27 h. ago Future of 400 B.C. ostriches being decided in federal court room

At Tuesday's judicial hearing, lawyers for Universal Ostrich Farm stated there has been so sign of illness at the farm since Jan. 15.

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27 h. ago FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled in federal court Tuesday to defend his reasons for the Facebook owner’s $1 billion purchase of Instagram more than a decade ago – one of two acquisitions the Federal Trade Commission now contends was illegally anticompetitive. FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson repeatedly pressed Zuckerberg to explain several internal messages he sent […]

Technology

27 h. ago Challenge of federal firearms ban dismissed by Federal Court of Appeals

A not-for-profit advocacy organization, firearm owners, businesses, hunters, and recreational and sport shooters had appealed a ruling that upheld the ban

Events

28 h. ago Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms the government considers fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The Liberals outlawed some 1,500 firearm models and variants in May 2020, meaning they could no longer be legally used, sold or imported. […]

Events

55 h. ago Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event

Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Last week’s federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico […]

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5 d. ago Mangione lawyer asks court to bar DOJ from seeking death penalty

Luigi Mangione’s lawyer sought a court order barring federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him for allegedly murdering UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, saying U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was seeking execution as a “political stunt.” Bondi issued an April 1 press release saying she had directed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to […]

Events

6 d. ago Florida art dealer, another man charged in scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol works

MIAMI — A South Florida art dealer and another man face charges involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol artworks, authorities said. Leslie Roberts, 62, of Miami, and Carlos Miguel Rodriguez Melendez, 37, of Sunny Isles, were arrested Wednesday and made their initial appearances in Miami federal court, according to court records. Defense attorney Nayib […]

Economics

6 d. ago OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker’s business ambitions

OpenAI is suing Elon Musk for unfair competition and interfering with its business relationships with investors and customers, escalating a legal battle between the ChatGPT maker and the billionaire who helped bankroll the artificial intelligence startup a decade ago. The allegations against Musk were filed Wednesday in a federal court in California as a counterclaim […]

Economics

9 d. ago Appeals Court Lifts Some Limits on DOGE Access at US Agencies

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency staff will be able to access personal information of millions of US union members at the Education Department and the government’s human resources arm under a federal appeals court order.

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1 week ago Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump is charged with violating his release

NEW YORK — A convicted New York drug dealer whose 10-year federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump is back in custody after he was accused of several crimes, including assaulting a toddler. Jonathan Braun was charged Friday with violating the terms of his supervised release and ordered detained in Brooklyn federal court, […]

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2 w. ago Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues. The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the Republican administration’s plea to the federal appeals court in Washington. […]

Society

3 w. ago In closing remarks, prosecutor says Frank founder lied to JPMorgan Chase to secure $175 million deal

NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman deployed a “brazen fraud” to sell her student aid startup to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $175 million after dramatically exaggerating its customer base, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in a criminal trial’s closing argument. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Chiuchiolo urged a Manhattan federal court jury to convict […]

Economics

3 w. ago Former immigration consultant deemed ‘ungovernable’ vexatious litigant by federal court

Parvinder Singh Sandhu 'flouts court orders and persists in litigation doomed to fail'

Politics

3 w. ago WestJet pilots ask judge to nix approval of temporary foreign workers in the cockpit

MONTREAL — The union representing WestJet pilots is asking a judge to quash federal approval of temporary foreign workers in the cockpit. In an application it says was filed Monday, the Air Line Pilots Association petitioned the Federal Court to declare invalid a government decision green-lighting temporary work permits at WestJet Encore earlier this month. […]

Transport

3 w. ago Federal Court of Appeal upholds decision to boost accessibility at Air Canada

MONTREAL — The Federal Court of Appeal is upholding a decision by the country’s transport regulator that aims to boost accessibility for air travellers living with a disability. A judicial tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Air Canada that sought to overturn a requirement to fully accommodate passengers whose wheelchairs are too large to fit […]

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3 w. ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.  The emergency appeal argues that the judge can’t force the executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees. The California-based […]

Society

3 w. ago A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America

A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for decades has supplied news about the United States to nations around the world — including many that lack a free press of their own. The case, filed […]

Politics

3 w. ago North Carolina justices decide family can sue over unwanted COVID

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors’ group on allegations they gave the boy a COVID-19 vaccine without consent, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday, reversing a lower-court decision that declared a federal health emergency law blocked the litigation. A trial judge and […]

Events

3 w. ago City of Ottawa appealing court ruling over payments in lieu of taxes

The Federal Court ruled in February that the federal government made a "reasonable" decision to pay a lower rate for PILTs on properties in the national capital.

Economics

3 w. ago Blake Lively accuses ’It Ends With Us’ costar of abusing courts with countersuit

NEW YORK — Actor Blake Lively asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss a countersuit filed against her by her “It Ends With Us” costar Justin Baldoni, calling his claims “vengeful and rambling” after she sued for sexual harassment and retaliation. Lively’s lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that Baldoni and his […]

Economics