Russian journalist who protested on live television sentenced to 8.5 years in prison in absentia
Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian journalist who staged a daring protest against the Ukraine war live on state-run television, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in absentia by a Russian court.
2023-10-05 18:48
Supreme Court to consider whether Americans with Disabilities Act 'tester' can sue hotels for non-compliance with the law
The Supreme Court will consider the strength of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Wednesday when it hears a dispute over whether a self-appointed "tester" of the civil rights law has the right to sue hotels over alleged violations of its provisions.
2023-10-04 17:26
Trump's incendiary rhetoric comes to the courthouse
Former President Donald Trump spent the last two days in a Manhattan courtroom, listening intently to the civil trial where the fate of his business and his brand is at stake.
2023-10-04 06:51
The fate of this consumer watchdog is in the hands of the Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in a case that will determine the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
2023-10-04 06:18
StanChart argues for cutting 'systemic' sanctions busting claims from lawsuit
By Sam Tobin LONDON Standard Chartered sought on Tuesday to persuade a London court to remove from an
2023-10-03 21:25
Will the Supreme Court's conservatives bring out the 'bulldozer' on the consumer protection agency?
When the Supreme Court ruled against the federal agency that protects consumers from financial scams in 2020, it let the agency keep operating, opting for "a scalpel rather than a bulldozer in curing the constitutional defect."
2023-10-03 18:24
US Supreme Court to hear case targeting consumer financial watchdog
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to hear a challenge to the
2023-10-03 18:19
Federal appeals court approves injunction to block grant for Black women entrepreneurs
A U.S. federal appeals court has granted a conservative group's request to temporarily block a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs.
2023-10-03 12:54
Fact-checking Trump's claims about New York fraud trial
Outside court, Mr Trump raged against the prosecutor and judge. We took a closer look at what he said.
2023-10-03 06:16
US Supreme Court spurns copyright fight over concert recordings
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sony Music,
2023-10-02 23:26
Supreme Court declines to take up appeal from anti-abortion group that secretly recorded clinics
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up an appeal from an anti-abortion group known for releasing secretly recorded footage of abortion providers, leaving in place a lower court ruling that went in favor of Planned Parenthood.
2023-10-02 23:18
SCOTUS declines to hear John Eastman's appeal to undo ruling allowing House Jan. 6 committee access to his emails
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up former Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman's request to undo a ruling that allowed the House January 6 select committee to access emails he said were shielded by attorney-client privilege.
2023-10-02 22:22