Category: Court

  • Supreme Court keeps hold on Texas and Florida efforts to limit how social media platforms regulate user content

    Judges And returned the cases to the lower courts. In challenges from corporate trade associations. While the details vary, both laws are intended to address conservative complaints that social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their views, especially regarding the political right. These cases are among many…

  • Supreme Court rulings paring federal regulatory power will impact energy policy

    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…

  • High Court Magnifies Biden’s Misery by Kneecapping Policy Agenda

    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…

  • Trump cites Supreme Court ruling in calling for Jan. 6 ‘hostages’ to be freed By Reuters

    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…

  • Texas wins court block on Biden overtime pay rule

    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…

  • Supreme Court Decision Overturns Chevron: A Victory for Judicial Authority and Bitcoin

    In a landmark decision issued on June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, struck down the long-standing ban. Chevron Doctrine, fundamentally reshapes the landscape of administrative law and judicial review. The case, Looper Bright Enterprises Inc. v. RaymondoThis decision marks a major…

  • Supreme Court Decision Overturns Chevron: A Victory for Judicial Authority and Bitcoin

    In a landmark decision issued on June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, struck down the long-standing ban. Chevron Doctrine, fundamentally reshapes the landscape of administrative law and judicial review. The case, Looper Bright Enterprises Inc. v. RaymondoThis decision marks a major…

  • Win for Raphael Tuju as court allows him to question bank official in Karen property fight

    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…

  • US Supreme Court takes up ‘Dewberry’ trademark dispute By Reuters

    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…

  • Heineken heads to court to bar Equity from paying Ngugi Kiuna’s Sh1.7bn award

    Dutch beer maker Heineken has moved to the High Court seeking to halt a decision awarding Ngugi Kiuna more than Sh1.7 billion to terminate a distribution agreement, arguing that the Kenyan businessman would likely force Equity Bank to release the funds. Heineken East Africa Import Company revealed in court papers…

  • Appeals court does not block US mandate to cover cancer screenings, HIV drugs By Reuters

    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…

  • Lawyer Explains What Ripple’s Latest Court Win Means For XRP

    On June 20, Ripple Labs Inc. A pivotal victory in its ongoing legal challenges, specifically in the federal class action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California. the Status (4:18-cv-06753-PJH), presided over by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, has been closely watched by the XRP community due to its potential…

  • US Supreme Court to hear Nvidia bid to scuttle shareholder lawsuit By Reuters

    Written by John Crozel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a request from Nvidia Inc (NASDAQ:) to thwart a securities fraud lawsuit accusing the artificial intelligence chip maker of misleading investors about how much of its sales went into the volatile cryptocurrency industry. The…

  • Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US TikTok ban on Sept. 16 By Reuters

    Written by David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court said on Monday it will hold oral arguments on Sept. 16 on legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban. On May 14, a group of…

  • Bump Stock Ban Tossed Out by Supreme Court in Gun-Rights Win

    Breadcrumb links PMN works A divided U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a new blow to gun regulation efforts by striking down a federal ban on firearms, accessories that allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire at a speed that rivals a machine gun. Article writer: Posted on June 14, 2024 •…

  • Court Sentences Gang For Exploiting Digital Yuan In Money Laundering Scheme

    In a groundbreaking legal case, a criminal gang in China has been found guilty of organizing a complex money laundering operation that leveraged the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan or e-CNY. The complex scheme, revealed by the People’s Procuratorate of Yueqing District in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province,…

  • Court Sentences Gang For Exploiting Digital Yuan In Money Laundering Scheme

    In a groundbreaking legal case, a criminal gang in China has been found guilty of organizing a complex money laundering operation that leveraged the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan or e-CNY. The complex scheme, revealed by the People’s Procuratorate of Yueqing District in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province,…

  • Analysis-As Supreme Court decisions loom, a legal assault is weakening SEC’s power By Reuters

    Written by Chris Prentice and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A legal attack on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has diminished its powers to oversee Wall Street and is likely to worsen with two impending Supreme Court rulings. A US appeals court last week struck down a key Securities…

  • Court to decide whether KICC takeover from Kanu was illegal

    A judge will today decide whether the Kenyan independence party African National Union (KANU) should reclaim the iconic Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC) in Nairobi. Kanu filed a petition in the Environment and Lands Court four years ago seeking to reclaim the building after it was evicted by presidential executive…

  • NRA & Cantero In The Supreme Court: Implications for Operation Choke Point 2.0 and Custodia Bank

    Yesterday, the US Supreme Court issued two important cases that will likely have wide-ranging impacts on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Decisions are National Rifle Association of America v. Volo (Natural Resources Authority) And Cantero, et al. Fifth. Bank of America, NA (stonecutter). in Natural Resources Authority, the Court addressed a crucial…