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  • Supreme Court: Officials can be sued over social media blocks

    Supreme Court: Officials can be sued over social media blocks

    Court Watch 03/14/2024

    A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, wr...

  • Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment

    Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment

    Court Watch 03/10/2024

    U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty on Monday to new obstruction of justice charges recently added to a broad corruption indictment threatening the Democrat’s re-election chances.“Once again, not guilty your honor,&rdqu...

  • Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

    Court Watch 03/04/2024

    Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration.An order issued Monday by Justice...

  • Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump immunity arguments in April

    Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump immunity arguments in April

    Court Watch 03/01/2024

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could go to trial before the November election. While the ...

  • Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case

    Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case

    Court Watch 02/23/2024

    Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency. The former president&rsq...

  • Dutch court orders Netherlands to stop exports of F-35 parts to Israel

    Dutch court orders Netherlands to stop exports of F-35 parts to Israel

    Court Watch 02/16/2024

    An appeals court ordered the Dutch government on Monday to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a clear risk of violations of international law. A trio of human rights organizations brought a civil suit against the Netherlands ...

  • Nevada Supreme Court sides with AP in Wynn defamation suit

    Nevada Supreme Court sides with AP in Wynn defamation suit

    Court Watch 02/08/2024

    The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press over a story about two women’s accounts to police alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct.The court cited state...

  • What to know about arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims

    What to know about arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims

    Court Watch 01/11/2024

    Appeals court judges signaled Tuesday that they will likely reject Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case. The outcome seemed clear during arguments that touched on a range of political and le...

  • Hong Kong activist publisher Lai pleads not guilty to sedition charges

    Hong Kong activist publisher Lai pleads not guilty to sedition charges

    Court Watch 01/03/2024

    Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong.Lai was arrested during a crackdown on dissidents following ...

  •  A court in Japan convicts three former soldiers in sexual assault case

    A court in Japan convicts three former soldiers in sexual assault case

    Court Watch 12/12/2023

    A Japanese court on Tuesday convicted three former soldiers in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim, a former service member, came forward demanding a reinvestigation and prompting a military-wide harassment probe.The F...

  • Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case

    Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case

    Court Watch 12/09/2023

    A federal appeals court in Washington largely upheld a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case on Friday, but narrowed the restrictions on his speech to allow the former president to criticize the special counsel who brought ...

  • Fortnite maker accuses Google of bullying and bribing to block competition

    Fortnite maker accuses Google of bullying and bribing to block competition

    Court Watch 11/07/2023

    Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people’s dependence on one of its main products to stifle competition at consumer...

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