A federal courtroom in Miami has delivered a blunt message to Tesla: the jury’s decision stands. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom declined to undo a $243 million verdict tied to a deadly 2019 crash involving a Model S operating with Autopilot engaged. In a ruling made public Friday, the judge concluded that trial evidence “more …

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A string of wildfires that tore through Oregon and Northern California has now produced a $575 million reckoning. PacifiCorp, the Portland-based utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has agreed to pay the U.S. government to settle claims that its electrical lines ignited six major fires that scorched vast stretches of federal land. The payment closes a …

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A sweeping proposal from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could leave thousands of asylum applicants in the United States waiting not just months—but potentially decades—for the right to work. Under a draft rule unveiled by President Donald Trump’s administration, employment authorization for new asylum applicants would be halted until federal processing times fall to …

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The estate of Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to a settlement that could see up to $35 million distributed to resolve a class action accusing two of his closest advisers of enabling his sex trafficking network. A brief filing before a federal court in Manhattan signaled the proposed deal, which now awaits judicial approval. If cleared, …

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A federal courtroom in Alexandria turned tense as a judge demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Justice over how it secured a warrant to search the home of a reporter from The Washington Post. At the center of the clash: a 1980 statute designed to shield journalists from intrusive searches — the Privacy Protection …

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In a decision that redraws the fault lines between the White House and Capitol Hill, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, ruling that he overstepped his authority by invoking a law designed for national emergencies. The 6–3 verdict, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, found that the …

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Donald Trump is once again turning to a familiar face from his legal battles—this time for a lifetime seat on the federal bench. The president has nominated Justin Smith, an attorney who stood alongside him in a high-stakes presidential immunity fight before the Supreme Court of the United States, to serve on the United States …

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A courtroom in Boston has become the latest battleground between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and delivery giant United Parcel Service, as the union presses for an emergency order to stop a sweeping buyout plan aimed at drivers. The offer on the table is eye-catching: up to $150,000 for eligible employees willing to walk away. …

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The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that Amazon must answer in court to claims brought by families who say the online retail giant bears responsibility for deaths linked to sodium nitrite purchased through its platform. In a unanimous decision, the state’s highest court overturned a lower court finding that had shielded the company from negligence …

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A fresh legal storm is brewing in the Lone Star State — and this time, it centers on pharmaceutical heavyweight Sanofi SA. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against the French drugmaker, accusing it of disguising financial incentives as support programs in order to sway healthcare providers toward prescribing its medications over competing …

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