CEO of MyPillow Mike Lindell on April 5, 2022. Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images A judge rejected MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's request for DOJ to return his seized cellphone. The judge cited an appeals court decision against Trump in his lawsuit over the Mar-a-Lago search. Trump appointed Judge Eric Tostrud, who denied […]
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Citi just got a reprieve for its $900 million ‘fat-finger’ Revlon error after a US appeals court ruled that a group of lenders must give Citi back the money.
Hi. Aaron Weinman here. On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral Castle aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. You can read more about her life and legacy here. In finance news, Citi has scored a much-needed legal victory over its embarrassing "fat-finger" mistake. The bank persuaded a federal appeals court to […]
“Get a warrant”—Florida appeals court admonishes cops in two murder cases
Enlarge / A SunCruz Casino ship heads out into the Atlantic Ocean from Port Canaveral for a night of gambling in international waters August 11, 2005 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) A Florida state appellate court has made two recent pro-privacy rulings that take into account a landmark Supreme Court case from […]
California appeals court tosses ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner’s bid to overturn sexual assault conviction
Reuters/Stephen Lam An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a former Stanford University swimmer’s bid for a new trial and upheld his sexual assault and attempted rape convictions. The three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose ruled Wednesday that there was “substantial evidence” that Brock Turner received a fair trial. In […]
Trump administration appeals court loss in AT&T/Time Warner case
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) The US Department of Justice will appeal the court ruling that allowed AT&T to purchase Time Warner Inc. AT&T completed the merger after getting a favorable ruling from a judge at the US District Court for the District of Columbia last month. The Trump administration’s Justice Department did not seek a […]
“Inventor of email” appeals ruling that tossed his libel suit against Techdirt
Enlarge / A booth in support of Shiva Ayyadurai, who is running against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), displays an ‘Photoshopped’ image of Warren wearing a Native American headdress inside the Conservative Political Action Conference Hub at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center February 23, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Lawyers […]
State appeals court reinstates California’s right-to-die law
A state appeals court has reinstated — at least for now — California’s law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives.
Charter appeals court loss, still claims it can’t be punished for slow speeds
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Anders Clark | EyeEm) Charter Communications is appealing a court ruling that said the ISP must face a lawsuit alleging the company falsely promised fast Internet speeds that Charter knew it could not deliver. Charter claims that federal regulations, including the recent repeal of net neutrality rules, preempts the lawsuit […]
Appeals court: Twitter can’t be sued for “material support” of terrorism
Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) An appeals court has ruled that Twitter is not liable for the deaths of two American military contractors who were killed in Jordan in 2015. In a Wednesday decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court’s ruling in 2016 for dismissal of the […]
28 appeals in Russian doping case upheld, sanctions on athletes annulled – CAS
“In 28 cases, the evidence collected was found to be insufficient to establish that an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) was committed by the athletes concerned. With respect to these 28 athletes, the appeals are upheld, the sanctions annulled and theirindividual results achieved in Sochi 2014 are reinstated,” the ruling said. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Let’s block […]