Fox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over reporting of vote rigging allegations in 2020

Judge dismisses Jan. 6 defendant's defamation lawsuit against Fox News

A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit that Trump supporter Ray Epps brought against Fox News, bringing the year-long legal battle to a close.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

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 - 4 days ago

Vanguard says shareholders can vote for profits over ESG issues

Asset manager gives investors greater say on proxy votes as it tries to navigate backlash to ‘woke’ policies

Business - Financial Times - November 18

Judge dismisses GOP Biden impeachment witness lawsuit against Fox News host

A judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Tony Bobulinski, a former associate of Hunter Biden, against Fox News host Jessica Tarlov over comments about his legal fees. The defamation ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

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

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.

Supreme Court tosses Facebook appeal in shareholder lawsuit

The Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the term, a one-line decision dismissing Facebook's appeal.

Politics - CBS News - November 22

Judge dismisses a lawsuit over South Dakota abortion-rights measure that voters rejected

A South Dakota judge has dismissed a lawsuit that an anti-abortion group filed in June targeting an abortion rights measure that voters went on to reject

Health - ABC News - November 19

Verizon's Takeover of Frontier Communications Wins Shareholder Support

The $9.6 billion deal would expand Verizon’s fiber network to a size that would rival major competitors such as AT&T and Comcast.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 13

MLBPA, FanDuel settle lawsuit over alleged improper use of name, image and likeness

A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association has settled a lawsuit with FanDuel over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players on its ...

Sports - ABC News - November 15

Judge dismisses news outlets' lawsuit against OpenAI

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two news outlets’ lawsuit against OpenAI over its use of their copyrighted content to train ChatGPT, finding that failed to show an actual injury. Raw Story ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Why Pennsylvania’s unusual voting laws make it ripe for rigged election claims

With Pennsylvania expected to be a close and crucial state in the 2024 race for the presidency, it's unusual election laws are again under the microscope.

Politics - NBC News - November 2

Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Trump in 2020 Election Case

The special counsel asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss the indictment that had charged Donald J. Trump with plotting to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

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.

Judge dismisses Trump's federal 2020 election case after Smith filing

Judge Tanya Chutkan, who was overseeing President-elect Donald Trump's federal 2020 election interference case, has agreed to dismiss the case after special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Monday ...

Murdoch family retains majority control of News Corp after shareholder vote

Activist investor Starboard Value had challenged ownership structure, as Murdoch family controls 41% of company votes. Lachlan Murdoch faced down a shareholder vote on Wednesday aimed at weakening ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Voting turnout exceeds 2020 in Gwinnett County Georgia

Early voting in Gwinnett County, Ga., faced a brief delay due to a software issue. Harris leads in early tabulated votes, though today’s precincts are still pending. Turnout is exceeding 2020 ...

Capitol rioter's defamation suit against Fox News is dismissed

A judge granted Fox News' motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Ray Epps, who alleged he was wrongly accused of being an FBI plant in the 2021 Capitol riot.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Attorney details allegations against Trump attorney general-pick Matt Gaetz

A lawyer for two women who have accused Matt Gaetz of sexual misconduct is laying out the details of his clients' allegations, saying they told a House committee that Gaetz paid them "for sex." ...

Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation: Attorney

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017, saying in a statement through his lawyer that he was subject ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

House panel refers Andrew Cuomo for criminal prosecution over alleged 'false statements' on Covid report

House Republicans sent a criminal referral of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, alleging he made “criminally false statements” during closed-door testimony.

Politics - NBC News - October 31

Trump team asks NY attorney general to dismiss business fraud case

President-elect Trump has asked New York Attorney General Letitia James to (D) drop her multimillion-dollar civil fraud case against him, citing a need to “cure” partisan divisions following ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Election officials knock down Starlink vote rigging conspiracy theories

False posts circulating on social media claim that billionaire Elon Musk facilitated alleged election fraud through his internet service provider Starlink, manipulating the vote count, particularly ...

Tech - ABC News - November 12

Eight on trial over French teacher's 2020 beheading

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Bash and Jordan spar over 2020, 2024 elections

CNN’s Dana Bash and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sparred over the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, and what a second Trump administration plans to do. Jordan joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

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 - November 20

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.

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 - 6 days ago

Judge dismisses charges against Trump in D.C. election case after Smith request

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.

Latest news on Trump legal cases as Smith seeks to dismiss charges

Special counsel Jack Smith is seeking to dismiss two federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his second term in the White House. CBS News' Robert Legare and Caroline Polisi have ...

A 'constitutional sheriff' tried to seize voting machines in 2020. Officials are bracing for a repeat.

Sheriff Dar Leaf and other "constitutional sheriffs" have become prominent figures in the election denial movement, and among the most dangerous, critics say.

Revisit the 2020 election results map ahead of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump is hoping to win back states that he captured in 2016, while Kamala Harris is hoping to hold the states President Biden won in 2020.

Gaetz meeting with senators about attorney general job in face of misconduct allegations

Matt Gaetz is on Capitol Hill Wednesday meeting with senators as he tries to shore up support for his bid to be attorney general. President-elect Donald Trump says he's not reconsidering his choice ...

Australia's Woolworths, Coles to defend lawsuit over discounts

World - Yahoo News - November 14

FanDuel, MLBPA settle player likenesses lawsuit

Major League Baseball's players union settled a lawsuit that accused sports betting giant FanDuel of using the names and likenesses of hundreds of MLB players on its betting platform without ...

Sports - ESPN - November 15

Judge tosses Jan. 6 protester Ray Epps's lawsuit against Fox News

A judge in Delaware has dismissed a lawsuit against Fox News that was brought by an Arizona man at the center of a conspiracy theory about what sparked the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Ray ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

OpenAI’s data scraping wins big as Raw Story’s copyright lawsuit dismissed by NY court

The dismissal of Raw Story’s lawsuit is more than a win for OpenAI—it’s an indicator of how courts may handle similar copyright claims.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 8

MLB players' union affiliate reaches agreement with FanDuel after agreeing to dismiss lawsuit

A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association reached a licensing agreement with FanDuel after agreeing to dismiss a lawsuit against the company

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

Judge extends Bucks County mail-in voting deadline after Trump lawsuit

Voters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, now have until Friday to apply for or receive a mail-in ballot after the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit alleging some who sought a ballot were turned away. CBS ...

Fox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over reporting of vote rigging allegations in 2020

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