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Gay & bi veterans score a win in court as judge rejects DOD's attempt to dismiss case (www.lgbtqnation.com)

FTC Takes Action Against Adobe and Executives for Hiding Fees, Preventing Consumers from Easily Cancelling Software Subscriptions (www.ftc.gov)

GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide (apnews.com)

General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles don’t comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.

Court says social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but remain in EU as he awaits trial (apnews.com)

A court in Romania’s capital has ruled that social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but must remain within the European Union as he awaits trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000 (apnews.com)

A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small city the focus of a national debate over press freedoms.

Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements (arstechnica.com)

Authority cited by FTC just a "housekeeping statute," US judge in Texas rules.

Trump Judge Partially Blocks FTC Ban on Anti-Worker Noncompete Clauses (www.rawstory.com)

A Trump-appointed federal judge on Wednesday partially blocked a Federal Trade Commission rule banning most noncompete clauses, ubiquitous anti-worker agreements that prevent employees from moving to or starting their own competing businesses.

Japan's top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional (www.bbc.com)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18439514...

British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing (www.courthousenews.com)

Letby is serving a life sentence with no chance of release — the most severe punishment possible under British law. Only three other women have received such a harsh sentence in the U.K.

Vermont Man Who Cursed At, Flipped Off Cop Scores Settlement From The State (www.techdirt.com)

You know, rather than paying out thousands or millions in lawsuits for retaliatory arrests, maybe states should just spend more money on skin thickening for their police officers.

Justice Alito’s Views On Social Media And The First Amendment Seem To Shift Depending On Who He Wants To Win (www.techdirt.com)

The Supreme Court’s opinions in the NetChoice/CCIA cases have been leading to some bizarre interpretations, as many people try to read into it things they wanted to see but just aren’t there. Cathy already covered some of the oddities of Justice Alito’s concurrence (which Justices Thomas and Gorsuch signed onto), but I...

Mistrial Declared in Karen Read Murder Trial (www.courthousenews.com)

A case that divided the jury and the public will most likely be retried, according to prosecutors.

Silvergate Bank didn’t adequately monitor $1 trillion in crypto transactions, SEC says (www.theverge.com)

Silvergate didn’t notice fraudulent transactions by FTX....

Spain: Supreme Court upholds Puigdemont arrest warrant (www.dw.com)

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is accused of embezzlement during Catalonia's 2017 independence bid. He had hoped to return to Spain without fear of arrest after an amnesty law was passed by parliament.

Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity, delays trial (www.euronews.com)

The Supreme Court have ruled that Donald Trump has immunity for some of his actions in a case where he is charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss....

Supreme Court Blocks the EPA’s Plan to Reduce Ozone Air Pollution (truthout.org)

Environmental advocates say the decision will leave millions of people breathing dirtier air this summer....

Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes (apnews.com)

A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s.

Panamanian court acquits 28 people tied to 'Panama Papers' scandal (www.rawstory.com)

A Panamanian court on Friday acquitted 28 people charged with money laundering in connection with the now-defunct law firm Mossack Fonseca, the epicenter of the "Panama Papers" international tax evasion scandal.

Judge denies Alec Baldwin’s plea to dismiss case in fatal Rust shooting (www.theguardian.com)

The actor is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer

SEC Sues Consensys Over MetaMask Staking, Broker Allegations (www.coindesk.com)

The SEC alleged that MetaMask acted as an unregistered securities broker and that its staking service violated securities laws....

The Center for Investigative Reporting is suing OpenAI and Microsoft (www.theverge.com)

Another one.

Victory! Grand Jury Finds Sacramento Cops Illegally Shared Driver Data (www.eff.org)

For the past year, EFF has been sounding the alarm about police in California illegally sharing drivers' location data with anti-abortion states, putting abortion seekers and providers at risk of prosecution. We thus applaud the Sacramento County Grand Jury for hearing this call and investigating two police agencies that had...

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