Such tribunals, common in executive agencies, hear enforcement actions without juries, a practice that challengers said violated the Constitution.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Supreme Court Rejects Liability Shield at Center of Purdue Pharma Settlement
The liability shield would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic.
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Oil Projects Must Consider Full Climate Impact, Top U.K. Court Rules
Previously, local council and planning groups in Britain had to weigh only the planet-warming emissions from their own operations.
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Democrats’ Dream of a Wealth Tax Is Alive. For Now.
A narrow Supreme Court ruling left the door open for Congress to expand taxes on billionaires, but it’s not a guarantee.
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Supreme Court Upholds Trump-Era Tax Provision
The tax dispute, which was closely watched by experts, involved a one-time foreign income tax, but many saw it as a broader challenge to pre-emptively block Congress from passing a wealth tax.
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Exxon Suit Over Activist Investor’s Climate Proposal Is Dismissed
A federal judge ruled that the case was moot after the investor, Arjuna Capital, withdrew the proposal with a promise not to try again.
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Judge Orders Sale of Alex Jones’s Personal Assets but Keeps Infowars in Business
The ruling will allow the conspiracy theorist to continue broadcasting on Infowars, while the Sandy Hook families continue to pursue payment of $1.4 billion in defamation damages.
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Chinese Activists Who Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice Are Found Guilty
Huang Xueqin, a journalist, and Wang Jianbing, a labor activist, were convicted of subversion, a vaguely worded charge long seen as a tool for muzzling dissent.
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Supreme Court Backs Starbucks Over ‘Memphis 7’ Union Case
In a blow to the National Labor Relations Board, the justices cited inconsistent standards for courts to order employers to reinstate fired workers.
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Chiquita Banana Held Liable for Paramilitary Group’s Killings During Colombian Civil War
A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer’s payroll.
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Mike Lynch, U.K. Tech Mogul, Is Acquitted of Fraud
Mr. Lynch, who was accused of defrauding Hewlett-Packard after it paid $11 billion for his software company, spent a decade working to clear his name.