The justices issued a temporary order allowing the girl to compete on the girls’ track team at a West Virginia middle school.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Fox-Dominion Trial, Judge Says
Star hosts for Fox News like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity may also appear in person at the high-profile trial, which is set to start April 17.
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Jury Says Tesla Must Pay Worker $3.2 Million Over Racist Treatment
A former Tesla factory worker, who is Black, challenged a judge’s earlier award of $15 million, but came away with less in a new trial.
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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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Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban
The New York Times – Business:Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.
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Fox Argues Top Executives Weren’t Involved in Voter Fraud Broadcasts
The New York Times – Business:Lawyers for the company, which faces a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, are pushing for a judge to rule in their favor before a trial.
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Three Convicted in 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion
The New York Times – Music:After more than 27 hours of deliberation, a Florida jury found three men guilty of killing the rising rapper during a robbery in the parking lot of a motorcycle shop.
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Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself
The New York Times – Business:As the families seek more than $1.4 billion awarded by courts for Mr. Jones’s lies, a New York Times review shows he is transferring millions of dollars to family and friends, potentially out of reach of creditors.
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California Court Mostly Upholds Prop. 22 in Win for Uber and Other Gig Companies
The New York Times – Business:The decision lessens the chances that gig drivers will be considered employees in the state, but it is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.