Court decisions
Twitter sues Elon Musk to enforce original merger agreement
Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Twitter filed suit against Elon Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday after the billionaire said he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy the company. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. Source
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Jan. 6 committee notifies DOJ that Trump tried tampering with one of its witnesses, Cheney says
Vice Chair U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 revealed that […]
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Founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund 3AC go missing, as investors try to recoup assets
The entire stablecoin market is now worth more than $160 billion. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images The co-founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital appear to be on the run from creditors, according to court documents recently filed in New York. Lawyers representing the creditors say the physical whereabouts of Zhu […]
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Teva lied about opioid role, New York says
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the Office of the Attorney General in New York on May 9, 2022, to make an announcement about protecting access to abortion. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images New York’s attorney general on Monday said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries lied to evade […]
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Pregnant Texas woman says unborn baby should count as car passenger after receiving HOV ticket
Emilija Manevska | Moment | Getty Images A pregnant Texas woman said her unborn baby should count as a second passenger in her vehicle after she received a ticket, citing Texas’ penal code in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s being overturned. Brandy Bottone, 32, of Plano, was pulled over June 29 after she drove […]
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U.S. health laws don’t always protect abortion information, but new bills could fill the gaps
A journalist reports near a crowd of abortion-rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Nathan Howard | Getty Images The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month raised […]
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Elon Musk faces long legal war with Twitter, which has the upper hand, as he abandons deal
Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday moved to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, citing continued disagreements over the number of spam accounts on the platform. While Musk may want to end his bid for Twitter, it’s not as easy as just walking away, according to legal experts. Instead, Musk likely faces […]
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Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. Michele Tantussi | Reuters Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his deal to buy Twitter, according to a letter sent by a lawyer on his behalf to the company’s […]
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Google reportedly offered to spin off ad business into new Alphabet segment to ward off lawsuit
CNBC: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google being interviewed by Deirdre Bosa. CNBC Google has offered to split parts of its ad-tech business into a separate company under its parent company Alphabet to ward off a second expected antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Such a […]
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Gun applicants in New York will have to hand over social media accounts
Shooting range owner John Deloca aims his pistol at his range in Queens, New York on June 23, 2022. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits. People seeking to […]
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