2024 election updates: Musk asks to move $1 million lottery case to federal court

The hearing will come a day earlier than scheduled and the judge stipulated that all parties be present.

Elon Musk moves $1 million voter lottery lawsuit to federal court — for now

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are supporting Donald Trump against Kamala Harris in the presidential election contest.

Business - CNBC - 2 hours ago

Elon Musk skips hearing as $1m election giveaway case moved to federal court

Absence would have risked contempt of court had the case continued in Pennsylvania. US elections 2024 – live updates Elon Musk failed to show up to a required hearing in a Philadelphia case ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

Elon Musk files to move super PAC's lottery giveaway lawsuit to federal court

Lawyers for Elon Musk have filed to move a lawsuit over his super PAC's $1 million lottery giveaways to voters to federal courts. NBC News' Dasha Burns reports on the filing and what Musk's team is ...

Elon Musk ordered to attend $1 million voter lottery suit hearing in Philadelphia court

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the presidential election.

Business - CNBC - 18 hours ago

Trump again asks appeals court to move New York hush money case to federal court

Former President Trump has again asked an appeals court to move his New York hush money case into federal court in a bid to stall his sentencing or toss his conviction.

Philadelphia DA sues Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters

Suit by DA Larry Krasner comes days after the Justice Department warned that the sweepstakes might violate federal election law.

Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court

Elon Musk is attempting to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing and battleground states, throwing into question a scheduled ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago

Elon Musk's $1 million voter petition lottery falls in a legal gray area, experts say

Elon Musk’s daily $1 million lottery for registered swing state voters who sign his super PAC’s petition falls into a legal gray area and could potentially violate election law, three experts told ...

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters

Elon Musk and his America PAC, who are backing Donald Trump, have offered registered voters in swing states the chance to win $1 million each day.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Shake Shack CEO talks expansion goals as shares climb after earnings beat: 'Now's our opportunity'

Lynch said many eat at Shake Shack when they are on vacation, adding that the chain has outposts in high-traffic airports JFK, LaGuardia and Newark.

Business - CNBC - 20 hours ago

Is Elon Musk's $1 million election giveaway legal?

Elon Musk announced Saturday he is giving away $1 million daily through Nov. 5 to swing state voters who sign a petition for his pro-Trump political action committee. Musk has already committed at ...

Trump makes latest bid at moving hush money case to federal court

Former President Trump’s attorneys on Monday made their latest bid at moving his hush money criminal case to federal court, telling an appeals panel that a lower judge’s refusal to do so was ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Musk ordered to attend court hearing over $1 million voter giveaway

Elon Musk has been ordered to attend a court hearing in Philadelphia Thursday after he was sued by District Attorney Larry Krasner.

Trump's lawyers again ask to dismiss federal election interference case

The filing argues that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed and that funding for his office should be cut off.

Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day election giveaway sparks legal doubts

Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.

How the Supreme Court has ruled on 2024 election-related cases

A majority of Supreme Court justices ruled to allow Virginia to proceed with removing roughly 1,600 alleged noncitizens from its voter rolls. This comes just days before the Nov. 5 election and as ...

Fulton County DA Fani Willis asks appeals court to reinstate six charges in Trump election case

The district attorney requested the Georgia Court of Appeals restore charges, including three against Trump, that she said were wrongly discarded in the 2020 election case.

Politics - NBC News - October 16

Appeals court rules 4 Trump co-defendants can’t move Georgia election charges to federal court

An appeals court ruled Thursday that four people charged alongside former President Trump in his Georgia election racketeering case cannot move their charges from state to federal court. Known as ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Musk voter lottery might violate federal law: DOJ

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC that its daily $1 million giveaways to registered voters in swing states might violate federal law, according to several ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing

The request from George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney, could lead to Lyle and Erik Menendez being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

2024 election updates: Trump asks JD Vance, 'How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?'

Most polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump mostly neck-and-neck in key states with less than two weeks to go to Election Day.

Elon Musk could face ‘legal liability’ for his $1 million giveaway, says election law expert

NBC News Election Law Analyst Nate Persily discusses the legal questions surrounding billionaire tech founder Elon Musk’s latest election effort to support former President Trump ahead of the ...

Politics - NBC News - October 21

Trump's lawyers ask for delay in election interference case

The judge in former President Donald Trump's election interference case could unseal more evidence before the 2024 election. Trump's lawyers are requesting U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan delay ...

Elon Musk doesn't show at Philadelphia court hearing over $1M voter lottery

Billionaire Elon Musk's attorneys want a federal court to address a complaint from Philadelphia's District Attorney over Musk's super PAC's giveaway.

Georgia prosecutor asks appeals court to reinstate 6 charges in Trump case

Lawyers for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said a judge "erred" when he dismissed the charges in March.

RNC asks Supreme Court to intervene in Pennsylvania mail ballot case

The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court on Monday for an emergency order that would prevent Pennsylvanians whose mail ballots are rejected for technical reasons from having ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

2024 election updates: Trump concludes MSG rally with anti-immigrant rhetoric

Donald Trump and some prominent supporters will speak at a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Man who found $20 used it to buy a $1 million winning lottery ticket

North Carolina resident Jerry Hicks found $20 outside a convenience store and used it to buy a winning scratch-off lottery ticket.

Musk’s $1 Million Offer Raises New Legal Questions

Some election lawyers said the giveaway may run into laws that prohibit paying people to register to vote.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Why Elon Musk’s $1 Million Giveaways Could Be Troublesome

Legal experts question the billionaire’s plan to hand out huge payments in battleground states as part of a get-out-the-vote drive.

Business - The New York Times - October 21

Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveaway Might Be Illegal

Elon Musk’s super PAC, which supports Donald Trump’s presidential bid, is giving cash prizes to registered voters who sign a petition.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Is Elon Musk's $1 million voter sweepstakes legal? Experts weigh in.

The giveaway seems illegal, but occupies a blurry area of law, experts told ABC News.

Elon Musk defends $1 million giveaway after Justice Department warning

Elon Musk spoke in a virtual townhall event Friday and said that his petition giveaway wasn't meant to register voters.

How the Supreme Court might act in the 2024 election

The Republican National Committee said it filed 130 lawsuits in 26 states ahead of the November general election.

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