Recent Updates
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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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Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot
Corporate Governance 01/16/2023A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized adding former President Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation into who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation’s capital, as part of a broader crackdown to hold responsible parties to account. ...
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Kentucky judge extends block of state’s abortion ban
Corporate Governance 07/19/2022A Kentucky judge granted an injunction on Friday that prevents the state’s near-total ban on abortions from taking effect, meaning the state’s two clinics can continue providing abortions, for now.Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry&rsquo...
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Temple prof seeks reinstatement of damage claims against FBI
Corporate Governance 02/13/2022A Temple University physics professor who was charged with sharing scientific technology with China only for the case to collapse before trial and be dismissed by the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate his clams f...
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Court: Trump can end temporary legal status for 4 countries
Corporate Governance 09/15/2020The Trump administration can end humanitarian protections that have allowed hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan to remain in the United States, a divided appeals court ruled Monday.While an appeal is imminent ...
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Trump announces new list of potential Supreme Court picks
Corporate Governance 09/12/2020U.S. President Donald Trump announced at the White House on Wednesday a new list of 20 more candidates he would consider nominating to the Supreme Court, which is widely seen as his latest effort to bolster support among conservative voters in the No...
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Apple wins big EU court case over $15 billion in taxes
Corporate Governance 07/14/2020A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in multinationals’ ability to strike special tax deals with individual EU countries when it ruled that Apple does not have to pay 13 billion euros ...
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Court to hear resentencing bid in Arizona death penalty case
Corporate Governance 12/10/2019The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal Wednesday by an Arizona death row inmate who is seeking a new sentencing trial, arguing the horrific physical abuse that he suffered as a child wasn't fully considered when he was first sentenced. The appeal...
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Court turns down bid to block vote on nuclear plant rescue
Corporate Governance 11/29/2019The Ohio Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit attempting to block a proposed statewide vote that aims to overturn a financial rescue for Ohio's two nuclear plants, according to a decision issued Wednesday.The plants' owner, FirstEnergy Solutions, had arg...
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Supreme Court steps into case over consumer agency
Corporate Governance 10/17/2019The Supreme Court is stepping into a yearslong, politically charged fight over the federal consumer finance watchdog agency that was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.The justices agreed Friday to review an appeals court decision that ...
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Gunmaker asks US Supreme Court to hear Sandy Hook appeal
Corporate Governance 08/04/2019The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal Thursday of a state ruling against the company.Remington Arms, based in Madison, North Carolina, cited a much-debated 2005 federa...
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Trump can make asylum seekers wait in Mexico
Corporate Governance 05/08/2019A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can make asylum seekers wait in Mexico for immigration court hearings while the policy is challenged in court, handing the president a major victory, even if it only proves temporary...