Courts & Law
Image
Prosecutors accuse Smartmatic executive of bribing Venezuelan election official with luxury home
The transfer was allegedly completed between April and July 2019, after the company supposedly ended its business in Venezeula.
Image
Brazil's Supreme Court orders former President Jair Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled that the former president violated the court order by posting content on his son’s social media channels.
Image
Jury orders Tesla to pay $243 million in damages after fatal crash
The federal jury found that the company's technology was partly to blame for the crash, even though the driver had admitted he was distracted by his cellphone before hitting a couple.
Image
Ban on 'male physiology' in women's sports could hurt Catholics, Minnesota Supreme Court suggests
State's high court already upheld sex-based bathrooms in employment, but worries about slippery slope if it upholds USA Powerlifting's ban on athletes who completed male puberty in women's competition.
Image
Ex-Trump lawyer urges Congress to look into how Jack Smith handled Mar-a-Lago classified docs case
Tim Parlatore said that the case showed a lot of systemic issues in the Department of Justice.
Image
Alan Dershowitz says political lawfare will pave the way for 'pardon-fare'
President Joe Biden on Sunday night pardoned his son Hunter on gun and tax charges, despite him saying that he wouldn't do it years prior.
Image
Illegal immigrant arrested for allegedly shipping weapons to North Korea from California: DOJ
"Wen obtained firearms, ammunition, and export-controlled technology with the intention of shipping them to North Korea — a violation of federal law and United States sanctions against that nation," the agency says
Image
Federal judge ends Hunter Biden gun case after presidential pardon
Hunter bought a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver in 2018 and checked “no” on the federal purchase form that asked if the buyer ever used or was addicted to illegal drugs.
Image
Special counsel rejects allegations that Hunter Biden's prosecution was politically motivated
Weiss' office argued on Monday that multiple judges have already determined that the prosecution was not vindictive, as Hunter Biden previously argued in court filings.
Image
Delaware judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to reinstate his $56 billion pay package
Musk's legal team argued that McCormick should reverse her earlier decision because Tesla had conducted a shareholder vote to “ratify” the 2018 pay plan at the company's annual shareholder meeting in June.
Image
You Vote: How concerned are you about the Hunter Biden pardon?
Vote now in the poll below.
Image
Hunter Biden's team issues a strong defense and bid for possible pardon ahead of his sentencing
“With the election now decided, the threat against Hunter is real,” they argue, suggesting ironically that Donald Trump is a threat to go after his political foes.
Image
Supreme Court to take up cases involving Holocaust survivors, transgender healthcare, vaping
The issue is whether an American court is the proper forum for Holocaust survivors to challenge Hungary and its railway for taking more than 400,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz.