Clarence Thomas Recuses as Supreme Court Rejects Trump Lawyer’s Appeal John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who had advised President Donald J. Trump, had sought to wipe out a decision that he said had harmed his reputation and that of his client.

Supreme Court to hear Texas and Florida social media cases over right to moderate content The Supreme Court will decide whether Texas and Florida can prevent social media companies from banning users for rhetoric.

Supreme Court to hear landmark social media moderation cases Photo by Celal Gunes / Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court announced Friday that it would be taking up two major First Amendment cases, challenging a pair of Florida and Texas laws allowing states to control how large social media companies moderate content. The GOP-backed laws, both passed in 2021, make it illegal for social platfo…

Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws on Social Media The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Amendment.

Trump Will Not Seek to Move Georgia Election Case to Federal Court His decision comes after Mark Meadows, his former chief of staff, tried unsuccessfully to move his own case from state to federal court.

Trump Lawsuit Against Judge in Fraud Case Rejected by Appeals Court Former President Donald J. Trump had accused Justice Arthur F. Engoron of ignoring an earlier decision that could have barred evidence from the case.

Sam Bankman-Fried Can Use an ‘Air-Gapped’ Laptop in Court, Judge Rules A federal judge signed off on a defense request to allow FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to use an “air-gapped” laptop while in court during his trial next month.

Sam Bankman-Fried Can Grill Former FTX Insiders on Drug Use in Court While Bankman-Fried’s lawyers tried again to get him out of jail just days ahead of his trial, the judge overseeing the case inched closer to resolving some outstanding issues.

Greek court: Orthodox students cannot be exempted from religion classes ISTANBUL (RNS) — Even exemptions in which non-Orthodox Christian students state their beliefs, the Greek Council of State ruled, did not violate human rights or European Union privacy laws.  The post Greek court: Orthodox students cannot be exempted from religion classes appeared first on Religion News Service.

Apple defends Google Search deal in court: ‘There wasn’t a valid alternative’ Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesEddy Cue, in a dark suit, peered down at the monitor in front of him. The screens in the Washington, DC, courtroom had briefly malfunctioned and left witnesses with only binders, but now the tech was up and running — showing an image of three iPhones, each demonstrating a part of the phone’s setup process….

Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Alabama Voting Map Dispute For the second time in recent months, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama lawmakers and their proposed congressional district map.

Dear Supreme Court of Brazil, Use Your Power to Protect Women The Supreme Court of Brazil is deciding a case that could make history by decriminalizing abortion.

Thanks to a Generous Donation, the United States Supreme Court Will Be Renamed the Koch Center for Justice “ Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.” — ProPublica, 9/22/23 – – – The Supreme Court is a venerated institution that, since 1789, has been the highest court in the United…

Huge Xbox console leaks spin out of Microsoft/FTC court battle While Microsoft and the FTC fight over the Activision acquisition, some very interesting (unrelated) details have emerged. Refresh (and neXtbox) incoming If you somehow don’t know, Microsoft’s acquisition of publisher Activision has been a little weird. The opposite of smooth, the deal has hit all manner of speed bumps, as government bodies the …

Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft is responsible for the huge trove of leaked documents that revealed things like a new disc-less Xbox Series X design, unannounced games from Bethesda, and executive musings about buying Nintendo, according to a new filing from the FTC v. Microsoft judge on Tuesday. In the filing, Judge Jacqueline …

Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Appears in Russian Court The American, whom Russia accuses of espionage, is appealing a ruling that extended his pretrial detention. The United States has said he is wrongfully detained.

California Lawmakers Push for a Court Ruling on Trump’s Eligibility Nine California legislators asked the state’s attorney general to seek a court opinion on whether former President Donald J. Trump is disqualified from office under the 14th Amendment.

Trump and DeSantis Collide as They Court Social Conservatives The former president and the Florida governor, leading the Republican primary field, will address two conservative events, presenting an opportunity for Ron DeSantis to contrast himself with Donald Trump.

Craig Wright’s Financial Disclosure Form in $143M Court Case Was Incomplete A recent court order grants W&K Info Defense civil sanctions against Wright for incomplete financial disclosures, yet stops short of bringing criminal charges against the so-called inventor of Bitcoin.

Israel’s Supreme Court Weighs Law That Limits Its Own Power Israel’s right-wing government passed a law in July that limits judicial influence. The Supreme Court meets on Tuesday to begin deliberating whether to strike down the bill, potentially paving the way for a constitutional crisis.