Category: Court
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US court rejects challenges to FCC approval of SpaceX satellites By Reuters
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to approve SpaceX’s plan to deploy thousands of Starlink satellites to provide broadband internet service in space. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected the legal challenge…
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Why court declined to temporarily suspend the housing levy
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The Supreme Court declined to temporarily suspend parts of the Affordable Housing Act, including the collection of the housing tax, saying the public interest favored allowing the law to run until the petitions were decided. A three-judge panel said laws enacted by parliament have a presumption of constitutionality and the…
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Spouse Of Do Kwon Scores Major Victory In South Korean Court
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While Do Kwon’s extradition has yet to be decided in Montenegro, Terraform Labs founder Lee’s wife has won a major legal victory against the South Korean state. The court ruled that some real estate shares and subscription rights in Officetel, previously seized in Lee’s name, should not be subject to…
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Spouse Of Do Kwon Scores Major Victory In South Korean Court
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While Do Kwon’s extradition has yet to be decided in Montenegro, Terraform Labs founder Lee’s wife has won a major legal victory against the South Korean state. The court ruled that some real estate shares and subscription rights in Officetel, previously seized in Lee’s name, should not be subject to…
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More Samourai Devices Seized: Bitcoin Privacy Activist Appears In Court Ahead of Bail Release
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Today marked the first public hearing of the court at the US Department of Justice. Case Against Samurai Wallet Developers William Lonergan Hill and Keyon Rodriguez since May 28, 2024, when Rodriguez appeared in court for the first hearing in the case. I attended the hearing of William Lonergan Hill…
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More Samourai Devices Seized: Bitcoin Privacy Activist Appears In Court Ahead of Bail Release
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Today marked the first public hearing of the court at the US Department of Justice. Case Against Samurai Wallet Developers William Lonergan Hill and Keyon Rodriguez since May 28, 2024, when Rodriguez appeared in court for the first hearing in the case. I attended the hearing of William Lonergan Hill…
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Court declines to stop new South Sudan cargo charge
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The High Court has refused to issue interim orders suspending the implementation of the directive to impose a fee of $350 (Sh44,878.51 at current exchange rates) on each container of all goods destined for South Sudan. A preservation order maintains the status quo to preserve a matter until the motion…
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Court halts Kenya Power’s Sh285m emergency towers purchase tender
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The High Court has ordered Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to stop the award of a Sh285 million contract for the procurement of Emergency Restoration Towers (ERTs) and galvanized steel structures for use in premium customer service schemes and various primary and secondary substations. Emergency response systems are structures…
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US Court Orders Hedge Fund Owner To Pay $84 Million
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In the crypto world, a federal judge in Chicago has ordered Oregon resident Sam Ecorti and his related companies to pay more than $120 million to victims of what the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) described as a “Classic Ponzi scheme.” The ruling, issued by Judge Mary Rowland on July…
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Supreme Court rulings paring federal regulatory power will impact energy policy
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Pillow The U.S. Supreme Court issued two momentous decisions this week that upend decades of government regulatory frameworks, with profound consequences for environmental and energy policy. First, the Supreme Court ignored the 1984 precedent in the Chevron case v. the Natural Resources Defense Council, which gave federal agencies too much…
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High Court Magnifies Biden’s Misery by Kneecapping Policy Agenda
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Breadcrumbs Path Links PMN Business The U.S. Supreme Court’s sweeping decision to curtail the power of the executive branch, coming hours after President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance, makes it harder for his administration to achieve its biggest political ambitions ahead of the November election. Article author: Bloomberg News Courtney…
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Trump cites Supreme Court ruling in calling for Jan. 6 ‘hostages’ to be freed By Reuters
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Written by Tim Reid CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his supporters who were prosecuted for their actions in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 should be released, citing a Supreme Court ruling in favor of a man who appealed…
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Texas wins court block on Biden overtime pay rule
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Written by Danielle Wiesner (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule from going into effect that would extend mandatory overtime pay to four million salaried American workers. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman, Texas, said a rule drawn up by the…
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Win for Raphael Tuju as court allows him to question bank official in Karen property fight
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The High Court has allowed former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju to question an East African Development Bank official over his disputed loan with the regional lender. In a ruling in favour of Mr Tuju, Justice Alfred Mabia allowed an application to cross-examine Mr David Odongo over a statement he made…
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US Supreme Court takes up ‘Dewberry’ trademark dispute By Reuters
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Written by Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a $43 million dispute between two real estate companies – one in Virginia and one in Georgia – over the rights to the “Dewberry” name in a case exploring when the court can award…
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Appeals court does not block US mandate to cover cancer screenings, HIV drugs By Reuters
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Written by Brendan Pearson (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday declined to block a federal order requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services such as cancer screenings and HIV prevention drugs at no additional cost to patients, but ruled against the government in a major legal case…