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US Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok in the United States

This ruling highlights the complex intersection of national security, technology regulation, and free speech—an issue likely to remain in the…

4 months ago

Theodore B. Olson, Conservative Lawyer Who Took Up Liberal Causes, Dies at 84

Theodore B. Olson, a leading Supreme Court litigator who built a sturdy reputation as a conservative power lawyer during the…

7 months ago

Rock-Star Law Firms Are Billing Up to $2,500 per Hour. Clients Are Indignant

Big companies around the world are pushing back against rapidly rising legal bills, railing against hourly lawyer rates they say…

5 months ago

Cargo Ships: Where Sexual Assault Is a Problem and Prosecution Rare

Hope Hicks was a 19-year-old cadet aboard a U.S.-flagged car carrier vessel in the Red Sea when she says a…

10 months ago

The Texas Billionaire Who Has Greenpeace USA on the Verge of Bankruptcy

Fossil-fuel billionaire Kelcy Warren is about to land a knockout punch on Greenpeace.  The pipeline magnate’s company, Energy Transfer, is behind a lawsuit…

10 months ago

Exxon Lawsuit Against Activist Shareholders Thrown Out

A federal judge said he was prevented from weighing in on a heated battle between the oil giant and a…

11 months ago

Swiss Court Convicts Ex-Gambian Minister of Crimes Against Humanity

The verdict, which one plaintiff called a “milestone” for victims, came after a landmark trial that was followed closely by…

1 year ago

South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament

The Constitutional Court, overturning a special electoral court’s earlier decision, ruled that Mr. Zuma could not stand as a candidate…

1 year ago

Senegal Must Hold Election After All, Top Court Rules

The president of the West African country had postponed a coming election, but the country’s constitutional court said the vote…

1 year ago

The Two-Decade Fight for Two Letters on the Internet

The South Pacific island of Niue says it was cheated out of .nu, a domain that turned out to be…

1 year ago