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A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising

A tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation

The home of Kevin McCallister’s hijinks is changing hands

Allianz fund manager pleaded guilty on Friday over his role in a meltdown of private investment funds sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, and which according to prosecutors caused $7 billion of investor losses.

It seemed like a typical dispute between a company and a former employee: Toronto-Dominion Bank sued wealth adviser Gregg Desmarais last month, claiming he and a colleague “abruptly” resigned and violated their contracts by luring away clients with millions of dollars of assets to competitor Raymond James Financial Inc.

The Texas Stock Exchange is looking to steal New York’s crown as the center of U.S. capital markets. It has a powerful force behind it: red-state frustration with the perceived liberal agenda of Wall Street.

A case against the Swiss Confederation was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday (6 June) by litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. The case stems from Switzerland's decision on 19 March 2023 to order a write down Credit Suisse's AT1 bonds. This directive, which reduced the bonds' value to zero, is being challenged as an unlawful infringement on the property rights of the AT1 bondholders. Holders of $1.7bn Credit Suisse AT1 bonds sue Swiss regulator According to the law firm, Switzerland abandoned its regulatory role and acted ...

A class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust laws began in federal court Thursday with opening statements

The Supreme Court is siding with Native American tribes who said they faced increased costs after taking over management of their own health care programs from the federal government

Prince Harry has been given permission to appeal the British government's rejection to provide him with police protection in the U.K. The Court of Appeal gave the Duke of Sussex the go-ahead to challenge a ruling earlier this year in the High Court

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arbitration institutions is not sufficient and we have to ensure that these dispute resolution hubs are not controlled by a "self-perpetrating clique", Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has said. Speaking at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Chandrachud said now is the time for countries such as India to step up to the occasion to create and promote a culture of commercial arbitration and the robust institutionalisation of arbitration will further the culture of arbitration in the Global South.

Delhi court on Friday reserved for July 1 its order on the quantum of sentence against activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case lodged against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena when he headed an NGO in Gujarat. Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma reserved the order after noting that the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) submitted a victim impact report (VIR).

A group of Credit Suisse bondholders filed a lawsuit against the Swiss government, seeking full compensation over the contentious decision to write down the failed bank's Additional Tier 1 (AT1) debt.

Over 100 former US law enforcement officials penned a letter to Secretary Blinken, calling on the State Department to take stronger action to free Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained in Nigeria.

Prajwal Revanna's mother, Bhavani Revanna, in a case filed against her on Thursday, reported Bar and Bench. However, the court has asked Bhavani to ensure cooperation with the probe and not enter Hassan district or KR Nagar in Mysore.On June 1, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had issued a notice to Bhavani asking her to be present at her home as there was a need to question her in the kidnap case linked to allegations of sexual abuse against her son.

Ibrahim Ali, who faces a life term for the 2017 killing.But Ali, who was appearing in B.C. Supreme Court by video link, refused to pick up the phone to listen to his interpreter, prompting a long exchange with Judge Lance Bernard who asked for an explanation.Ali told Bernard in broken English that listening to the girl’s father was “a no from me,” saying he “did not kill” the man’s daughter and was not in Burnaby’s Central Park the day she was murdered.Ali’s DNA matched semen found in the body of the girl, who can’t be named because of a publication ban.A jury took less than 24 hours to find Ali guilty of first-degree murder at the end of his eight-month trial last December.The conviction carries a mandatory life term with no chance of parole for 25 years.Ali was wearing an orange sweat suit and black gloves at Thursday’s hearing and could be seen at times pacing or picking his teeth.Before testing the father’s video, the court discussed plans for Friday’s sentencing hearing, and the Crown summarized the post-release restrictions they will be seeking.At that point, Ali interjected through his interpreter, saying: “Tell the judge now, tell the judge now, I didn’t kill that girl and I didn’t walk into that park.”The judge then instructed the interpreter not to interject on behalf of Ali.

Rahul Gandhi and his purported derogatory comments directed at Union Home Minister Amit Shah.According to the Congress leader's attorney, Kashi Prasad Shukla, the postponement until June 18 was necessitated by the demise of a lawyer, leading to a condolence meeting on Friday, PTI reported.Rahul Gandhi, who had previously attended court proceedings regarding the defamation case in February, was granted bail. The case, initiated by BJP leader Vijay Mishra, saw a warrant issued against Gandhi last December.In response, Gandhi interrupted his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Amethi on February 20, appearing in court to secure bail.Also Read: ‘Rahul Gandhi is hatching conspiracy’, says BJP after Congress leader seeks probe into June 4 market crashThe complaint dates back to August 4, 2018, following alleged objectionable comments made by Gandhi against Shah during a press conference in Bengaluru amidst the Karnataka elections.The complainant cited Gandhi's remarks targeting the BJP, where he alleged the party's commitment to honest politics contradicted the fact that its president was an "accused" in a murder case.

CISF constable allegedly slapped the actor-turned-politician during a security check at the Chandigarh airport. The accused woman constable, identified as Kulwinder Kaur, was heard in the videos that went viral on social media platforms, raising strong objections to Kangana's controversial remarks during the 2020 farmers' protest.

MP-MLA court here on Friday postponed the hearing in the 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remarks targeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi's lawyer Kashi Prasad Shukla said due to the death of a lawyer, a condolence meeting was held in the court on Friday and the hearing was postponed to June 18.