The trial, which has been on hold since November, centers on whether the tech giant holds a monopoly over internet search, and could result in Google selling off core parts of its business.
Researchers say a promising new therapy targets protein clusters that likely cause neuron death and brain atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease.
Thursday's proclamation of the expanded national monuments put President Joe Biden on track to conserve more lands and waters than any other president in history, the White House said.
The Supreme Court’s search for a ruling of the ages over presidential immunity could leave the justices attempting to square a circle.
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Courts & the Law
The May Day order came from a panel of Donald Trump appointees who found that an Oregon judge violated the Ninth Circuit’s mandate to dismiss the climate case in 2020.
A federal judge found many of North Carolina's restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are preempted FDA and congressional actions.
Under the Indiana law, healthcare providers would have been prohibited from providing information to underage patients on how to pursue out-of-state abortions without court or parental consent.
The bill is in response to a ballot measure Huntington Beach residents passed on March 5, which could require people to show voter ID in municipal elections.
Weinstein's defense lawyers and Manhattan prosecutors both agreed to a date sometime after Labor Day for the former movie mogul's retrial on recently-overturned sex crime convictions.
A UMass professor wants a judge to find that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields him from legal action by Meta over a tool to quiet Facebook users' newsfeeds.
A bipartisan group of attorneys general want the NCAA barred from enforcing a rule that prohibits student-athletes from negotiating name, image and likeness deals prior to recruitment.
Hawaii lawmakers met on Lei Day to vote on Maui support, biosecurity bills and even a resolution to make the shaka the state’s official gesture.
The city discharges billions of gallons of untreated sewage water onto its beaches and into San Francisco Bay and its tributaries every year, according to the federal complaint.
Most of the patients housed at Coalinga State Hospital are civilly committed sexually violent predators.
Lawmakers suggested that U.S.-based Liberty Media may have engaged in “cartel type behavior” and opened the door for future congressional action when it denied Andretti Global’s application to join the international racing league.
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The Georgia Republican told reporters that she intends for the House to vote on her measure next week, but it’s unlikely to succeed.
Following Senator Ben Cardin's announcement that he would not seek reelection, Marylanders will decide whether Democratic Representative David Trone, former Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks or former GOP Governor Larry Hogan will replace him.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asks the Democratic Party to endorse a national poll that measures how Kennedy and Biden fare would in a head-to-head poll against Trump and proposes that the weakest candidate drops out.
Beau Jessup woke up in a pool of blood after severe nosebleeds he says are linked to his exposure to jet fuel-contaminated water. The 18-year-old testified he worries he's at risk for developing cancer.
Officials said the school lied about its post-graduation employment rates, salaries and career services.
Philadelphia's city councilmember representing Penn's campus openly supported the ongoing encampment, and California union workers rallied against Israel investments on International Worker's Day.
Rulings
The Fifth Circuit ruled that a Louisiana federal court improperly found an Indian citizen’s claims are governed by the Jones Act and general maritime law. He says he contracted malaria while working on a Liberian ship managed by a Singaporean company. The shipworker suffered gangrene and had several toes amputated, but he has not shown the relevant portions of Singaporean or Indian law conflict with Liberian law. The law of the ship’s flag prevails.
The Hawaii Court of Appeals ruled that a prosecutor misrepresented blood and witness evidence during closing arguments against a man accused of stabbing a teen girl unprovoked. The prosecutor conflated defendant with a person who was seen washing blood, though testimony did not establish these were the same person, and alluded to stains on defendant’s shirt as being blood, though this was not established. This amounts to prosecutorial misconduct and a new trial is ordered.
A federal court in Maryland granted a motion to enforce the settlement agreement in a subrogation action between an insurer and a company whose alleged negligence caused damage to the insurer’s property. The parties agreed to a $240,000 settlement, but at the time of the transfer, an imposter intercepted the funds by posing as the insurer’s counsel. The company must pay the insurer $240,000 and denies the insurer’s request for costs, attorney fees and interest.
A federal court in Texas declined to dismiss John Sabal’s defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League. Sabal, who owns the conservative publication The Patriot Voice, argues the ADL falsely connected him with anti-Semitic statements and conspiracy theories. The statements rise above the level of inference or opinion because they could be interpreted as factual by readers.
A federal court in California issued a text-only minute order indicating that a settlement has been reached between the nonprofit group California Open Lands and a solid waste facility managed by Butte County’s Department of Public Works. The nonprofit had accused the county of allowing contaminants to seep out of its facility and into the nonprofit’s wetland preserve. A consent decree is expected to come by mid-July.
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Hunter Biden filed an interlocutory appeal with the Ninth Circuit on Friday, arguing a federal judge improperly rejected his bid to dismiss tax evasion charges because a plea agreement barred the special counsel from charging him.
Airline passengers and former travel agents seek to stop Alaska Airlines from acquiring Hawaiian Airlines Inc., saying the deal creates a monopoly, shrinks competition in multiple passenger airline markets and threatens Hawaii's economy.
Popular Lunchables meal kits contain lead, cadmium and phthalates, two mothers say in a class action that accuses Kraft Heinz of deceiving customers. A recent report showed that Lunchables — often consumed by children — contained over 60% of the maximum allowed levels of the toxic chemicals that can cause brain damage and other health issues.
Mike Tyson punched out a fellow JetBlue passenger after he declined the former heavyweight boxing champ's offer of magic mushrooms on the flight, the passenger says in a lawsuit that looks to also hold the airline accountable for Tyson's behavior.
Those who are arrested in Travis County aren't provided counsel for initial bail hearings, one arrestee says in a class action that accuses the county of creating a "two-tier" system that favors those who can afford to hire an attorney.