Supreme Court to hear Facebook appeal tied to Cambridge Analytica breach The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from Facebook that is tied ... In 2019, Facebook agreed to pay $5.1 billion in civil penalties to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission ... 06/10/2024 - 2:43 am | View Link
Trump urges Supreme Court to act before his sentencing Trump is scheduled to be sentenced July 11. He has said he will appeal the guilty verdict, which would go to a higher New York court. The U.S. Supreme Court is already weighing a separate case in ... 06/3/2024 - 3:15 am | View Link
Major cases before the US Supreme Court this term May 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's current term features major ... would receive immunity in exchange for paying up to $6 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by states ... 05/30/2024 - 5:16 am | View Link
Tired, testy and fractured: The Supreme Court prepares for more drama As Supreme Court justices try to resolve more than a ... that a second flag embraced by January 6 rioters, known as “Appeal to Heaven,” had been spotted at Alito’s vacation home on the ... 05/23/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Supreme Court cases to watch The Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, delivers rulings on such issues as abortion and gun rights as well as a closely watched case about whether former President Donald Trump can ... 05/22/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
“Families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims moved to take over Alex Jones’ social media accounts on Thursday as a bankruptcy lawsuit over his estate moves into liquidation proceedings,” The Hill reports.
“President Biden emphatically defended his son at a summit of world leaders here, commenting directly for the first time since Hunter Biden was convicted this week on federal gun charges, while also reiterating that he would not use his presidential powers to soften whatever penalty his son faces,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Biden: “I’m extremely proud of my son, Hunter.
“Billionaire political donor Harlan Crow provided at least three previously undisclosed private jet trips to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in recent years, an investigation by Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats has found,” ProPublica reports.
CNBC: “Campaign finance experts say a unique combination of fundraising tactics and legal maneuvers have helped the Trump campaign climb out of a financial sinkhole that raised questions about his ability to compete in the race.”
“Since he left the White House in 2020, Trump has taken advantage of a little-known loophole in campaign finance law to pay for his mounting legal costs, which Federal Election Commission filings show amount to around $90,000 per day over the past three years.”
“Campaign disclosures show Trump has used a web of political action committees, or PACs, to funnel donor money to a leadership PAC he founded called Save America, which is primarily paying his legal bills.
TPM: “Through a series of prosecutions, federal law enforcement effectively decapitated the Proud Boys’ leadership. It’s left an organization that is vulnerable, unclear in its organization, more prone acting at the local level, far weaker than it was at the end of the Trump administration, but still resilient and capable of inflicting harm.”