Google Chrome browser could fetch $20B if judge orders sale: report
Google's Chrome browser could be worth $20 billion on the public market if the Justice Department succeeds in persuading a federal judge to order the sale, according to a report. In a filing Wednesday, the Justice Department will recommend that U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta order the sale of Chrome as part of a series […]
Wyoming judge strikes down two state laws restricting abortion access
A state judge on Monday struck down two laws restricting abortion in Wyoming, ruling that they violate the state Constitution's protection that patients can decide on the health care choices that are best for them. The first law completely prohibited abortion, with exceptions when the mother's life was in danger or involved rape or incest. […]
DOJ will ask judge to force Google to sell Chrome browser: reports
Mark Mahaney, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, discusses whether the Justice Department's lawsuit against Google will impact Varney & Co.'s stock price. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly suing Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell its Chrome internet browser, which the Justice Department says has been used to maintain an illegal monopoly on online […]
DOJ to ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome: report
The Justice Department plans to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell its Chrome browser. reported by bloomberg This was disclosed on Monday, citing a person familiar with the plan. The Justice Department is urging the judge who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolizes the search market to take action related […]
MN Election Judge Charged with Letting Unregistered People Vote
A Minnesota election judge has been charged with a felony for allegedly allowing unregistered voters to vote in the 2024 election, officials announced. Hubbard County Auditor Kay Rabe filed the criminal complaint after she was unable to find a completed registration form among the ballots she received from Badulla Township Supervisor of Elections Judge Timothy […]
Judge slashes black UPS driver’s bias verdict by nearly $200M
A federal judge has reduced a $237.6 million jury award to $39.6 million against United Parcel Service in a lawsuit by a black former driver who accused the parcel delivery company of workplace bias and wrongful termination. In a decision released Friday, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice in Yakima, Wash., granted UPS's request to throw […]
Head election judge arrested over questionable ballots in Walz’s home state
A man who works as an election judge in Minnesota, the home state of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, is accused of allowing nearly a dozen people to vote even though they were not registered. Timothy Michael Scruton of Nevis shortly after Election Day after Auditor Kay Rabe could not find the voter registrations […]
Minnesota election judge faces charges over accepting unregistered votes
A Minnesota election judge is accused of accepting people who were not properly registered to vote in the 2024 election. Timothy Michael Scruton, the presiding election judge for Badora Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, was charged with one count of accepting the ballots of unregistered voters and one count of neglect of duty by an election […]
Judge says upstate NY bitcoin mine can continue to operate despite climate concerns – Gothamist
A judge in the upstate ruled Thursday that a controversial Finger Lakes cryptocurrency mine can continue operating for now, but the fossil fuel-burning operation's days may be numbered. Two years ago, the state Department of Environmental Protection denied an air permit renewal for the mine, called Greenridge Generation. Located on the shores of Seneca Lake, […]
Judge agrees to recuse himself from Central Park Five defamation suit against Trump
A federal judge agreed Friday to step down from overseeing the now-acquitted Central Park Five's defamation lawsuit against President-elect Trump. Shanyn Spector, the lead attorney for the Central Park Five, revealed earlier this week that she has been friends with the judge since childhood and has represented him and his wife in legal matters. In […]