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Category: Courts and the Judiciary
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Analysis: Fox News’s $787.5 Million Settlement Is the Cost of Airing a Lie
Fox News’s late-stage agreement with Dominion Voting Systems came with a rare acknowledgment of broadcasting false claims by the conservative media powerhouse.
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Fox News Sanctioned by Judge for Withholding Evidence in Dominion Case
Judge Eric Davis also said an investigation was likely into Fox’s handling of documents and whether it had withheld details about Rupert Murdoch’s corporate role.
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Texas Judge Invalidates FDA Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The Texas judge’s ruling was quickly contradicted by another federal judge in Washington State who ordered the F.D.A. to keep mifepristone available.
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Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Its Defamation Case
The New York Times – Business:The judge said the case would still need to proceed to trial, for a jury to weigh whether Fox News spread false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, and to determine any damages.
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Health Plans No Longer Have to Cover All Preventive Care at No Cost. Here’s What to Know.
The New York Times – Business:A ruling by a federal judge this week could set up yet another Supreme Court challenge to the Obamacare health law.
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Gladys Kessler, Judge Who Curbed Deceptive Tobacco Ads, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Business:In a landmark case, she ruled that cigarette companies had been deceiving the public about the health hazards of smoking, violating racketeering laws.
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Who’s Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel? Two Americans.
The New York Times – Business:Kohelet, the once-obscure think tank that conceived and now champions a revamped court system, is an American import.
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Tech Leaders in Israel Wonder if It’s Time to Leave
The New York Times – Business:Ahead of a judicial overhaul that could transform the country and frighten away investors, the executives of Start-Up Nation are mulling an exodus.
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Judge Signals Jail Time if Bankman-Fried’s Internet Access Is Not Curbed
The New York Times – Business:The defendant in a widespread cryptocurrency fraud case has been living in a “garden of electronic devices,” the judge says. Tighter restrictions are ahead.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prosecutors Ask Judge to Tighten Bail Conditions
The New York Times – Business:The move followed the disgraced cryptocurrency executive’s attempt to contact a potential witness in his criminal case, prosecutors said.
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Elon Musk Said Tesla Buyout Plan Didn’t Involve ‘a Specific Number’
The New York Times – Business:Under questioning, Mr. Musk said he hadn’t discussed how much money investors would put in to help him take his car company private.