A judge handed down the 25-year sentence — half the punishment requested by prosecutors for Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud — along with an $11 billion financial penalty.
The former attorney for Donald Trump "breached his ethical obligations by presenting falsehoods to bolster his legal arguments," a State Bar judge wrote.
And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle.
Local politicos from the San Diego County border community, researchers and a Mexican official explained their efforts to clean up the Tijuana River.
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What happens if the U.S. Supreme Court chips away at the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion medication mifepristone? What does the Alabama Supreme Court's declaration of "fetal personhood" mean? Experts weigh in during this week's episode "Bitter Pill: Pregnancy & Personhood in a Post-Dobbs America."
Courts & the Law
The White House has required federal agencies to provide incarcerated people with information on voter eligibility and to help them register to vote, but lawmakers say the government could be doing even more.
The agreement between the entertainment giant and a board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will end a series of lawsuits and restart negotiations on future park developments.
Apple cannot escape a consumer protection claim from App Store users who say Apple allowed the Toast Plus app to steal their money — at least until the users have a chance to amend their claims.
Idaho’s attorney general claims his controversial analysis on Idaho’s abortion law is not a threat to prosecute providers who refer out-of-state abortions. According to his attorney, that’s not his job.
A federal judge in Los Angeles didn't rule from the bench on Biden's bid to dismiss the case, but his comments didn't indicate he was persuaded to do so.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing fresh scrutiny over his government's handling of a 2023 train collision that left 57 people dead and more than 80 others injured.
Republicans in control of the Montana Legislature claimed the restrictions on voting were necessary to combat voter fraud.
Texas again failed to convince the courts to allow its controversial immigration law to take effect while the challenges against it proceed.
Around the Nation
Under the plan, passenger vehicles entering Manhattan's busiest stretch will be charged $15.
Washington’s independent budget auditors said a bipartisan bill that hiked the federal debt ceiling will help slash spending deficits over the next decade.
Federal prosecutors said Raymond Chan was a key intermediary in a corrupt scheme involving former LA Councilman José Huizar that facilitated approval for projects in downtown LA on behalf of billionaire Chinese developers.
Future generations of city dwellers may be familiar with different bird songs than those recognized today, according to a new study.
After state courts expanded the scope of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment, an environmental group is putting the nation's first "green amendment" to the test.
Opponents cited the public cost, lack of labor protections and risk of using bonds backed by state and city governments as reasons against the stadium.
The high court debated whether a jury or judge should decide if criminal defendants get enhanced sentences.
The National Park Service wants to remove and, if necessary, euthanize 200 feral cats.
Rulings
A federal court in Illinois allowed a class of seafood consumers’ fraud lawsuit continue against ConAgra, which advertises some of its fish products as “Certified Sustainably Sourced” even though they are fished with a “pelagic trawl” that indiscriminately captures everything in the path of a net the size of two football fields. The court does not issue an injunction to remove the advertising, however.
A federal court in Illinois dismissed a negligence claim, but not the fraud claim, brought by parents against a genetic screening company, which told them their child would not have Down syndrome, but then the kid did. Their fraud claim survives the motion to dismiss.
A federal court in Chicago granted T-Mobile’s motion to certify an interlocutory appeal over whether a putative consumer class has sufficiently alleged antitrust standing. The consumers oppose the now-closed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, and seek to unwind the merger to prevent an alleged monopoly over U.S. wireless services.
The 10th Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of copyright infringement claims for seven of eight video clips used in the Netflix “Tiger King” series. The final clip, which is footage from a funeral, is not protected by fair use.
An appeals court in Illinois vacated a lower court’s judgment in a lawsuit that challenged whether Donald Trump may appear on primary election ballots. In light of the Supreme Court’s Trump v. Anderson ruling in early March, the lower court lacks jurisdiction to consider the objection.
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Hot Cases
Two doctoral students and one professor from China are suing Florida over a 2023 law that they say presumptively prohibits the employment of academics from seven foreign countries, including China, at public universities in the state.
According to San Diego, state officials incorrectly concluded that a requirement to test water at the city's public schools for lead didn't count as a state mandate California should have funded.
Private space tourism company Virgin Galactic didn't pay for $25 million worth of spacecraft design for its mothership, Boeing accuses in a lawsuit. Boeing says Virgin Galactic also absconded with its proprietary equations and test data.
A Tennessee state representative is being sued for falsely claiming on social media that a Kansas man was involved in the deadly shooting at a parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win.
In an interview on ABC, journalist George Stephanopoulos maliciously defamed Donald Trump by repeating that the former president had been found guilty of raping E. Jean Carroll, when he was convicted of sexual assault, Trump argues in federal court.