Apple asks investors to block proposal to scrap diversity programmes | Apple
Apple has asked shareholders to vote against a proposal to eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion programs as tech rivals scale back similar plans ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House. The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, is calling on the iPhone maker to halt its DEI efforts, […]
Trump Mar-a-Lago co-defendants ask Cannon to further block Smith report
Two of President-elect Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case are asking U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon to further suspend the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report. If the measure is successful, time will run out and the matter will end up in court with little time until President Trump's inauguration. Mr. Trump and […]
US court declines to block release of special counsel report on Trump
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to block the U.S. Justice Department from releasing the special counsel's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The decision by the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals means the report could be released as early as next week. The appeals court's decision […]
Appeals court will not block partial release of special counsel Jack Smith’s Trump report
Federal appeals court moves to block release of portions of special counsel Jack Smith's final report detailing his investigation and prosecution of President-elect Trump's alleged 2020 election interference and improper retention of classified records was rejected. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejects claims by President Trump aide Walt Nauta and former […]
Supreme Court refuses Trump’s request to block Friday’s criminal sentencing
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Trump's impending request to halt his criminal sentencing in a 5-4 decision Thursday, denying President-elect Trump's impending request to halt his criminal sentencing, leaving Trump to avoid punishment for 34 felony convictions in New York. The last road was closed. A hush money verdict against Trump on Friday […]
Donald Trump Files Emergency Petition to Block Sentencing in Business Records Case
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court seeking to halt sentencing in a business records case in which a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records. After the verdict, New York County Supreme Court Judge Juan Marchand set sentencing for Trump for Friday, January 10th at […]
FTC Finalizes $7 Million Settlement With H&R Block – PYMNTS.com
The FTC announced that it had completed a $7 million settlement. H&R Block. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced The settlement was made on Wednesday (January 8) as part of a larger agreement with tax preparation firms. The company has agreed to make a number of changes to its business practices ahead of the 2025 tax […]
UK Parliament Liberals Block National Inquiry Into Migrant Grooming Gangs
Britain's Labor Party has blocked a Conservative amendment that would have forced a national inquiry into the decades-long prevalence of migrant grooming gangs. The Conservatives have proposed amendments to the Child Welfare and Schools Bill that would force the government to launch a national inquiry into grooming gangs that have terrorized the country for decades. […]
Schiff on Trump effort to block special counsel report: 'No shortage of nerve'
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) will ask Attorney General Merrick Garland to block President-elect Trump from releasing classified documents and special counsel Jack Smith's final report on election interference. “There's no lack of nerve,” he said. “They don't lack talk. They don't lack nerve,” Schiff said Monday night on MSNBC. “Last Words with Lawrence O'Donnell” “But […]
Trump’s ex-codefendants want judge to block release of Jack Smith report
Two former co-defendants in President-elect Trump's classified documents case are asking a judge to block the public release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report. Walt Nauta, Trump's valet, and Carlos de Oliveira, manager of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, told U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon that Smith's report was I'm asking you to […]