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August 29, 2024 | The Recorder
How One Brazilian Judge Could Suspend Musk's X in the Coming HoursThe justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide in the coming hours if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn't swiftly comply with one of his orders. Musk has responded with insults, including calling de Moraes a "tyrant" and "a dictator."
By Gabriela Sa Pessoa, David Biller and Barbara Ortutay/The Associated Press
7 minute read
August 28, 2024 | The Recorder
Future of Sports Streaming Market, Consumer Options Under Further Scrutiny After Venu Sports RulingThe joint venture between ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery has been sidelined by a federal court's preliminary injunction, and its future is very much up in the air.
By Joe Reedy/The Associated Press
5 minute read
August 28, 2024 | The Recorder
'ER' Creator Michael Crichton's Estate Sues Warner Bros. Over Upcoming Hospital Drama 'The Pitt'After Crichton's estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could not reach an agreement with the television studio to produce a reboot of the famed medical procedural, the lawsuit alleges Warner Bros. proceeded to develop and produce a series based on the same premise without consent.
By Kaitlyn Huamani/The Associated Press
4 minute read
August 27, 2024 | The Recorder
Kroger and Albertsons Defend Merger Plan in Federal Court Against US Regulators' ObjectionsIn the three-week hearing that opened Monday, the FTC is seeking a preliminary injunction that would block the merger while its complaint goes before an in-house administrative law judge.
By Dee-Ann Durbin and Claire Rush/The Associated Press
5 minute read
August 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pennsylvania County Broke Law by Refusing to Tell Voters if It Rejected Their Ballot: JudgeJudge Brandon Neuman ordered Washington County to notify any voter whose mail-in ballot is rejected because of an error—such as a missing signature or missing handwritten date—so that the voter has an opportunity to challenge the decision.
By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
3 minute read
August 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Jury Sides With Pennsylvania Teacher in Suit Against District Over Jan. 6 RallyAlthough Moorehead was in Washington, D.C., to attend Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally, he said he never got closer than a mile to the Capitol and was not among the rioters who stormed the building. He has never been charged with a crime.
By Michael Rubinkam/The Associated Press
4 minute read
August 21, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
RFK Jr. Shows Up Too Late to Testify in Court Against Democrats' Ballot Challenge in PennsylvaniaKennedy showed up an hour and 40 minutes late, blaming a canceled flight from Boston to Philadelphia the previous night, and never testified after Commonwealth Court Judge Lori Dumas chose to proceed without him as a witness.
By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
5 minute read
August 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
RFK Jr. to Defend Bid to Get on Pennsylvania Ballot Against Democrats' ChallengeDemocratic Party-aligned challengers say Kennedy's candidacy paperwork states a false home address and contains other damning shortcomings, such as the wrong names of people who supposedly attested that they gathered the signatures of thousands of voters.
By Marc Levy, The Associated Press
3 minute read
August 06, 2024 | The Recorder
California's PAGA Reform Deal Tempers Worker-Friendly LawTo assess compliance with California law, and reduce potential exposure to PAGA, employers should consider reviewing their wage-and-hour policies, conducting periodic payroll audits, and assessing whether to provide additional supervisor training.
By Kirk A. Hornbeck
6 minute read
August 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa.'s Long-Running Dispute Over Dates on Mail-In Voting Ballots Is Back in the CourtsA five-judge Commonwealth Court panel heard about two hours of argument in a case that was filed in May, even though the date requirement has been upheld both by the state Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
4 minute read
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