Dems warn Barrett confirmation means doom for ObamaCare, but 'severability' doctrine might save it
Democrats, since Amy Coney Barrett was announced as the Supreme Court nominee, have hammered the message that if she is confirmed Barrett could be the deciding vote in California v. Texas, a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being pushed by red states who say the individual mandate in the law is unconstitutional.
Americans are Googling these 5 questions as election looms
With the presidential election now just 23 days away, Americans are increasingly looking for answers.
Professor charged in China case sues Harvard over legal fees
A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program sued the Ivy League school on Friday over its refusal to pay his legal defense costs, accusing it of “turning its back on a dedicated faculty member.”
Ex-eBay employees plead guilty to 'cyberstalking' critics
According to court documents, the editor and publisher of the newsletter were first targeted after they published an article about litigation involving eBay in August 2019.
Transgender man sues Amazon, claiming he was harassed, demoted after revealing pregnancy
A transgender man from New Jersey is suing Amazon for pregnancy discrimination, failure to accommodate, workplace retaliation harassment based on gender identity, alleging he was harassed by employees after informing his supervisor about his pregnancy.
Justice department sues Yale University over admissions practices
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Yale University, alleging the school violated federal civil-rights law by discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants in undergraduate admissions.
Safeway, Walgreens relationship with Theranos disputed in ex-CEO Elizabeth Holmes fraud case
Prosecutors and attorneys are at odds over the ousted Theranos founder and CEO's efforts to have some of the charges against her dismissed
U.S. Supreme Court hears Google bid to end Oracle copyright suit
A jury cleared Google in 2016, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned that decision in 2018, finding that Google's inclusion of Oracle's software code in Android was not permissible under U.S. copyright law.
How much did the Russia and Hillary Clinton email probes cost taxpayers?
President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he has “fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents" related to the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's famed 'Dissent Collar' is back at Banana Republic, with a new name
Banana Republic has re-released Ruth Bader Ginsburg's iconic collar necklace, just two weeks after the late Supreme Court justice died at 87.
Led Zeppelin victorious in 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright lawsuit after Supreme Court denies hearing: Report
The legal battle began in 2014, and a jury ruled in favor of Led Zeppelin in 2016.
Former Amazon employee arrested on alleged wire fraud charges for false product refunds
The criminal complaint notes alleged wire fraud occurred between November 2019 and February 2020 in which Nguyen used his employee access to falsely and fraudulently issue $96,508.13 in refunds to himself and others.
Former tech CEO gets home confinement for admissions bribe
A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000 to bribe his son’s way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit, even though the son did not play tennis.
Tech titan John McAfee indicted for tax evasion
If convicted, McAfee faces up to five years in prison on each count of tax evasion and up to one year in prison on each count of willful failure to file a tax return.
Trump administration expected to settle with Purdue Pharma considered victory for opioid victims: report
Purdue Pharma has been negotiating with the Trump administration's Justice Department to resolve thousands of lawsuits accusing the pharmaceutical company of of helping to spark an opioid epidemic that has contributed to more than 400,000 deaths in the U.S., according to a report by the New Yorker
IRS investigating NRA’s Wayne LaPierre for possible tax fraud
The IRS is investigating longtime NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre for possible criminal tax fraud related to his personal taxes, according to people familiar with the matter.
H&M fined $41M for tracking workers’ personal lives using company database
H&M has been fined more than $41 million for allegedly tracking hundreds of employees’ personal lives on a company database.
Airbnb blocking some rentals over Halloween to halt parties
Airbnb will prohibit one-night rentals over Halloween weekend as part of its ongoing effort to crack down on party houses.
Court: Amazon not liable in teen’s powdered caffeine death
Retail giant Amazon can’t be held responsible under current Ohio product liability law in the death of a high school senior who ingested powdered caffeine, the state Supreme Court said Thursday.
Russian man sentenced for LinkedIn, Dropbox data breaches
Prosecutors said that in 2012, Nikulin, working from Moscow, hacked the computers of the San Francisco Bay Area companies, installed malware, stole login credentials for employees and used them to obtain customer data such as usernames and passwords that he offered for sale on a Russian-speaking cybercrime forum.


















