'Central Park Five' Judge Recuses Himself After Trump's Request
A federal judge overseeing a defamation case filed by the exonerated “Central Park Five” against President-elect Donald Trump recused himself due to his friendship with one of the plaintiff’s lawyers.
Whataburger Franchisee's Widow Sued for $613,000 Tax Penalty
The widow of a Texas Whataburger franchisee owes the IRS $613,000 of his tax penalties and undertook a foreign transaction to ...
Trump’s Play for Recess Appointments Is Unprecedented: QuickTake
President-elect Donald Trump is asking the incoming Senate, which will be controlled by his Republican Party, to temporarily go out of session once he’s inaugurated Jan. 20 so that he can jam through ...
ICE Delays Changes on Uncertainty Over EU Deforestation Plan
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is holding off on planned changes in coffee and cocoa markets to comply with the European Union’s deforestation regulation amid uncertainty over when the laws would take ...
Audits of DEI Grow Amid Legal Threat, Dollar Tree Executive Says
Companies will audit vulnerabilities in their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in response to mounting legal and ...
Christian Delaware Healthcare Workers Lose Covid-Vaccine Appeals
Eight Christian employees fired for refusing to receive Covid-19 vaccines failed to link their shot objections to their ...
Man Pleads Guilty to Fictitious Interest Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
A South Carolina man currently residing in Brazil pleaded guilty to conspiracy to submit a false tax refund claim, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Former D.C. Official Pleads Guilty to Paycheck Protection Fraud
A former Washington D.C. Homeland Security Commissioner and current Agriculture Department official pleaded guilty in a scheme to submit fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck ...
Speaker Johnson Wants Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Kept Secret
Speaker Mike Johnson urged the House Ethics Committee to keep confidential its findings on alleged sexual and other misconduct by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general ...
NHS Management Wins Data-Breach Appeal Before Alabama High Court
A proposed class action alleging that NHS Management LLC negligently failed to protect the personal information of employees and nursing-home patients that was exposed in a 2021 data breach was ...
Nvidia Highlights Justices' Struggle in Drawing Lines (Podcast)
The US Supreme Court struggled with where to draw the appropriate lines in bread-and-butter cases involving Nvidia Corp., ...
Case: Disability Discrimination/Constructive Discharge (E.D. Ky.)
A former United Ground Express compliance coordinator with multiple sclerosis is entitled to a trial on her Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination claim, where her supervisor’s testimony that ...