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  • Rapper Jay-Z Accused in Lawsuit of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl

    Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs Face Disturbing Allegations in Amended Lawsuit A recently amended federal lawsuit accuses rap moguls Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl during a party in 2000. The allegations, unveiled on Sunday, claim both men drugged and assaulted the unnamed victim at a party Combs hosted after the…

  • Judge Weighs Fate of The Onion’s Buyout of Infowars

    Alex Jones Seeks to Block Infowars Sale to The Onion Alex Jones plans to urge a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Monday to block the sale of his Infowars website to The Onion, a satirical news outlet, during a hearing in Houston. The Onion won the bankruptcy auction in November, but Jones and an affiliated company,…

  • Judge Won’t Revive Rule Capping Credit Card Late Fees at $8

    Texas Judge Blocks CFPB Rule on Credit Card Late Fees A federal judge in Texas, Mark Pittman, rejected the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) request to lift an injunction preventing a new regulation capping credit card late fees at $8. Pittman issued the decision on Friday in Fort Worth, maintaining the block on the rule,…

  • Judge Allows Affirmative Action Opponent’s Lawsuit Against Southwest Airlines to Proceed

    Southwest Faces Allegations of Racial Discrimination A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that Southwest Airlines must defend itself against a lawsuit filed by Edward Blum, a prominent opponent of affirmative action. Blum’s organization, the American Alliance for Equal Rights, accused the airline of racial discrimination through its now-discontinued “¡Lánzate!” program. This initiative, active since 2004,…

  • Federal Judge Upholds Race-Conscious Admissions at U.S. Naval Academy

    A federal judge ruled on Friday that the U.S. Naval Academy may continue to consider race in its admissions process, despite a Supreme Court decision barring similar practices in civilian colleges. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett in Baltimore rejected claims from Students for Fair Admissions, a group founded by anti-affirmative action advocate Edward Blum, that…

  • Appeals Court Upholds Sandy Hook Verdict Against Alex Jones

    Connecticut Court Upholds $1.3 Billion Verdict Against Alex Jones A Connecticut appeals court upheld most of a nearly $1.3 billion defamation verdict against Alex Jones on Friday, finding the damages justified given the harm his lies caused to the Sandy Hook victims’ families. The court dismissed a $150 million portion of the damages related to…

  • Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Law Forcing Its Sale

    U.S. Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Divestiture Law: Ban Looms by January 19 A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to sell its U.S. operations by January 19, 2024, or face a nationwide ban. This ruling represents a significant victory for the Justice Department and national…

  • Amazon Hit With Consumer Lawsuit Over ‘Excluded’ Fast Delivery Zones

    Amazon Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Excluding Zip Codes from Prime Delivery Services Amazon now confronts a new class action lawsuit, accusing the company of excluding certain zip codes from its fast delivery services while still charging affected customers for Amazon Prime memberships. Filed by five Washington, D.C., residents, the lawsuit claims Amazon unfairly outsourced deliveries…

  • Trump Appoints Antitrust Expert Gail Slater to Lead DOJ’s Antitrust Division President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Gail Slater, a seasoned antitrust expert, to head the Department of Justice’s antitrust division. Slater will oversee major cases targeting corporate giants like Google, Apple, and Visa, signaling a continued crackdown on monopolistic practices in Big Tech and…

  • Supreme Court Leans Toward Allowing Youth Transgender Care Ban

    Conservative Justices Signal Support for Tennessee’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed support for a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. This case, part of a broader culture war over transgender rights, could influence similar laws across the country. The court heard arguments in…