The U.S. Supreme Court’s current term features major cases involving former President Donald Trump’s ballot disqualification, his claim of immunity from prosecution, the abortion pill, gun rights, the power of federal agencies, social media regulation and Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement. Here is a look at some of the rulings already issued, cases already argued and cases still to be…
Former billionaire and FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, faced the denouement of his meteoric rise as a judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison on Thursday. This sentence followed his conviction on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy related to the collapse of FTX in 2022, described by prosecutors as one of the…
T-Mobile has secured permission to appeal a judge’s decision that allowed a potential class action lawsuit by millions of Verizon and AT&T subscribers to proceed. The lawsuit challenges T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of rival Sprint in 2020. Illinois U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin ruled on Wednesday that T-Mobile can appeal his order to the 7th…
Walt Disney and appointees of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reached a settlement on Wednesday to resolve a high-profile lawsuit in state court concerning control of the special district encompassing the Walt Disney World theme parks.
A New York judge has issued a gag order against Donald Trump ahead of his upcoming criminal hush money case scheduled to begin on April 15th. Under this order, Trump is prohibited from publicly discussing court staff, jurors, witnesses, or lawyers associated with the district attorney’s office, as well as their families. However, the gag…
Rap mogul Diddy found himself at the center of a law enforcement operation as federal agents descended on his Beverly Hills home on Monday, March 25 . The scene was described as intense, with helicopters swarming overhead and armed agents conducting searches on the ground. According to TMZ, the raid was part of an ongoing…
Donald Trump has received a last-minute reprieve on Monday when a New York court granted him the opportunity to post a reduced bond of $175 million, delaying enforcement of a $464 million fraud penalty. Trump’s legal team had argued that obtaining the full bond amount would be “impossible.” The appeals court provided Trump with a…
American Express faces a proposed class action lawsuit in Rhode Island federal court alleging it overcharged thousands of U.S. merchants for credit and debit card fees on consumer transactions.
The Biden administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Elon Musk’s dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a development in the billionaire businessman’s ongoing legal battle. Musk sought Supreme Court intervention in December, appealing a lower court’s affirmation of his consent decree with the SEC. This decree stemmed from Musk’s…
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