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The United Nations’ top court begins hearings next week to examine the legal obligation of countries to combat climate change and the consequences for states that contribute to global warming. The outcome could shape climate litigation worldwide. Although the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinions lack binding authority, they carry significant legal and political…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will stay in jail until his May 5, 2025, trial on sex-trafficking charges because a U.S. judge rejected his $50-million bail request on Wednesday. The Brooklyn jail has held the music mogul for 10 weeks. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian issued the decision in a written order after a two-hour hearing on…
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Damian Williams, the federal prosecutor for Manhattan who gained national attention for securing convictions against high-profile figures like U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried, announced on Monday that he will resign ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. Williams, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021, will step down on December…
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The Justice Department directly accused Alphabet’s Google of illegally dominating online advertising technology, seeking another antitrust victory against the tech giant. Closing arguments in the Alexandria, Virginia, trial concluded a 15-day September session where prosecutors argued that Google monopolized markets for publisher ad servers, advertiser ad networks, and ad exchanges. “Google rigged the rules of…
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President-elect Donald Trump is moving to dismiss the controversial criminal case in which he was convicted in May on 34 felony counts tied to hush money payments. A New York judge on Friday ruled in favor of allowing Trump to file for dismissal and postponed his sentencing indefinitely, citing the implications of his overwhelming victory…
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A federal judge rejected an attempt by the parents of a Massachusetts high school senior to force his school to erase his disciplinary record and increase his history class grade. School officials had accused the student of using an artificial intelligence program to cheat on a class assignment. On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Levenson…
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Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals, and take additional steps — potentially including selling Android — to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued in court on Wednesday. The Department of Justice outlined these measures as part of a landmark case in Washington, aiming to…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will appear in court on Tuesday for a hearing regarding prosecutors’ acquisition of his handwritten notes, which authorities obtained during a search of his jail cell. Combs, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, claims the notes include details about defense witnesses and strategies, protected under attorney-client privilege. In a Monday…
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Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday against several major heavy-duty truck manufacturers, accusing them of limiting the availability of diesel-powered semi-trucks in favor of electric trucks. The lawsuit alleges that the truck manufacturers conspired to phase out medium- and heavy-duty internal combustion vehicles, a move driven by California’s environmental regulations…
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Prosecutors opposed Donald Trump’s request to dismiss the hush money case now that he is president-elect and asked a judge on Tuesday to establish a schedule to litigate the matter. Trump, 78, originally faced sentencing on November 26, but New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan paused all proceedings last week at the request…
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