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Judge rejects multi-billion Visa, Mastercard settlement in swipe-fee case

Financial expert talks about ‘profound’ impact of retail credit cards: ‘There are so many strings attached’ A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement in which Visa and MasterCard agreed to limit the fees they could charge merchants that accept their credit and debit cards. U.S. District Judge Margo Brody of the […]

Atlanta Judge Removed From Office Following Arrest At Atlanta Nightclub

The Georgia Supreme Court ordered the removal of Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson from her judicial position, effective Tuesday, Fox News reported. The Supreme Court decision follows a recommendation from the Judicial Qualifications Commission, which found Peterson guilty of “systemic incompetence” among other ethical breaches, according to Fox News. The investigation into Peterson’s conduct […]

Yankees’ Aaron Judge turned ugly defeat into tight loss

A night that was mostly a failure overall for the Yankees was made almost ridiculous by Aaron Judge. The end result was a 9-7 loss to the Mets on Tuesday night at Citi Field, but Judge closed it out with a grand slam in the eighth inning for his 29th career home run and 81st […]

Trump's hush money gag order partially lifted by judge

A New York judge on Tuesday partially lifted a gag order imposed on speech by former President Trump in a criminal case over hush money. of Updated Terms of Use Trump was once again allowed to speak out about trial witnesses he has continually attacked, including Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels. The partial lifting of […]

Georgia Supreme Court disbars embattled Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson

The Georgia Supreme Court has removed a county probate judge who was recently arrested for allegedly shoving a police officer during an expletive-hitting brawl outside an Atlanta nightclub. Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson has been removed from her position and barred from holding any judicial office in the state for the next seven years […]

Judge Changes Trump’s Gag Order, Allowing Him To Discuss Witnesses And Jury: The Details

(Photo by Alison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke MalloryTuesday, June 25, 2024 6:18 PM A Manhattan judge on Tuesday overturned Donald Trump’s gag order, allowing the former president to freely speak about jurors and witnesses in the so-called “hush money trial” that led to his conviction. advertisement However, other parties involved in […]

Judge rejects $30 billion Visa, Mastercard swipe-fee settlement – The Washington Post

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion settlement proposal that would have capped the fees Visa and MasterCard charge merchants for credit and debit card purchases. The decision jeopardizes an agreement reached in March aimed at ending two decades of litigation over the card-swipe fees that card companies charge retailers for each customer […]

NY v Trump: Judge Merchan partially lifts gag order on former president

Judge Juan Merchan partially lifted the gag order he had imposed on former President Trump weeks after a jury found him guilty of all charges. Trump and his legal team have been fighting a gag order that was imposed at the start of the trial, but stepped up their efforts after it concluded last month. […]

Judge arrested at Atlanta nightclub removed from office for ‘judicial misconduct’

An Atlanta judge recently arrested for allegedly punching a police officer outside an Atlanta nightclub should be relieved of his duties following an ongoing investigation into unrelated alleged ethics violations, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson, 38, was fired effective Tuesday. The Georgia Supreme Court ruling came after the […]