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The Supreme Court on Tuesday removed a hurdle to the construction of a natural-gas pipeline through Pennsylvania and New Jersey, ruling the pipeline developer could invoke the power of the federal government to take state property needed for the project.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc and two former top executives were ordered by a U.S. judge on Monday to face a lawsuit accusing them of misleading shareholders about the bank's work for 1MDB, a Malaysian fund that became embroiled in a corruption scandal.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote in an opinion Monday that the FTC complaint against Facebook was “legally insufficient,”

North Carolina is the first state to successfully sue Juul over unfair vaping practices, paving the way for potential other suits.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Facebook can be held liable if sexual traffickers use the platform to prey on children.

Job postings indicate the Federal Government is worried about the proliferation of crimes involving digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and plans a broad criminal crackdown on illicit activities in the crypto world. In recent weeks, crypto-related criminal activity has been making national headlines particularly with the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline in May that resulted in the days-long shutdown of the country’s largest fuel pipeline.

Criminal activity is on the uprise in U.S. airports, where federal authorities continue to seize illegal COVID-19 drugs trying to make their way to Mexico.

The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety.

A class-action lawsuit is seeking damages for costs and lost profits incurred by more than 11,000 gas stations along the East Coast after the ransomware attack against the Colonial Pipeline led to panic-buying and fuel shortages. The suit is also seeking a court order requiring Colonial Pipeline Co. to implement security protocols consistent with legal and industry standards.

Top executives at Lordstown Motors Corp. sold off more than $8 million in company shares over a three day period, raising questions surrounding the company's internal controls.

The head of the Dippin’ Dots ice-cream empire dished out a cold serving of revenge porn to his ex, sending “private sexual images’’ of her to multiple people — including her own mother, a bombshell lawsuit charges.

More than 30 women on Thursday filed a lawsuit alleging Pornhub and its parent company, Mindgeek, profited from videos showing non-consensual sex.

Prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to impose a “very substantial” prison sentence on Michael Avenatti for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike.

U.S. District Judge Edward Davila countered Tuesday with a slimmed-down questionnaire to send to jurors ahead of the late-August trial, which will determine whether Ms. Holmes defrauded investors, patients and doctors about her now-defunct blood-testing company.

Computer programmer and businessman, John McAfee, testified in a Spanish court Tuesday, fighting against tax-related criminal charges.

Republican Senators Mike Lee and Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Tuesday that would move all antitrust enforcement to the Justice Department, stripping the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission of antitrust authority, Lee's office said on Monday.

A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction.

Corporate law firms are unique among businesses in that they typically increase pay in tandem, with a few market leaders triggering moves throughout the industry.

Six Flags Great America has settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $36 million over the use of fingerprint scanners at its Illinois theme park.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler unveiled an ambitious list of proposed reforms Friday including guidelines for “woke” corporate disclosures and rules to curtail the “gamification” of Wall Street as he embarks on his tenure as Wall Street’s top cop.