Facebook asks US supreme court to dismiss fraud suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

China arms itself for potential trade war with Trump

Beijing has enacted sweeping laws since US president-elect’s first term that would allow it to retaliate if threatened

World - Financial Times - November 14

Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a fake hate crime. Smollett had claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019.

Jussie Smollett conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction Thursday on charges that he staged an attack against himself in Chicago in 2019 and then lied about it. Smollett appealed ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over Church abuse scandal

His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over abuse scandal

Justin Welby had faced intense pressure over his role in Church of England’s failure to halt years of attacks by child abuser

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Canada fires coach Priestman over drone scandal

Bev Priestman will not return as head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team following an independent report into the use of drones to spy on an opponent at this year's Paris Olympics, Canada ...

Sports - ESPN - November 13

Canada Bread price-fixing motion against Maple Leaf dismissed by court

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Judicial Overhaul

The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it.

World - The New York Times - November 6

Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Bid to Limit Judicial Overhaul

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Court in Slovakia upholds tax fraud verdict against former President Kiska

An appeals court in Slovakia has upheld a lower court ruling that found former President Andrej Kiska guilty of tax fraud and given him a suspended sentence

World - ABC News - October 31

US fraud charges roil Adani’s empire

Plus, boutique bank PJT mints a new billionaire and Poonawalla family property purchase dispels non-dom fears

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

US charges Indian billionaire Adani over alleged $250m bribery scheme

The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".

Trio charged over suspected international PPE fraud

The trio, including a husband and wife, are charged after a National Crime Agency investigation.

Former Wall Street investor sentenced to prison over massive fraud

Hwang was found guilty of fraud in a case that cost Wall Street banks billions of dollars in losses.

Virginia seeks Supreme Court's intervention in challenge to voter roll purge

Exactly 90 days before Election Day, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a systematic program to remove from voter rolls people unable to verify their citizenship to the DMV.

Nevada Supreme Court rejects GOP mail ballot challenge

Nevada’s Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision Monday allowing mail ballots to be counted if they arrive without a postmark up to three days after the Nov. 5 election. A majority of the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election

The Supreme Court allowed Republican officials in Virginia to revive a plan aimed to removing noncitizen voters from the rolls ahead of next week’s election.

Supreme Court reinstates Youngkin’s voter purge order in Virginia

Virginia can cancel more than 1,600 voter registrations the state claims are held by noncitizens in advance of next week’s election, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The emergency decision marks ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

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 ...

Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations

The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing Virginia to leave in place its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who aren't U.S. citizens from voting

What to know about the Supreme Court's voter decision before Election Day

The Supreme Court decided to let Virginia remove around 1,600 alleged noncitizens from its voter registration rolls less than a week before Election Day. CBS News Supreme Court and legal producer ...

8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious Election

All but three of the country’s Supreme Court justices announced they would quit rather than partake in the controversial elections mandated by a judicial overhaul.

World - The New York Times - October 31

Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules

Pennsylvania’s mail balloting policies have been the focus of intense litigation since the 2020 election.

Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The order means that election officials must tally provisional ballots submitted on Election Day by voters who returned defective mail ballots.

Supreme Court rejects RNC bid to stop provisional option for some Pennsylvanians

The Supreme Court on Friday said it won’t block Pennsylvanians whose mail votes are voided for technical reasons from voting provisionally at their polling place on Election Day, rejecting a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Mexico Supreme Court Justice Seeks to Ease Political Tensions, but Obstacles Persist

A lone voice on Mexico’s Supreme Court has proposed a way to ease the political tensions that have arisen over a judicial overhaul. But big obstacles could prevent any deal.

World - The New York Times - November 2

If the election is in dispute, expect the worst from the pro-GOP Supreme Court

Last term, the Roberts Court decided five landmark cases all in ways that seemed aimed at helping Trump and the GOP win the election.

Politics - The Hill - November 2

Supreme Court to hear dispute involving Louisiana congressional map

The appeal stemmed from a congressional map enacted in January that includes two majority-Black districts.

Supreme Court takes up Louisiana racial gerrymandering dispute

The Supreme Court took up a thorny legal dispute from Louisiana involving the state's effort to draw a congressional district map while navigating claims it is unlawfully considering race.

Politics - NBC News - November 4

Supreme Court to review Louisiana congressional map post-election

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the fight over Louisiana’s congressional map, which has erupted into a messy legal battle over how to fix a racially gerrymandered design. The ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

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