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Judge rules Apple must face antitrust lawsuit brought by the US DOJ

Judge rules Apple must face antitrust lawsuit brought by the US DOJ This case will run in parallel to similar charges against the tech giant in the EU. anna washenko Updated Mon, Jun 30, 2025 REUTERS / Reuters The US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple will progress. US District Judge Julien Neals of … Continue reading Judge rules Apple must face antitrust lawsuit brought by the US DOJ

Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge

  Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge The state passed the controversial law in 2023. karissa bell   Tue, Apr 1, 2025   NurPhoto via Getty Images An Arkansas law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users has been struck down by a federal judge who ruled … Continue reading Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge

Elon Musk’s $56 billion payday struck down again by this Delaware judge

Chancellor McCormick also rejected a massive fee request by plaintiff attorneys. BY Associated Press A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Monday denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring … Continue reading Elon Musk’s $56 billion payday struck down again by this Delaware judge

Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge

November 18, 2024 Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge The Labor Department estimated that an additional 4 million lower-paid salary workers would become eligible for overtime protections in the first year under the new rule. BY Associated Press A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from … Continue reading Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge

Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules

  Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules A federal judge struck down part of a Texas law known as the Scope Act. karissa bell   Tue, Sep 3, 2024 A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can’t be required to block certain types of … Continue reading Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules

Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Google illegally monopolized search and search advertising markets especially by paying $20 billion annually for default search status on iPhones. Anu Adegbola on August 5, 2024   A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. This is the first major … Continue reading Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success

Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge. Nicola Agius on February 26, 2024 Google accused the U.S. government of wanting to punish it for being more successful than its competitors. The company made the comments in an unsealed post-trial brief … Continue reading Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success

Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech

Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech ‘The reports required by AB 587 are purely factual,’ the judge wrote. Will Shanklin   Fri, Dec 29, 2023 Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law, … Continue reading Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech