Moves Dismiss Charges

BDO ordered to pay $5mn to Jay-Z accountant in unfair dismissal case

Details of the dispute have become public after the former partner petitioned to enforce an arbitration award

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Teenager’s Mohamed Al Fayed sexual assault claim dismissed by police in 1995

Family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay says she made allegation 10 years before police say first complaint made. Police dismissed a teenage girl who reported an alleged sexual assault by Mohamed Al Fayed ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Flick dismisses title-favourites tag: Long way to go

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick dismissed the idea his side have replaced Real Madrid as favourites to win LaLiga after last weekend's 4-0 Clásico win.

Sports - ESPN - November 3

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

Facebook Brings Bid to Dismiss Securities Fraud Suit to Supreme Court

Shareholders said the social media giant withheld details about not sharing information on a 2015 data breach involving Cambridge Analytica.

Business - Inc. - November 6

Austin calls former Israeli defense minister after Netanyahu dismissal

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, just two days after he was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Austin told Gallant that ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Lawsuit Against Meta Over Section 230, Tech Shield Law, Is Dismissed

A professor sued pre-emptively to release software that would let users automatically unfollow everyone in their Facebook feed.

Tech - The New York Times - November 8

Lammy dismisses past criticism calling Trump a ‘sociopath’ as ‘old news’

British foreign secretary says many politicians have said ‘pretty ripe things’ about US president-elect. The British foreign secretary, David Lammy, has described his previous remarks about the US ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Cowboys' Jerry Jones dismisses 'nonsense' that Mike McCarthy has lost the team

Jones affirmed 'the music he is listening to' is his regret about making two in-season coaching changes

Sports - CBS Sports - November 19

Prosecutors in Trump hush money case oppose dismissal, but are OK pausing case

Prosecutors say they oppose Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his New York criminal hush money conviction -- but that they do not object to pausing the case.

Manhattan DA opposes Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction

Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday said they will oppose President-elect Trump’s demand to dismiss his New York criminal conviction following the election, instead floating the judge could freeze the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live

President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Prosecutors plan to fight Trump’s push to dismiss hush-money case

Possible delay of 26 November court date comes as outcome of case left in question following election win. Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush-money case said in a letter on ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

Manhattan DA says he's against dismissing Trump's "hush money" conviction

Manhattan, New York, District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his team of prosecutors are vowing to oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's "hush money" conviction and suggesting they ...

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 - 6 days ago

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of hush-money case on immunity grounds

Lawyers argue throwing out case necessary to ‘facilitate orderly transition of executive power’ following election. Donald Trump’ s lawyers asked the judge overseeing his Manhattan hush-money ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Trump demands immediate dismissal of New York "hush money" criminal case

President-elect Donald Trump's criminal conviction should be tossed out because he was elected president, his lawyers say.

Trump seeks dismissal of hush money conviction on immunity grounds

President-elect Trump's criminal hush money conviction must be dismissed "to facilitate the orderly transition of Executive power," defense attorneys argued Wednesday.

Valencia minister dismissed as Spain flood death toll rises to 228

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Donald Trump announces picks for labor and treasury departments, CDC and surgeon general in flurry of nominations – live

Scott Bessent, Russ Vought, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Sebastian Gorka and Dave Weldon among choices for key posts in second Trump administration. Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Judge in Trump hush money case postpones sentencing to consider dismissing case

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's New York hush money trial on Friday postponed the sentencing that was scheduled for next week to allow for more time for arguments on whether the case should ...

Trump lawyers to push for "hush money" dismissal after indefinite sentencing delay

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal case indefinitely postponed the president-elect's sentencing on Friday. Trump was set to face sentencing in November, but Judge Juan Merchan ...

Russian general reportedly dismissed amid allegations of false reports on war's progress

A senior Russian commander who was responsible for troops in Ukraine has been removed from his position, according to reports from several news outlets.

Prosecutors drop election interference and documents cases against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith dismisses the two federal criminal cases before president-elect’s inauguration. US politics – live updates Special counsel prosecutors dismissed the two federal ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Trump election case is tossed after special counsel requests dismissal

A judge has dismissed Donald Trump's election interference case after Jack Smith asked her to toss the case due to a DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

Judge dismisses special counsel's election case against Trump

The case was dismissed "without prejudice", meaning charges could be refiled when Trump leaves office.

Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case

Special counsel Jack Smith filed to drop all charges against Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

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