blocked the Republican-led state’s law that allows the arrest and prosecution of people who are in the U.S. illegally. This decision marks a win for the Biden administration. U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher in Des Moines, Iowa, stated in a written decision late Monday that the law, which was…
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The U.S. Justice Department informed Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday that it would not pursue criminal contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland, according to a letter. This decision followed the Republican-controlled House’s party-line vote to hold Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio recordings of a special counsel…
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Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, litigation over abortion has surged dramatically. In 2022, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the court’s longstanding precedent had intensified debate and deepened division. He stated it was time to remove the abortion issue from the court’s…
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Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google must face trial on U.S. antitrust enforcers’ claim that it illegally dominates the online advertising technology market, a federal judge ruled on Friday. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, denied Google’s motion to avoid a trial, according to court records. Google had argued for a summary judgment, asserting that antitrust laws…
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A U.S. bankruptcy judge ordered the court-supervised liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ personal assets but dismissed the bankruptcy of his company, Free Speech Systems, without ordering its liquidation. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez appointed a Chapter 7 trustee to sell Jones’ assets, including his ownership stake in Free Speech Systems, the parent company of his…
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took at least three additional trips funded by billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow, which he failed to disclose, said Senator Dick Durbin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday. Crow, a Texas businessman and Republican donor, revealed details about Thomas’s travel between 2017 and 2021. This disclosure came…
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Amazon.com (AMZN.O) faces a proposed class action, with author Christine DeMaio, who publishes under the name CD Reiss, claiming the company has monopolized the retail market for audiobooks, leading authors to overpay for distribution. In the lawsuit filed in Seattle federal court, DeMaio accuses Amazon of violating U.S. antitrust law by charging higher distribution fees…
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The CEO of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced plans to vote against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package. CalPERS, the largest U.S. pension fund and one of the top 30 investors in Tesla with 9.5 million shares according to LSEG data, previously voted against Musk’s stock options package in 2018.…
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden nominated three women to the federal bench, including a prosecutor who secured the conviction of a Republican donor dubbed “Minnesota’s Jeffrey Epstein” for sex trafficking, and a California state court judge. In a statement, the White House highlighted that the three new district court nominees in Minnesota, California, and Pennsylvania…
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