September 04, 2024 | The Recorder
Kroger CEO Tells Court Merger With Albertsons Would Lower PricesThe testimony of Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran and Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen was expected to mark a key moment in the hearing, as what they say under oath about prices, potential store closures and the impact on workers will likely be scrutinized in the years ahead if the merger goes through.
By Claire Rush and Dee-Ann Durbin/The Associated Press
4 minute read
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 | Daily Report Online
Democrats Sue to Block Ga. Rules They Warn Will Block Finalization of Election ResultsRepublican allies of former President Donald Trump argue the rules just reinforce a county election board's existing duty to thoroughly examine election results, noting each board member must swear an oath to compile "true and perfect" results.
By Jeff Amy and Kate Brumback | 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 | Daily Report Online
Special Counsel Urges 11th Circuit to Reinstate Classified Documents Case Against TrumpThe appeal is the latest development in a prosecution that many legal experts have long considered a straightforward criminal case given the breadth of evidence, including surveillance video and an audio recording, that Justice Department investigators accumulated during the course of the investigation.
By Eric Tucker | The Associated Press
4 minute read
August 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Judge Says 4 Independent and Third-Party Candidates Should Be Kept Off Georgia Presidential BallotsThe rulings by Michael Malihi, an administrative law judge, would block the qualifications of independents Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, as well as the Green Party's Jill Stein and the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Claudia De la Cruz.
By Jeff Amy | 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