TikTok tells top Iowa court the state lacks jurisdiction in fraud suit
DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) — TikTok urged the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday to rule that the state lacks jurisdiction to hear a complaint over the availability of harmful content on the China-based social media platform. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sued TikTok in...
Deployment of federal troops in Portland is in limbo, for now
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Whether federalized troops will deploy to Portland remains uncertain after a judge on Friday questioned whether an appeals court order demanded it. “I want to give a lot of thought to the various arguments,” said U.S. District Judge Karin...
Arguments on Nebraska ICE facility center on jurisdiction and authority
(CN) — A Nebraska judge will soon decide if he has the jurisdiction to temporarily halt the the creation of a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center. Judge Patrick Heng heard arguments Friday in Red Willow County District Court in McCook, Nebraska, over...
US markets set records again in face of government shutdown, new tariff threats
MANHATTAN (CN) — As the government shutdown enters its fourth week and the tariff wars rage, so, too, has the bull market kept on rolling. By the closing bell Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1,017 points, while the S&P 500 rose by 127 points and...
Judge needles feds over indiscriminate immigration pickups
(CN) — A pair of nonprofits on Friday asked a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order forcing immigration officials to make sure Oregon detainees have access to attorneys before being transferred to another facility. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken did not...
Eighth Circuit upholds Minnesota law preventing misclassification of construction workers
(CN) — A unanimous Eighth Circuit panel ruled on Friday to uphold a Minnesota law that levies penalties on employers who misclassify construction workers. In the opinion authored by U.S. Circuit Judge Duane Benton, a George W. Bush appointee, the panel ruled that the...
Turkey’s main opposition wins key court battle — but political pressures persist
(CN) — Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party, won a rare legal victory Friday after a court in Ankara dismissed a case seeking to annul its 2023 leadership congress — a decision that spares the century-old party from potential state takeover...
House launches probe into TeaOnHer, male-only rival to womens’ dating safety app
WASHINGTON (CN) — Members of Congress on Friday launched an investigation into male-only dating-review app TeaOnHer, which lawmakers claim encourages users to post nonconsensual and “seemingly illegal” content of women and even minors. The House Oversight Committee...
With tariff case, retired judges say SCOTUS could give Trump ‘tyrannical powers’
WASHINGTON (CN) — Nearly three dozen former federal judges issued a stark warning to the Supreme Court on Friday, cautioning that the justices’ approval of President Donald Trump’s unilateral global tariff war could usher in tyranny in the White House. “For...