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Elon Musk must face Twitter shareholders’ lawsuit over alleged securities fraud
Elon Musk’s Twitter profile displayed on a computer screen and Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images A proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk and his family office Excession can proceed in federal court, […]
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Startup founder Charlie Javice found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase in $175 million deal
Charlie Javice, who is charged with defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co into buying her now-shuttered college financial aid startup Frank for $175 million in 2021, arrives at United States Court in Manhattan in New York City, June 6, 2023. Mike Segar | Reuters Charlie Javice, founder of a startup purchased by JPMorgan Chase in 2021, […]
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Trump says Skadden, Arps law firm will provide $100 million in pro bono legal services, avoiding executive order
President Donald Trump said Friday that the large law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has agreed to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services to the federal government during the Trump administration. The agreement, which Trump called “essentially a settlement,” calls for other actions and allows Skadden, Arps to avoid […]
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Trump sued by two more ‘Big Law’ firms he targeted in executive orders
Signage is seen outside of the law firm WilmerHale in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Two more law firms sued the Trump administration on Friday over executive orders by President Donald Trump targeting them for employing attorneys who worked on criminal investigations of the president. The lawsuits by WilmerHale and […]
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Art created autonomously by AI cannot be copyrighted, federal appeals court rules
A picture titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” which computer scientist Stephen Thaler said he had created using his generative AI platform, the “Creativity Machine.” Source: Wikipedia CC A federal appeals court ruled that art created autonomously by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted, saying that at least initial human authorship is required for a copyright. […]
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Trump says judge blocking deportations ‘should be impeached,’ DOJ challenges jurisdiction
James Boasberg, incoming chief judge of the US District Court, in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump called Tuesday for the impeachment of a federal judge who has issued orders blocking Trump’s plan to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the […]
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DOJ seeks to boot judge questioning Trump deportations, lawyer warns of ‘constitutional crisis’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a guided tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before leading a board meeting on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Department of Justice on Monday asked a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to replace […]
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Trump administration sued for ending union bargaining for TSA officers
Travellers process through a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before the Thanksgiving holiday in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 24, 2021. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Unions filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block the Trump administration from ending collective bargaining for about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers that staff checkpoints at U.S. airports and other […]
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Trump sued by 20 states to halt the ‘dismantling’ of Education Department
A security guard walks past the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and its termination of nearly half the agency’s staff. […]
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Trump Organization sues Capital One bank over account closures after Jan. 6 Capitol riot
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Trump Organization sued Capital One in Florida on Friday for allegedly “unjustifiably” closing more than 300 of the company’s bank accounts […]
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