22 h. ago CFTC Blasted in Court for ‘Bad Faith’ Misconduct in Fraud Case

A federal judge in New Jersey is weighing an unusual recommendation to sanction the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, based on a report that the derivatives watchdog made such significant missteps in a 2023 fraud case that the agency should dismiss it and pay legal fees.

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22 h. ago Federal judge says cull of 400 ostriches at B.C. farm hit by avian flu can proceed

VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull late last year after the flu outbreak, but the court granted a stay in […]

Transport

49 h. ago AbCellera’s Microfluidic Cell Culture Patent Affirmed Valid by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

The Federal Circuit rejects Bruker Cellular’s invalidity challenge to AbCellera’s patent for microfluidic devices and their use in culturing cells VANCOUVER, British Columbia — AbCellera (Nasdaq: ABCL) today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has by a Rule 36 Order affirmed judgment of validity of its U.S. Patent […]

Economics

4 d. ago Trump Must Halt Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers, Judge Rules

The Trump administration must temporarily cease from engaging in widespread layoffs and firings for government workers, a California federal court ruled Friday.

Society

5 d. ago Jury selection for sex trafficking trial of Sean ’Diddy’ Combs pushed to next week

NEW YORK — The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was postponed until early next week, right before opening arguments begin, a federal judge decided on Friday. Prosecutors allege that Combs, 55, used his fame and power at the top of the hip-hop […]

Politics

7 d. ago Woman dubbed 'Big Ashley' guilty of murder in drug dealer's London death

A sentencing date has been set for the London woman convicted in the beating death of a 59-year-old drug dealer. Following Ashley Bourget’s lengthy trial, which started in early April, the jury returned a verdict of guilty late Tuesday night – a few hours after they began deliberating. She was convicted on a charge of […]

Events

7 d. ago 14 news outlets ask judge to unseal filings in Abrego García case

A coalition of 14 news organizations on Tuesday asked the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit of the Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador to unseal records of the proceedings surrounding efforts to return him to the United States. The request from the media outlets, including The Washington Post, comes as filings in […]

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8 d. ago Second judge finds Trump’s use of 18th century wartime act against gang is improper

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that President Donald Trump is improperly using an 18th century wartime law to try to speed the deportations of people his administration labels members of a Venezuelan gang, becoming the second judge to bar the administration from removing immigrants under the act. District Court Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in […]

Culture

1 week ago Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO ruled unfit for trial and ordered hospitalized

NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled Friday that the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is not competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges and ordered him hospitalized to see if his mental condition improves. Michael Jeffries’ lawyers sought the ruling last month, writing in a letter filed in a New York federal […]

Science

1 week ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ‘s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The emergency appeal comes after a judge in Maryland restricted the team’s access under federal privacy laws. Social Security holds […]

Politics

1 week ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported. The Justice Department asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the […]

Politics

1 week ago Summers Says It’s Wrong to Say Markets Tell Fed It Should Cut

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that bond-market pricing doesn’t amount to a judgment call on what the Federal Reserve ought to do with interest rates, and that it would be a “very serious error” for policymakers to ease next week.

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2 w. ago Florida seeks to enforce law making it crime for people in U.S. illegally to enter state

MIAMI — Florida’s attorney general on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s injunction that temporarily stops authorities from enforcing a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the U.S. illegally to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials. State Attorney General James Uthmeier and local prosecutors also asked U.S. District Judge Kathleen […]

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2 w. ago George Santos gets 7 year prison sentence on fraud, ID theft charges

The former Republican congressman admitted to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of nearly a dozen people, including his family members, to fund his winning campaign.

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2 w. ago George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

As part of a plea deal, Santos has agreed to pay roughly USD$580,000 in penalties in addition to prison time

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2 w. ago FBI director says judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested

MILWAUKEE — The FBI on Friday arrested a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement, Director Kash Patel said. Patel made the announcement in a post on X and said his office believes Judge Hannah Dugan “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse.” Patel […]

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2 w. ago Judge rules the Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a man to El Salvador

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland ruled Wednesday that the government violated a 2019 settlement agreement when it deported […]

Politics

2 w. ago Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Justice Mathieu St. Germain said he wants time to review the facts and set a sentencing decision for May 27

Economics

3 w. ago Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting to speak in court

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Survivors and relatives of people killed in a 2022 mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago were set to speak Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for the gunman, who chose not to attend. Robert E. Crimo III, 24, pleaded guilty last month to the shooting that left seven people […]

Events

3 w. ago George Santos defends social media tirade to federal judge set to sentence him for fraud

NEW YORK — George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will be sentencing the disgraced former New York congressman later this week on fraud charges. In a lengthy letter ahead of the Friday court date, Santos, 36, said he remains “profoundly sorry” for his crimes but protests that […]

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