Rebel Wilson to appeal after US court rejects bid to have defamation case thrown out

The Los Angeles superior court rejected the actor’s claim that she couldn’t be sued by the producers of her film The Deb. Rebel Wilson’s lawyers say they will appeal a California court’s decision ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' appeal in Georgia election interference case

The Supreme Court dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his ...

Supreme Court rejects Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case to federal court

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was charged with two counts in the case brought by Fulton County prosecutors over alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in ...

SCOTUS rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case into federal court

The Supreme Court has rejected a request from former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case from state court into federal court.

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr.'s bids to have his name removed from Michigan and Wisconsin ballots

Robert F. Kennedy suspended his longshot presidential campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Cardi B says Harris inspired her to vote as candidates hold dueling Wisconsin rallies – live

Supreme court rejects Republican bid to throw out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots; Democrat condemns Trump’s remarks on Liz Cheney. Tell us: Did you vote for a different candidate than your ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Judge threatens to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt if he fails to surrender property in defamation case

Former New York Rudy Giuliani was ordered to appear in federal court to address claims by two Georgia election workers over assets he was ordered to give them.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live

Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Court pauses appeal of Trump's classified documents case

A federal appeals court granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal of President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case until Dec. 2.

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

Israeli Court Rejects Netanyahu’s Bid to Delay Corruption Trial Testimony

The court ruled that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must take the stand on Dec. 2 in a trial that has stretched out for more than four years.

World - The New York Times - November 13

RNC's overseas ballot challenge in North Carolina rejected by appeals court

A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday rebuffed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to not process certain overseas ballots in the upcoming election unless the voter shows they ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump's bid to disqualify Fani Willis

A Georgia appeals court canceled next month’s oral arguments in President-elect Trump’s bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) from criminally prosecuting him. Monday's ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

US regulator rejects bid to boost nuclear power to Amazon data center

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected an effort Friday to allow an Amazon data center to tap into additional power from a nearby Pennsylvania nuclear plant. The decision could ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Georgia court cancels hearing in Trump's appeal of Fani Willis disqualification case

Georgia Court of Appeals canceled a hearing that was set to weigh president-elect Donald Trump and his codefendants' appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification issue.

Romanian appeal court finds flaws in case against Andrew Tate

Judges order prosecutors to withdraw or amend indictment against self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’. A court in Romania has ruled that one of the public prosecutors’ cases against the self-styled ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows's push to move Georgia election case to federal court

The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s appeal seeking to move to federal court his Georgia criminal charges related to efforts to overturn ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Trump calls for hush money dismissal; bids to run out clock on case

President-elect Trump’s attorneys signaled an effort to try to run out the clock on his New York hush money case, asking Judge Juan Merchan for a month to mount a formal effort to dismiss his ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Kamala Harris delivers ‘closing argument’ in Washington: ‘It is time for a new generation of leadership’ – live

Tens of thousands of Harris supporters gather as she condemns ‘petty tyrant’ on the grounds where Trump spoke the day of the Capitol riot. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Hologram used in bid to solve sex worker's cold case murder

Bernadett "Betty" Szabo, 19, was stabbed multiple times just months after giving birth to a baby boy.

North Dakota voters reject bid to end property taxes, which have soared nationwide since 2019

Measure 4 would have cost the state an estimated $3.15 billion over two years.

Business - MarketWatch - November 6

Diddy accuser must reveal name or rape case will be thrown out, judge rules

A woman who anonymously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs this month for rape must reveal her name or her lawsuit will be tossed out, a judge has ruled.

Smith asks court to reject Trump's challenge to his appointment in Jan. 6 case

Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a judge to decline to take up former President Trump’s latest bid to toss his Jan. 6 election interference case by arguing Smith was unlawfully ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Pakistan court rejects acquittal plea from former premier and wife in graft case

A Pakistani court has rejected a plea for acquittal from former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been held in prison for more than a year in a graft case

World - ABC News - November 14

Audit Reports Matter After All, Appeals Court Says

The decision reverses an earlier ruling that spurred debate about the reports.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice

Three other criminal cases against Donald Trump have been put in limbo on the heels of the Republican's election as president.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

A Texas Judge’s Fight to Keep a High-Profile Case Out of His Court

A battle over a new rule to limit credit card late fees has spiraled into a larger skirmish about how much power litigants should have to maneuver their cases into friendly courtrooms.

Business - The New York Times - November 2

VW managers again lose out in court case on bonuses and increases

World - Yahoo News - November 11

US backs Argentina’s fight against asset seizures in $16bn court case

Letter says that allowing claimants to take over Buenos Aires’s stake in energy company YPF would implicate ‘important foreign policy interests’

World - Financial Times - November 7

Bid to soften farm tax change rejected by Treasury

The department for rural affairs suggested exempting some older farmers from having to pay, Newsnight is told.

Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant's bid to delay case after Trump victory

President-elect Donald Trump's election victory is already beginning to elicit requests from his supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack for delays in their cases.

Mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day in Mississippi shouldn't be counted, appeals court says

A federal appeals court ruled that a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked before election day — but received up to five days after Election Day — is ...

Politics - NBC News - October 25

Kari Lake and Arizona county election official reach settlement in defamation case

A defamation case against Kari Lake brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has been settled, representatives for both parties confirmed to NBC News.

Eva Longoria says she and family have moved out of 'dystopian' US

Eva Longoria says she's anxious and nervous for Americans who can't "escape" their "dystopian country" following President-elect Trump's White House win. "The shocking part is not that he won," ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

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