Courts & Law
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Meta settles social media addiction case brought by 29 states for $16.7 billion
As part of the settlement, Meta will implement limits on daily usage and "nighttime blocks" for teenagers, improve age assurance measures to prevent children from using the apps, and create additional tools for parents and guardians.
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Man who allegedly wore scary Halloween mask in Philadelphia to harass people arrested in Las Vegas
The U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday identified the person arrested in a social media post as 22-year-old Zymire Hughes.
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Federal judge says USPS 'feigned' compliance with stay on mail-in ballot rule
USPS issued the final rule last week and argued it did not violate Talwani's initial order because it made clear that the provision would not apply to the November midterms.
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National Archives acknowledges 5,400 Biden pseudonym emails, faces lawsuit for their release
The new lawsuit turns up the pressure on the archives to release the documents.
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Trump lawyers, special counsel Smith in federal court to get judge to decide on court date
Trump’s team wants the trial to begin April 2026.
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Meadows takes stand in bid to transfer Georgia election case to federal court
Meadows plans on arguing that he was acting as a federal official and he is protected under federal law.
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Kari Lake announces new trial date in lawsuit to obtain mail-in ballot signatures
Earlier this year, a superior court judge ruled not to dismiss Lake's request for access to ballot affidavit envelopes.
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Sex-trafficked teen's mom sues school for allegedly hiding kid's transition, leading her to run away
The lawsuit asks for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs.
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Biden officials met with special counsel Jack Smith's aide weeks before Trump indictment
Two months after the meeting, Smith's office issued its first indictment of Trump.
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Kyle Rittenhouse sued by estate of man he shot in self-defense
In November 2021, a Wisconsin jury acquitted Rittenhouse of murdering two men in Kenosha during protests following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
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Trump co-defendant held in prison after being denied bond
Harrison Floyd was the only defendant who didn't organize a bond agreement with state prosecutors.
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Judge rejects Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s request for restraining order in lawsuit against Google
"A temporary restraining order does not serve the public interest of preventing the spread of illness and medical misinformation," Thompson said.
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Meadows agrees to post $100K bail after being indicted in Georgia election fraud case
The former Trump White House chief of staff faces two counts in the indictment