Recent Updates
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Prominent human rights attorney quits over failure to prosecute Venezuela
Attorneys in the News 12/15/2024A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s governm...
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US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
Business Law 12/14/2024An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can’t require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the exchange. The decision comes more than three years after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s prop...
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Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
Family Law 12/11/2024A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions should be enforceable in life- and health-threatening situations. John Bursch, ...
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Chinese leaders pledge ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy
International 12/09/2024China’s top leaders have pledged to loosen monetary policy and provide more support for the slowing economy, while Premier Li Qiang swiped at threats of higher tariffs on Chinese exports, saying they hinder global growth. Shares in Hong Kong ju...
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Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US
Corporate Governance 12/07/2024A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Ap...
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Vietnam court may commute tycoon’s death sentences if she repays $11 billion
Family Law 12/06/2024A court in Vietnam on Tuesday upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be commuted to life if she reimburses some $11 billion, or three-fourths of what she defrauded in the country’s biggest financial cri...
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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to fraud charges
Business Law 12/04/2024The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network could face decades in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges, admitting that he misled customers about the business. Alexander Mashinsky, ...
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More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
Breaking Legal News 12/01/2024More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport, authorities said. Had the guitars been authentic, they would have been worth $18 million, U...
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Romanian court orders a recount of presidential election first round
International 11/28/2024A top Romanian court on Thursday asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election, which was won by a far-right outsider candidate, sending shockwaves through the pol...
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Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border
Family Law 11/26/2024A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has become the center of the state’s aggressive measures to curb migrant cro...
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Court overturns actor Jussie Smollett's 2019 conviction in hate crime hoax case
Court Watch 11/21/2024The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction on allegations that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police.Smollett's appeal argued that a special p...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
International 11/20/2024The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over their 13-month war in Gaz...