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  • Harvey Weinstein Hit With New Criminal Charges

    Harvey Weinstein faces new criminal charges as Manhattan prosecutors prepare to retry him following the reversal of his rape conviction. In 2020, a jury in Manhattan convicted Weinstein, 72, of rape, but the New York Court of Appeals overturned the conviction in April, ruling that the judge improperly allowed testimony from accusers not formally involved…

  • Georgia Judge Dismisses Two Criminal Counts Against Trump

    On Thursday, a Georgia judge dismissed two criminal counts in the 2020 election interference case against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and one additional count against his allies. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled that state prosecutors lacked the authority to bring charges related to the alleged filing of false documents in federal court. However,…

  • North Dakota Judge Overturns State Abortion Ban

    On Thursday, a North Dakota state court judge overturned the state’s near-total abortion ban, allowing abortion to become legal in the state for the first time in over a year. Judge Bruce Romanick in Bismarck ruled that the state constitution protects women’s right to abortion before fetal viability, supporting abortion providers who challenged the ban.…

  • NFL Star Deshaun Watson Sued for Alleged Sexual Assault During Private Dinner Date

    NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson, 28, faces a lawsuit alleging sexual assault from a woman he reportedly met in 2020. The woman, who remains unnamed, claims the incident occurred during a private dinner date at her home. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Watson and the woman connected at a Houston bar and began texting before…

  • Missouri Supreme Court Rules Abortion Rights Measure Will be on State Ballot

    Missouri’s top court ruled on Tuesday that voters will decide on a proposed abortion rights amendment in November, potentially restoring legal abortion in the state for the first time in over two years. The measure, which allows abortion rights in Missouri until fetal viability, will appear on the November ballot after organizers gathered more than…

  • Labor Department’s In-House Anti-Bias Cases Unconstitutional, Lawsuit Claims

    ABM Industry Groups has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor, claiming the agency’s administrative proceedings for enforcing anti-discrimination requirements on federal contractors are unconstitutional. The janitorial services company filed the complaint in Houston federal court on Monday, arguing that these in-house proceedings violate its constitutional right to a jury trial. ABM also…

  • Google Aimed to Control Web Ad Tech, Prosecutor Says as Trial Begins

    Alphabet’s Google sought to dominate all aspects of online advertising technology by controlling both competitors and customers, according to a Justice Department prosecutor as the tech giant’s latest antitrust trial began in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday. Prosecutors argue that Google has maintained control over the infrastructure that finances the flow of news and information across…

  • Purdue Pharma Gets Extension for Sackler Settlement Talks

    Purdue Pharma secured an 18-day extension on Thursday to continue its efforts to reach a settlement in lawsuits related to its role in the opioid addiction crisis. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved this extension during a hearing in White Plains, New York, allowing the company more time to negotiate a comprehensive settlement. The extension comes…

  • SCOTUS Allows Family Planning Grant Cut in Oklahoma Abortion Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration on Tuesday to cut $4.5 million in federal funding for Oklahoma’s family planning projects after the state refused to provide abortion-related referrals. Oklahoma had requested the Court block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from terminating its funding for 2024 while the state appealed…

  • FINRA Dodges Broker’s Post-Jarkesy Challenge to Disciplinary Hearing

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) can relax after a federal judge in Philadelphia refused to block a disciplinary hearing against a broker who argued that the proceeding violated his Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in SEC v.…