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☆ Meta says it will appeal US judge's ruling in privacy fight with FTC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Meta logo is seen on a beach during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 19, 2023. Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by Meta on Monday for the court to hear the dispute with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Meta in a court filing on Tuesday said it would appeal Kelly's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The dispute started in May when the FTC proposed changing a settlement reached in 2019 that required Facebook, which became Meta in 2021, to pay $5 billion. The FTC said it would tighten the 2019 settlement to bar Meta from making money off data collected on users under age 18, including in its virtual reality business.

Persons: Eric Gaillard, Timothy Kelly, Diane Bartz, Mark Porter, Richard Chang Organizations: Cannes Lions International, Creativity, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Facebook, U.S, District of Columbia, Meta, Federal Trade Commission, U.S ., Appeals, FTC, Thomson Locations: Cannes, France, U.S

A lower court judge had blocked enforcement of the ban in certain situations on Aug. 4, but the order has been on hold while the state appeals to the Texas Supreme Court. Oral arguments in the case are set for 10 a.m. (1600 GMT) in Austin. She was told she could not have an abortion until fetal cardiac activity stopped or her condition became life-threatening. Other plaintiffs said they were forced to travel out of state for medically necessary abortions. Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shelby Tauber, Jessica Mangrum, Molly Duane, Amanda Zurawski, Zurawski, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Shelby, Texas, Texas Supreme, Center for Reproductive Rights, Thomson Locations: Texas, Denton , Texas, Austin, Travis County , Texas, New York

☆ Judge rejects Trump bid for US House Jan. 6 committee records
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington found that Trump "has not sufficiently justified his requests" for information tied to the Democratic-led House of Representatives probe, which concluded in 2022. Trump sought to subpoena materials that his lawyers said were "missing" from the House investigation, including transcripts and video recordings of interviews with law enforcement officials. Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he illegally sought to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. Trump’s Twitter account was suspended following the 2021 riot at the Capitol by his supporters. Prosecutors convinced a judge to bar Twitter from informing Trump about the warrant, a move the company opposed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Donald Trump’s, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Jack Smith, Elon Musk, Andrew Goudsward, Jack Queen, Scott Malone, Stephen Coates Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Capitol, Democratic, Trump, Republican, Twitter, Prosecutors, New, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington, New York

☆ U.S. federal judge rules against Meta in privacy fight with FTC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. The judge ruled that Facebook must face a review of an earlier agreement that it struck with the FTC. Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by Meta for the court to take over the fight. The FTC has argued that it was up to the agency to decide whether its settlements should be changed and that the district court had no jurisdiction. The FTC proposed changing a settlement reached in 2019 which required Facebook to pay $5 billion.

Persons: Yves Herman, Timothy Kelly, Diane Bartz, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Facebook, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, U.S, District of Columbia, Meta, FTC, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium

☆ COP28 host UAE planned to use the event to make oil deals, leaked notes suggest
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Angela Dewan | Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The UAE has already been at the center of widespread criticism for appointing its top oil and gas chief to preside over COP28. The US, China, France, Germany and the UK are among the countries with briefing notes published by the Centre for Climate Reporting. The briefing notes read as would be expected for such meetings, until the end of each country’s notes, where suggestions to promote ADNOC and Masdar are included. The notes did not suggest oil and gas projects would be discussed with all those countries. For the US, for example, the briefing notes touch on potential renewable energy deals, saying Masdar hoped to grow its presence in the US by carrying out “acquisitions” in the short term.

Persons: Sultan Al Jaber —, Al Jaber, ADNOC, Al Jaber helms, Masdar, ”, Kaisa Organizations: CNN, United, Emirates ’, Climate, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, BBC, Centre, UN, UNFCCC, Greenpeace International Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, China, France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Mozambique, Canada, Australia, Venezuelan, Azerbaijan, Europe, Egypt, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland

☆ UAE reportedly planned to use COP28 climate summit to lobby for oil and gas deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The president of the upcoming COP28 climate change Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition at ADNEC Exhibition Center October 2, 2023. Jaber told an Abu Dhabi oil conference on October 2, 2023, that the fossil fuel industry would play an essential role in addressing the climate crisis. Al-Jaber was the founding CEO of Abu Dhabi state-owned renewable energy firm Masdar. CCR, which has received funding from the likes of Greenpeace and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, said it was able to verify the accuracy of the leaked documents via an unnamed whistleblower. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment on the leaked documents.

Persons: Ahmed al, Jaber, Ryan LIM, RYAN LIM, Al, ADNOC, Masdar Organizations: Abu, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum, Exhibition, Getty, United Arab, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Al, Centre, Climate Reporting, BBC, CCR, Greenpeace, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, CNBC, United Nations Locations: Abu Dhabi, AFP, United Arab Emirates, Masdar, China, Egypt, United, Dubai

☆ Idaho asks US Supreme Court to allow near-total abortion ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( John Kruzel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The sun sets on the U.S. Supreme Court building after a stormy day in Washington, U.S., November 11, 2022. Idaho's Republican attorney general and top Republican state lawmakers in court papers told the Supreme Court that Winmill's ruling has permitted "an ongoing violation of both Idaho's sovereignty and its traditional police power over medical practice." Winmill that month agreed, blocking the Idaho law from being enforced in cases of abortions needed to avoid putting the woman's health in "serious jeopardy" or risking "serious impairment to bodily functions." Circuit Court of Appeals in September agreed to let Idaho enforce its ban amid an appeal. But the full 9th Circuit this month reversed the panel's ruling, granting the Biden administration's request to block the Idaho law while the appeal proceeds.

Persons: Leah Millis, Joe Biden's, District Judge B, Lynn Winmill's, Wade, Roe, Biden, James Wesley Hendrix, preliminarily, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Monday, Republican, Democratic, District Judge, Defense, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Labor, Biden, Circuit, Appeals, District, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Idaho, In Idaho, U.S, San Francisco, Texas, New Orleans

☆ The UAE planned to use the global climate summit it's hosting as a chance to strike new oil and gas deals, BBC report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UAE is hosting the COP28 climate change summit. The BBC reported it planned to make secret oil and gas deals. Among them, UAE COP28 planning officials intended to discuss liquefied natural gas development projects by UAE state energy firm Adnoc with China, the BBC reported. The UAE in a statement to the BBC did not deny that it planned on holding oil and gas deal talks, and said "private meetings are private." Leaders from nearly 200 countries are gathering in the UAE on Thursday for the COP28 summit.

Persons: Sultan al, Jaber, Dr Jaber, Adnoc, it's Organizations: BBC, Service, United Arab Emirates, Center, Climate, UAE, UN Locations: UAE, Gulf, China, Colombia, Masdar

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to depart in his helicopter after announcing his resignation in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - A woman who in 2021 accused former New York governor Andrew Cuomo of groping her when she was working for him has filed a civil lawsuit against her one-time boss. It was the only criminal charge brought over the allegations against Cuomo. Another former aide, Charlotte Bennett, sued Cuomo for sexual harassment in September 2022. Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andrew Cuomo, Caitlin Ochs, Brittany Commisso, Cuomo, Letitia James, Commisso, Charlotte Bennett, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Alistair Bell Organizations: New, REUTERS, Democrat, New York, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, New York, Albany , New York, Albany's

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in New York City on Wednesday that alleges he groped a woman at a rooftop bar and restaurant in Manhattan in August 2015. Foxx's representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages. The actor is best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the 2004 film "Ray." Music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine was likewise sued on Wednesday by an woman claiming he sexually abused her. In the Iovine complaint filed in New York state court in Manhattan, a woman identified only as "Jane Doe" said she was sexually abused, forcibly touched and subject to sexual harassment and retaliation in August 2007.

Persons: Jamie Foxx, Jane Doe, Foxx, Ray Charles, Ray, Jimmy Iovine, Iovine, Douglas Wigdor, Dr, Dre, Russell Brand, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Axl Rose, Sheila Kennedy, Dawn Chmielewski, Steve Gorman, Daniel Wallis, Dan Whitcomb, Robert Birsel Organizations: Interscope Records, West Coast, Universal Music, Beats Electronics, Apple, Thomson Locations: New York City, Manhattan, New York, West, Los Angeles

☆ Monsanto hit with $165 million verdict over PCBs in Seattle school
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Clark Mindock | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury has ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $165 million to employees of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, leaked from light fixtures and got them sick. The award included nearly $50 million in compensatory damages, and $115 million in punitive damages. Monsanto said in a statement that it will contest Monday's verdict, and that blood, air and other tests show the school employees were not exposed to unsafe levels of PCBs. PCBs are chemicals once widely used to insulate electrical equipment and in other common products like carbon copy paper, caulking, floor finish and paint. Employees, students and others have claimed in numerous lawsuits against the company that exposure to PCBs at the Sky Valley center caused their cancers, thyroid conditions and other health problems.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, Monsanto, Clark Mindock, Alexia Garamfalvi, Richard Chang Organizations: Bayer AG, REUTERS, Monsanto, Sky Valley Education, Thomson Locations: Leverkusen, Germany, U.S, Seattle, Washington, Sky, Monroe , Washington

☆ Music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine faces sexual abuse allegation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jimmy Iovine accepts the Ahmet Ertegun Award on stage at the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 22 (Reuters) - Music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine was sued on Wednesday by an woman who claims she was sexually abused. A spokesperson for Iovine said they were "quite shocked and baffled" by the alleged claim. No one has ever made a claim like this against Jimmy Iovine, nor have we been contacted or made aware of any complaint by anyone, including this unknown plaintiff prior to now,” the spokesperson said. The onetime recoding engineer co-founded Interscope Records, a music label associated with West Coast hip hop that is now part of Universal Music Group(UMG.AS).

Persons: Jimmy Iovine, Ahmet Ertegun, Mario Anzuoni, Jane Doe, Iovine, Douglas Wigdor, Dr, Dre, Russell Brand, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Axl Rose, Sheila Kennedy, Dawn Chmielewski, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Roll Hall, REUTERS, U.S, Interscope Records, West Coast, Universal Music, Beats Electronics, Apple, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, New York, Manhattan, West, Los Angeles

An advertisement promotes Tesla Autopilot at a showroom of U.S. car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Tesla Inc FollowNov 21 (Reuters) - A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. The ruling is a setback for Tesla after the company won two product liability trials in California earlier this year over the Autopilot driver assistant system. Banner's attorney, Lake "Trey" Lytal III, said they are "extremely proud of this result based in the evidence of punitive conduct." The judge also cited a 2016 video showing a Tesla vehicle driving without human intervention as a way to market Autopilot.

Persons: Arnd, Elon Musk, Judge Reid Scott, Tesla, Stephen Banner's, Banner, Bryant Walker Smith, Smith, Scott, Banner's, Joshua Brown, Trey, Lytal, Dan Levine, Richard Chang, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Tesla, Palm, University of South, Thomson Locations: U.S, Zurich, Switzerland, Florida, Palm Beach County, California, Miami, University of South Carolina

The other plaintiff, Kelsey Harbert, accused Gooding of groping her breast in June 2019 at the Magic Hour rooftop bar, also in midtown. Lawyers who have represented Gooding in civil and criminal litigation over his alleged sexual misconduct did not immediately respond to requests for comment. He pleaded guilty in April 2022 to a misdemeanor charge of forcibly touching Abbay, who was not identified by name at the time but revealed her identity in her lawsuit. The charge was downgraded six months later to harassment, to which Gooding pleaded guilty after complying with a plea agreement that required alcohol and behavior modification treatment and no further arrests. Accusations by Abbay, Harbert and a third woman were the basis for a six-count indictment against Gooding, which his guilty plea resolved.

Persons: Cuba Gooding, Mike Segar, Cuba Gooding Jr, Oscar, underlay, Jasmine Abbay, Jerry Maguire, Kelsey Harbert, Gooding, Gloria Allred, Russell Brand, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Axl Rose, Sheila Kennedy, Jonathan Stempel, Dawn Chmielewski, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Criminal, REUTERS, Cuba, Lawyers, U.S, Thomson Locations: New, New York, Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Los Angeles

The lawsuit also alleged that Pfizer, despite knowing of the quality-control issues, persuaded Texas' Medicaid program to add Quillivant to its list of preferred drugs. The lawsuit accuses the companies of defrauding the state's Medicaid program, and seeks unspecified money damages from the companies. Pfizer and Tris, which manufactured the drug for Pfizer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2017 warned Tris of manufacturing lapses. Reporting by Brendan Pierson in New York, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Ken Paxton, Pfizer, Tris, Paxton, Quillivant, Tarik Ahmed, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Pfizer, REUTERS, Texas, Tris, Republican, Nextwave Pharmaceuticals, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Southern, of, Thomson Locations: Harrison County , Texas, Texas, U.S, Manhattan, of New York, New York

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday declared that Maryland's licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns were unconstitutional, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that expanded gun rights. "Maryland has not shown that this regime is consistent with our nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation," U.S. Richardson called the Maryland law an "additional, preliminary step" that subjected law-abiding people to a 30-day waiting period before they could begin the usual process to acquire a firearm through a separate background check system. A spokesperson for Maryland Attorney General Andrew Brown, a Democrat who is defending the law in court, said his office was "weighing options for next steps in this case." Maryland had said its law mirrored historical limitations on "dangerous" people owning firearms.

Persons: Kevin Lamarque, Julius Richardson, Donald Trump, Richardson, Andrew Brown, preemptively, Barbara Milano Keenan, Barack Obama, Nate Raymond, Will Dunham, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: White, REUTERS, Supreme, Circuit, U.S, New York, Republican, Maryland, Democrat, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Montgomery County , Maryland, Washington , U.S, U.S, Richmond , Virginia, Maryland, New York, Boston

☆ X sues Media Matters after report about ads next to antisemitic content
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Sheila Dang | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla, X (formerly known as Twitter) and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk speaks with members of the media during the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Media Matters Sf, Llc FollowNov 20 (Reuters) - Messaging platform X on Monday sued media watchdog group Media Matters, alleging the organization defamed the platform after it published a report that said ads for major brands had appeared next to posts touting Nazism. X, formerly Twitter, has faced growing outrage since Media Matters published the report on Thursday, which led IBM, Comcast and several other advertisers to pull ads from the platform in response. On Saturday, Musk posted that X would file a "thermonuclear" lawsuit against Media Matters and others "who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company." In an interview with Reuters earlier on Monday, Media Matters President Angelo Carusone said the nonprofit's findings flew in the face of X's statements that it had introduced safety protections to prevent ads from appearing next to harmful content.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Leon Neal, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Angelo Carusone, Sheila Dang, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: SpaceX's, Bletchley, Companies Media, Media, IBM, Comcast, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Bletchley, Britain, Dallas

☆ US seeks more than $4 billion from Binance to end criminal case -Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. Negotiations between the Justice Department and Binance include the possibility that the cryptocurrency exchange's founder, Changpeng Zhao, would face criminal charges in the United States, the report said. The Bloomberg report said an announcement on the resolution could come as soon as the end of this month. A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment. The DOJ probe is one of a string of legal and regulatory headaches the world's biggest crypto exchange faces in the United States.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Changpeng Zhao, Sam Bankman, Binance, Zhao, Niket, Tom Wilson, Chris Prentice, Arun Koyyur, Maju Samuel, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Justice Department, Binance Holdings, Bloomberg, Justice Department, Binance, Reuters, DOJ, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Futures Trading Commission, Thomson Locations: United States, Bengaluru, London, New York

☆ Trump gag order appeal faces skeptical reception in US court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Mike Scarcella | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Trump is the current frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 U.S. election. As he mounts his comeback bid, Trump has leveled attacks on prosecutors, court officials and others involved in the welter of criminal and civil cases he faces. The judge has forbidden Trump and his lawyers to criticize prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses. BAN IN SEPARATE TRIAL LIFTEDA similar restriction in a separate civil business fraud case in New York was temporarily lifted by a state appeals court judge last week. Trump promptly resumed his attacks on a court clerk involved in the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Go Nakamura, Donald Trump's, D, John Sauer, Trump's, Cornelia Pillard, Sauer, Cecil VanDevender, Trump, Joe Biden, Jack Smith, General Merrick Garland, Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Biden's, Mike Scarcella, Andy Sullivan, Will Dunham, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican, Texas, REUTERS, Go, Rights, Trump, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia, Justice, Democratic, U.S, Biden, Thomson Locations: Edinburg , Texas, U.S, Washington, New York, Georgia

☆ US appeals court to consider Trump gag order in election subversion case
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Mike Scarcella | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has criticized the gag order as a constraint on his free speech rights as he mounts a White House comeback bid. A similar restriction in a separate civil business fraud case in New York was temporarily lifted by a state appeals court judge last week. The gag order in the federal case allows Trump and his lawyers to criticize the Justice Department, but they are not allowed to target prosecutors, court staff and other potential witnesses. Trump has also pleaded not guilty in three other criminal cases, including a Georgia case that also charges him with conspiring to overturn the election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Dave Sanders, Donald Trump's, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Biden's, Jack Smith, Mike Scarcella, Andy Sullivan, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Trump Organization, Court, Rights, House, Justice Department, Republican, Biden, Democrat, Thomson Locations: New York, Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Washington, Georgia

☆ US Supreme Court rejects ex-cop Chauvin's appeal in George Floyd murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( John Kruzel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The justices turned away Chauvin's appeal that he filed after a Minnesota appellate court upheld his 2021 murder conviction and rejected his request for a new trial. His attorney also said one juror may have concealed possible bias by failing to disclose during the jury selection process that he had attended "an anti-police 'George Floyd' rally." Attorneys for Minnesota did not respond to Chauvin's petition asking the Supreme Court to hear his appeal. The Minnesota Court of Appeals in April rebuffed Chauvin's appeal, upholding his conviction and rejecting his request for a new trial. Minnesota's top court in July denied Chauvin's request to review the case, prompting his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Persons: George Floyd Square, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Chauvin, Floyd, William Mohrman, Peter Cahill, Mohrman, Chauvin's, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: George, U.S, Supreme, Constitution's, Minnesota, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Minneapolis, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S, WASHINGTON, Minnesota, United States, Hennepin County

☆ US appeals court ruling strikes at core of landmark voting rights law
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Joseph Ax | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The ruling, which will likely be appealed, could set up the next voting rights battle at the U.S. Supreme Court. The vast majority of Voting Rights Act cases are filed by private parties. For instance, the case that prompted the Supreme Court earlier this year to strike down Alabama's congressional map was originally filed by a coalition of civil rights groups. In a dissent, Chief Judge Lavenski Smith, also a Bush appointee, said he would have followed existing precedent unless Congress or the Supreme Court said otherwise. Sophia Lin Lakin, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union's voting rights project and a lawyer for the plaintiffs, in a statement called the ruling a "travesty for democracy."

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, District Judge Lee Rudofsky, Donald Trump, David Stras, Raymond Gruender, George W, Bush, Judge Lavenski Smith, Sophia Lin Lakin, Joseph Ax, David Gregorio, Mark Porter Organizations: REUTERS, Firms American Civil Liberties, ., U.S, Supreme, District, Appeals, Trump, Circuit, Republican, American Civil Liberties, Thomson Locations: Queens, New York City, U.S, Arkansas

☆ Bayer ordered to pay $1.56 billion in latest US trial loss over Roundup weedkiller
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Tom Hals | Thomson Reuters | Tom Hals Is An Award-Winning Reporter With Years Of Experience Working In Asia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the annual results news conference of the German drugmaker in Leverkusen, Germany February 27, 2019. Each was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma that they alleged was caused by using Roundup on their family property. Bayer has said that decades of studies have shown Roundup and its active ingredient, glyphosate, are safe for human use. The verdict is the fourth straight loss in court for Bayer, after the company had been found not liable to plaintiffs in nine consecutive trials. In 2020, Bayer settled most of the then-pending Roundup cases for up to $10.9 billion.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, Bayer, Valorie Gunther, Jimmy Draeger of, Daniel Anderson of, Draeger's, Brenda, Bart Rankin, Forrest Weldon, Tom Hals, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Bayer AG, REUTERS, Bayer, Monsanto, Union Investment, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, EU Commission, European Food Agency, European Chemicals Agency, Thomson Locations: Leverkusen, Germany, Missouri, Cole County , Missouri, New York, Jimmy Draeger of Missouri, Daniel Anderson of California, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Elon Musk, under fire, threatens lawsuit against media watchdog
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 18 (Reuters) - Elon Musk threatened on Saturday to sue media watchdog Media Matters and those who attacked his social media platform X, following moves by several large U.S. companies to halt advertising on the site after being promoted alongside antisemitic content. Liberal watchdog group Media Matters for America said earlier this week that it found ads from IBM, Apple and others were placed alongside content promoting Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. "This week Media Matters for America posted a story that completely misrepresented the real experience on X, in another attempt to undermine freedom of speech and mislead advertisers," a statement posted by Musk said. He accused Media Matters of creating an alternative account designed to "misinform advertisers" about their posts. Media Matters did not immediately respond to an emailed request seeking comment outside of business hours.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Leon Neal, Adolf Hitler, Musk, Axios, Musk's, Mrinmay Dey, David Gaffen, Tomasz Janowski, Kirsten Donovan, Daniel Wallis Organizations: SpaceX's, Bletchley, Media, Liberal, America, IBM, Apple, Nazi Party, X Corp, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Comcast, Lions Gate Entertainment, Paramount Global, Defamation League, ADL, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Bletchley, Britain, United States, Israel, Palestinian, Bengaluru

☆ Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla logo is seen on the steering wheel of an electric vehicle at a dealership in Durango, northern Spain, October 30, 2023. She also said customers could not prove that Tesla coerced them into using its services and parts simply because they had bought their vehicles in the first place. She said customers may choose to amend their complaint, which combined five lawsuits and covered drivers who have paid for Tesla repairs and parts since March 2019. Customers said Tesla differs by requiring them to have vehicles serviced by the Austin, Texas-based company or its approved service centers, and use only Tesla parts. The case is Lambrix v Tesla Inc, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Vincent West, Elon, Trina Thompson, Tesla, Thompson, Jonathan Stempel, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Tesla Inc, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: Durango, Spain, U.S, San Francisco, California, Austin , Texas, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

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