Efficiency

  • Net Neutrality Rules Reinstatement Temporarily Halted By Appeals Court

    A U.S. appeals court temporarily halted the Federal Communications Commission’s reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules until August 5th. This decision comes as the court considers legal challenges from the broadband industry. The FCC, voting along party lines in April, decided to resume regulatory oversight of broadband internet and restore open internet rules revoked in…

  • Apple App Store Consumer Class Action Set For February 2026 Jury Trial

    Apple (AAPL.O) now faces a February 2026 trial in a $7 billion class action in California federal court. The lawsuit accuses the company of monopolizing the app market for its iPhones, alleging that this practice caused tens of millions of customers to pay higher prices. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers set the date for…

  • Amazon Must Comply With US Agency’s Pregnancy Bias Probe, Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com (AMZN.O) to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield in Manhattan late Thursday rejected Amazon’s claims that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) subpoena was too broad and…

  • Ocasio-Cortez Seeks House Impeachment Of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito

    Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, her office announced on Wednesday. The effort has no chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, as the House must vote to impeach and the Senate must then vote to convict to…

  • Backers Of Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Sue Over Language In Voter Pamphlet

    Supporters of a ballot measure that aims to amend Arizona’s constitution to establish a right to abortion sued Republican lawmakers on Wednesday over the language used in a voter pamphlet. Arizona for Abortion Access, the group behind the ballot measure, argued that the phrase “unborn human” in the pamphlet is not neutral. They filed the…

  • Judge, 97, Loses Lawsuit Seeking Reinstatement

    A 97-year-old judge lost her lawsuit on Tuesday after challenging her suspension from a U.S. appellate court due to alleged cognitive and physical impairments. Judge Pauline Newman, who faced suspension from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, argued that the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, which outlines the process for…

  • NYU Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit Brought By Jewish Students

    New York University has settled a lawsuit filed by Jewish students who accused the school of failing to stop antisemitism on campus, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan federal court said on Monday. Both sides canceled a scheduled Tuesday hearing on NYU’s motion to dismiss the case as part of the settlement. The terms of the…

  • Boeing Talks Impact Of Guilty Plea With Defense Department

    Boeing is negotiating with the U.S. Defense Department regarding how the planemaker’s planned guilty plea could affect its extensive government contracts, according to a person familiar with the matter. On Sunday, the Justice Department announced in a court filing that Boeing had agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve an…

  • Federal Judge Who Banned Female Prosecutor Avoids Discipline

    A federal judge in Texas engaged in improper conduct but will face no discipline for making disparaging remarks about women attorneys and permanently barring a female prosecutor from his courtroom. Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Priscilla Richman of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that no further action was necessary to address a judicial…

  • NFL Asks Judge To Toss $4.7 Billion ‘Sunday Ticket’ Antitrust Verdict

    The National Football League asked a judge to dismiss a $4.7 billion class action jury verdict, calling the amount “nonsensical” and denying that evidence showed subscribers of its “Sunday Ticket” telecasts had been overcharged. In its Wednesday filing, the NFL described the verdict as “among the largest in American history and also among the least…