JPMorgan Chase accused of turning 'blind eye' to Epstein sex crimes: lawsuit
U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase for allegedly turning "a blind eye" to Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes.
Bankman-Fried case reassigned because judge's husband has ties to FTX
The criminal case concerning disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried has been reassigned due to a conflict of interest stemming from ties to FTX.
Overturn of corporate diversity quotas laws upheld in California appeals court
The California Court of Appeals has sustained the termination of two laws that established gender, racial, and sexual quotas for boards of corporations headquartered in the state.
Spirit Airlines flight attendant fired because she was too overweight for jump seat, she claims in lawsuit
A new lawsuit brought by a former Spirit Airlines flight attendant alleges following the woman's termination that the airline violated the Civil Rights Act.
Elizabeth Holmes to face sentencing hearing over Theranos crimes
Elizabeth Holmes faces her sentencing hearing in California on Friday. The former Theranos exec faces 20 years in prison, though her team has requested just 18 months.
Biden student debt relief handout blocked by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court on Monday blocked the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, the second such blow in a matter of days
Biden administration closes student loan handout applications after court ruling
The federal government's Student Aid debt forgiveness has ceased accepting applications after a federal judge in Texas deemed the program unconstitutional.
Twitter employees file lawsuit claiming mass layoffs violate federal law requiring notice
After Elon Musk announced pending mass layoffs at Twitter, employees filed a class-action lawsuit against the company for violating a law requiring 60 days' notice before termination.
'Inventing Anna': Rachel Williams sues Netflix for 'vile' portrayal in hit series
Con artist Anna Sorokin's former close pal, Rachel DeLoache Williams, is suing Netflix over her negative depiction in the dramatized series "Inventing Anna."
SpaceX satellite deployment plan upheld in appeal court
An appeals court upheld an FCC decision to allow SpaceX to deploy satellites in a low Earth orbit to provide broadband internet service.
Biden's oil, gas moratorium dealt potentially fatal blow by federal court
A federal judge struck down the federal oil and gas leasing moratorium Thursday evening, potentially ending the policy President Biden has pursued since taking office.
Appeals court rejects Whole Foods workers’ discrimination claim over dress code crackdown during BLM protests
Whole Food workers lost an appeal in a racial discrimination case over dress code restrrictions they say were not enforced until they wore Black Lives Matter masks.
Republican states aim to protect massive coal mine from environmentalists
A coalition of 16 states filed a brief Tuesday rebuffing an appeals panel decision and arguing in favor of the expansion of a major underground coal mine in central Montana.
Men charged in fake sports memorabilia scheme involving bogus baseballs, bats, and paintings
Federal authorities have charged two Michigan brothers and a Florida man in connection with an art and sports memorabilia scheme spanning 15 years that involved forged paintings and bogus autographs from some of baseball's most legendary figures, according to the Justice Department.
3M ordered to pay $50 million to Army veteran in earplugs lawsuit
An Army veteran who claimed earplugs made by tech giant 3M caused him to suffer hearing damage was awarded $50 million by a federal jury Friday, the second-largest verdict related to the product, which has been the subject of hundreds of lawsuits.
Judge: Montana can't enforce ban on mandating vaccines
A federal judge ruled Monday may not enforce a state law preventing health care centers from mandating vaccines.
Man passes out in North Carolina courtroom upon $1.7 million COVID fraud guilty verdict
A man accused with his father of fraud related to $1.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds passed out Thursday when the pair were found guilty by a jury.
Whitewater rafting groups lose in minimum-wage dispute
Rafting outfitters fought a federal $15 minimum wage mandate and lost.
Judge tosses Biden admin Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale after challenge from environmentalists
A federal judge threw out a large offshore oil and gas lease sale after it was challenged by environmentalists groups, ruling that the Biden administration violated federal law when it relied on 'arbitrary and capricious' climate change impact model
LA County's pandemic gun store closures ruled unconstitutional, Second Amendment advocates praise 9th Circuit
Gun rights advocates are praising a federal court ruling that deemed Los Angeles County’s move to close gun stores at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was unconstitutional.