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☆ Judge bars Trump from 'smear campaign' against prosecutors, witnesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | 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: +3 min

Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Monday, Trump called the judge's order "unconstitutional" and vowed to appeal it. "I'll be the only politician in history that runs with a gag order where I'm not allowed to criticize people," Trump told supporters. The order bars Trump, frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and attorneys in the case from personally targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith, prosecutors working with him and court staff. Prosecutors sought a limited gag order that would bar certain statements from Trump during the case. The judge said she would allow Trump to make critical statements about the U.S. Justice Department and that denounce the prosecution as politically motivated.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tanya Chutkan, I’m, Chutkan, Trump, Jack Smith, Democrat Joe Biden, Shannon Stapleton, Smith, ”, Mark Milley, ” Chutkan, “, ” Trump, John Lauro, Prosecutors, Lauro, Molly Gaston, Andrew Goudsward, Nathan Layne, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Trump, Democrat, Former U.S, Republican, REUTERS, U.S . Justice Department, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Washington, Iowa, West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S

Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Meta Platforms Inc FollowWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Meta (META.O), which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and the U.S. government tangled on Tuesday over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's plan to toughen a 2019 privacy order. Speaking for Meta on Tuesday, James Rouhandeh argued that Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had jurisdiction to take the case and should scrap the FTC's proposal because Meta had not agreed to it. Arguing for the FTC, Zachary Cowan of the Justice Department said that it was the agency's decision on whether its settlements should be changed and the district court had no jurisdiction. Essentially, the fight is whether Meta and the FTC, if they fail to settle, will go to district court or an FTC judge to decide if the 2019 agreement will be modified.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, James Rouhandeh, Timothy Kelly, Meta, Zachary Cowan, Kelly, Diane Bartz, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Facebook, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Meta, U.S, U.S . Federal, District of Columbia, Justice Department, FTC, Thomson Locations: toughen

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried directed political donations despite $13 bln 'hole', ex-colleague testified
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Singh said another FTX executive had told him the deals were meant to help spur user growth. 'I WAS A STRAW DONOR'Bankman-Fried's trial, which started on Oct. 3, has so far focused largely on how prosecutors say Bankman-Fried allowed Alameda to plunder FTX customer funds. Singh gave jurors a window into Bankman-Fried's political operation. He said another FTX executive, Ryan Salame, had access to his bank account to make donations via wire transfers. "I knew that the money for those donations was coming from customer funds."

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Fried, Nishad Singh, Bankman, Singh, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Steph Curry, Larry David, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Michael Kives, Hillary Clinton, FTX, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Gabriel, Gabriel Bankman, Ryan Salame, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Coates Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Alameda Research, U.S, Democratic, Prosecutors, Alameda, Miami Heat's, District, Monday, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Alameda, Fried, . U.S, New York

☆ US Senator Menendez's arraignment on new charges moved to Oct. 23 -judge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | 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

Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at Federal Court for a hearing on bribery charges in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez's arraignment on new charges that he conspired to act as a foreign agent for Egypt has been rescheduled for Oct. 23, a federal judge in New York said on Monday. Menendez was charged with Foreign Agents Registration Act violations, along with his wife and other codefendants, in federal court in New York on Oct. 12. Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington Editing by Doina Chiacu and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Brendan, Bob Menendez's, Menendez, Sidney Stein, Jasper Ward, Doina Chiacu, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Democrat, Federal Court, REUTERS, New, New Jersey Democrat, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Jersey, New York City, U.S, WASHINGTON, Egypt, New York, Washington

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried jury sees photo of FTX founder with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Champion Trust Llc FollowNEW York, Oct 16 - The jury at Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial on Monday saw a photograph of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder with singer Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom at the 2022 NFL Super Bowl. Singh is the third former member of Bankman-Fried's inner circle to testify at the trial, which started on Oct. 3. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud and five counts of conspiracy tied to FTX's November 2022 collapse. Singh said another FTX executive had told him the deals were meant to help spur user growth. Since his trial, Bankman-Fried has been seen during testimony typing on a laptop and whispering to his lawyers.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Prosecutors, Nishad Singh, FTX's, Singh, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Fried, Perry, Michael Kives, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Steph Curry, Larry David, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Nick Zieminski Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Bowl, Alameda, Miami Heat's, District, Bankman, Prosecutors, New York Times, Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Los Angeles, Brooklyn's, New York

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to supporters at the Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday barred Donald Trump from targeting U.S. prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses involved in a criminal case accusing him of him trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. U.S. District Tanya Chutkan in Washington said she would not allow Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, to "launch a pretrial smear campaign" against people involved in the case. The order bars Trump and attorneys in the case from personally targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith, prosecutors working with him and court staff. It also prevents Trump from discussing potential witnesses as it relates to their testimony at trial.

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Chutkan, Jack Smith, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Washington

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States walk on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, the border between the U.S. and Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. will offer migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under then-President Donald Trump temporary legal status and other benefits while barring similar separations in the future, according to a summary of a settlement agreement filed on Monday. Reporting by Ted Hesson; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Donald Trump, Ted Hesson, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: United States, Rio Bravo, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, U.S

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to supporters at the Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday imposed some limits on Donald Trump's public statements about people involved in the federal case accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat, partially granting a request from prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan prohibited Trump from targeting U.S. special counsel Jack Smith, federal prosecutors and court staff, and barred him from discussing the testimony of potential witnesses. Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Scott MaloneOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Donald Trump's, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Andrew Goudsward, Susan Heavey, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S

Trump, as a criminal defendant, "does not have the right to say and do exactly as he pleases," Chutkan said. The exchanges came as U.S. prosecutors sought a court order to limit Trump's public statements about people involved in the case. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 U.S. election. Molly Gaston, a prosecutor working with Special Counsel Jack Smith, said the order was necessary to prevent Trump from trying the case "in the court of public opinion." "These prosecutors want to prevent President Trump from speaking out on the issues of the day," Lauro told the judge, adding that the case is "inextricably intertwined with campaign issues."

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, John Lauro, Jack Smith, Chutkan, Lauro, Smith, Joe Biden, Molly Gaston, Gaston, Mike Pence, Mark Milley, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Justice Department, Trump, Democratic, Biden, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Washington, York, China

[1/2] Parts of a ghost gun kit are on display at an event held by U.S. President Joe Biden to announce measures to fight ghost gun crime, at the White House in Washington U.S., April 11, 2022. The administration had said O'Connor's decision to grant an injunction favoring ghost gun kit makers despite the prior intervention by the justices "openly flouted" the Supreme Court's authority. The administration has said that ghost guns are attractive to criminals and others prohibited from lawfully buying firearms, including minors. There were about 20,000 suspected ghost guns reported in 2021 to the ATF as having been recovered by law enforcement in criminal investigations - a tenfold increase from 2016, according to White House statistics. Plaintiffs including the parts manufacturers, various gun owners and two gun rights groups - the Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation - filed suit to block the ghost guns rule in federal court in Texas.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Joe Biden's, Judge Reed O'Connor's, O'Connor, Sellers, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, White, REUTERS, Supreme, Blackhawk Manufacturing, Defense, Bureau, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, White House statistics, Firearms Policy Coalition, Gun Control, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Washington U.S, Texas, Fort Worth, United States, New Orleans, New York

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to supporters at the Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. October 11, 2023. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans a hearing in Washington on the bid by Special Counsel Jack Smith to bar Trump from discussing possible witnesses and disparaging prosecutors, court staff and potential jurors. Smith has cited “inflammatory public statements”, including a stream of social media attacks by Trump, that prosecutors argue are undermining public confidence in the legal system and may influence potential jurors. Trump has pleaded not guilty and accused prosecutors of attempting to interfere with his campaign. The case is one of four criminal cases federal and state prosecutors have brought against the former president this year.

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Donald Trump’s, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Smith, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Mark Milley, Prosecutors, Trump’s, “, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Democrat, Biden Administration, U.S . Justice Department, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Washington, York, China

It is a problem that five U.S. state and federal judges are wrestling with as Trump faces four upcoming criminal trials and a civil fraud case. New York state Justice Arthur Engoron already has faced off with Trump on the issue. Trump has cast doubt on Chutkan's ability to give him a fair trial and called her "highly partisan." Ahead of his civil fraud trial, Trump, without providing evidence, accused the U.S. Justice Department of coordinating with New York state Attorney General Letitia James to damage his presidential campaign. One notable exception to Trump's criticism is the judge presiding over the classified documents criminal case in Florida.

Persons: Donald Trump, Letitia James, Mike Segar, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Joe Biden, Arthur Engoron, Engoron, We've, Michael Frisch, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Smith, James, Smith's, Lawrence Stengel, Stengel, I'm, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Chutkan, Rebecca Roiphe, Andrew Goudsward, Jack Queen, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Trump Organization, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Republican, Democratic, Georgetown University, U.S . Justice Department, New, Manhattan, Attorney, Capitol, Fox News, New York University, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida . U.S

The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. The Supreme Court in 2019 forbade federal courts from intervening in cases involving gerrymandering done for partisan advantage. A group of Black voters sued to block the use of the reconfigured district. "What these plaintiffs in these cases are doing is basically bringing partisan gerrymandering claims and trying to dress them up as if they're racial gerrymandering claims," Torchinsky said. A HEAVY BURDENPlaintiffs in racial gerrymandering cases long have borne a heavy burden.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Leah Aden, Jason Torchinsky, Holtzman Vogel, Nacy Mace, Torchinsky, David Gans, that's, Gans, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, John Gore, Elena Kagan, Kagan, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: United States Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Supreme, Republican, U.S . House, Republicans, Democratic, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Black, Constitutional, Center, South, Harvard Law, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, South Carolina's, Legislative, United States, Carolina's, South Carolina, Stephanopoulos, Gore

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to reporters while on his way to a vote following a Senate Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will be arraigned next week on new charges that he conspired to act as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government, according to court document posted on Friday. Menendez, a Democrat who on Thursday was charged with Foreign Agents Registration Act violations, along with his wife and other co-defendants, is scheduled to face the new charges at a Oct. 18 hearing in federal court in New York, the filing said. Reporting by Luc Cohen; writing by Susan Heavey; editing by Doina ChiacuOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bob Menendez, Craig Hudson, Menendez, Luc Cohen, Susan Heavey, Doina Organizations: Democratic, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New York

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Champion Trust Llc FollowNEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried's confidant Caroline Ellison will take the stand again at the FTX founder's trial on Thursday, where she could face questions about why she cooperated with prosecutors against her former boss and romantic partner. Bankman-Fried's attorney Mark Cohen is expected to continue cross-examining Ellison, whom he questioned for a few minutes on Wednesday before jurors went home for the day. FTX collapsed and declared bankruptcy in November 2022, shocking financial markets and destroying Bankman-Fried's reputation. A third cooperating witness, former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh, is also expected to testify at the trial, which could last up to six weeks. Reporting by Jody Godoy in New York Editing by Noeleen Walder and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman, Brendan McDermid, Ellison, Fried, Mark Cohen, FTX, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Jody Godoy, Noeleen Walder, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Alameda, Federal Court, REUTERS, Bankman, Alameda Research, Prosecutors, Stanford University, Manhattan U.S, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Alameda, New York

A 3D printed Tik Tok logo is placed on a keyboard in front of U.S. flag in this illustration taken October 6, 2020. Picture taken October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies TikTok FollowWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge questioned Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short video sharing app TikTok hearing arguments on a legal challenge before it is set to take effect on Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy, considering a court challenge from TikTok and users, on Thursday questioned the state attorney general's office at a hearing the state's ban approved by the legislature. He noted that no other state has followed suit to ban TikTok.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Montana's, Donald Molloy, Molloy, David Shepardson Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, District, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S

The logo of Irish services and consulting company Accenture is seen at an temporary office during the World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF) in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 25, 2022. The criminal and civil probes followed a voluntary disclosure by the unit, Accenture Federal Services, to the government, the IT service provider said in a regulatory filing. "This matter could subject us to adverse consequences," Accenture said. The unit works with the Accenture's clients in the U.S. federal government and accounted for 15% of overall fiscal 2023 revenue from North America, the company's biggest market. Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Arnd, Chavi Mehta, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Accenture, REUTERS, U.S . Justice, Accenture Federal Services, DOJ, Thomson Locations: Davos, Switzerland, U.S, North America, Bengaluru

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried trial: scenes from Caroline Ellison's time on the stand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ellison wore a gray blazer and carried a Poland Spring water bottle to and from the witness stand. She did not look at Bankman-Fried in any of the instances when she passed him at the defense table. Bankman-Fried spent much of Ellison's testimony typing on a laptop or whispering to his defense lawyers. Three of the jurors appeared to close their eyes at times as Sassoon quizzed Ellison about spreadsheets showing Alameda's assets and liabilities. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman, Ellison, District Judge Lewis Kaplan's, Fried, Kaplan, Joseph Bankman, Barbara Fried, Danielle Sassoon, Sassoon quizzed Ellison, We'll, " Sassoon, Luc Cohen, Noeleen Walder, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Alameda, Federal Court, Reuters, Alameda Research, District, The Stanford University, Stanford Law, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Alameda, New York

Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. Amid fury from gun advocates and a ruling from Judge Urias, her original order was frozen, and a new, tailored-down version was made to restrict guns at just public parks and playgrounds in the area. Gun rights groups and some gunowners still filed lawsuits seeking to overturn that scaled-back version which they said would deprive Albuquerque-area residents of 2nd Amendment rights to carry guns in public. Last month, Albuquerque's mayor Tim Keller urged Lujan Grisham to call a special session of the state legislature on gun violence. But Lujan Grisham said she had no plan to call a special session as she believed her public health order, which includes measures on drugs and juvenile offenders, would at this time achieve more than new legislation.

Persons: New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Michelle Lujan Grisham, David Herrera Urias, Lujan Grisham, Judge Urias, Tim Keller, Rich McKay, Miral Organizations: Democratic Party of New, U.S, Gallegos Community Center, REUTERS, Companies United, Democratic, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Companies United States, America, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Atlanta

The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. In this case, the state legislature was accused of racial gerrymandering to reduce the influence of Black voters. The Republican legislators and other state officials who appealed to the Supreme Court told the justices that the map was designed to secure partisan advantages, a practice that the Supreme Court in 2019 decided was not reviewable by federal courts - unlike racial gerrymandering, which remains illegal. The new map increased the district's share of white voters while reducing its share of Black voters, which the lower court referred to as "bleaching." Clyburn's is the only one of South Carolina's House districts held by a Democrat.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, John Roberts, Roberts, Elena Kagan, Republican Nancy Mace, Jim Clyburn, Clyburn's, Mace, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: United States Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Supreme, South, Republican, . House, Supreme Court, Conservative, Black, Democratic, Democrat, Alabama Republicans, U.S . House, Democrats, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, South Carolina, Charleston, Carolina's, United States, Louisiana , Georgia, New York

The trial for the Cantlay/Harper case, which was set to begin on Nov. 13, will now be dismissed, GSK said, adding it had also settled three remaining breast cancer cases in California related to the same drug. The latest settlements in California were related to cases due to go to trial in November, with a further set scheduled to begin in Delaware courts in January, GSK said. The company still faces about 79,000 cases related to Zantac in the United States, with 73,000 of them in Delaware. GSK did not admit any liability and said it would vigorously defend itself in any other Zantac cases. In June, GSK agreed to settle a similar lawsuit in California.

Persons: Harper, Brendan McDermid, Morgan, Jeffries, Zantac, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eva Mathews, Maggie Fick, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Bernadette Baum, Louise Heavens, Emelia Organizations: pare, Citi, GSK, Reuters, REUTERS, Barclays, Pfizer, Sanofi, FDA, Thomson Locations: California, British, Delaware, United States, Arexvy, California . California, Bengaluru, London

The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. At issue is a map adopted last year by the Republican-led state legislature delineating the boundaries of one of South Carolina's seven U.S. House districts. A panel of three federal judges blocked the map for South Carolina's coastal 1st congressional district, which includes parts of Charleston. In this case, the state legislature was accused of racial gerrymandering to reduce the influence of Black voters. Clyburn's is the only one of South Carolina's House districts held by a Democrat.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Republican Nancy Mace, Jim Clyburn, Clyburn's, Mace, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: United States Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Supreme, South, Republican, voters, Black, Democratic, Democrat, Alabama Republicans, U.S . House, Democrats, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, South Carolina, Charleston, Carolina's, United States, Louisiana , Georgia, New York

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - GSK (GSK.L) on Wednesday said it would confidentially settle another lawsuit in California alleging its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as the British drugmaker sought to end costly litigation. The latest settlements in California related to cases due to go to trial in November, with a further set scheduled to begin in Delaware courts in January, GSK said. The company still faces about 79,000 cases related to Zantac in the United States, with 73,000 of them in Delaware. Late in June, the company agreed to settle a similar lawsuit with California resident James Goetz who alleged he developed bladder cancer after taking Zantac. The settlement could be read that GSK sees a risk that these Zantac cases are strong enough that the company might lose at trial, J.P Morgan added.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Morgan, Harper, Zantac, Boehringer Ingelheim, James Goetz, J.P Morgan, Eva Mathews, Maggie Fick, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, GSK, Citi, J.P, Pfizer, Sanofi, FDA, Thomson Locations: California, British, Delaware, United States, Bengaluru, London

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court is allowing California's ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition to remain in effect while the state appeals a judge's ruling finding it unconstitutionally violated the rights of firearms owners. The ruling came in a long-running lawsuit by the California Rifle & Pistol Association and gun owners challenging the ban. The court said that federal judges nationally had largely upheld large-capacity magazine restrictions since the Supreme Court ruled and that a decision to the contrary could threaten public safety. Chuck Michel, the president of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, in a statement expressed disappointment and vowed to "defend the rights of gun owners in California all the way to the Supreme Court." The Supreme Court vacated the appeals court ruling and ordered new proceedings consistent with the Bruen decision.

Persons: Lucy Nicholson, Roger Benitez, Rob Bonta, Bonta, Patrick Bumatay, Chuck Michel, Benitez, Nate Raymond, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Foods, REUTERS, Circuit, U.S, California, Association, District, Supreme, , New York, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, San Francisco, San Diego, ,, California, Boston

"There are many other law firms with similar racially discriminatory programs," Blum said in a statement. "It is to be hoped that these firms proactively open their programs to all law students before they are sued in federal court." The paid fellowships were designed in part to help support the recruitment of people of color, which major law firms have long struggled to add to their partnership ranks. Last year, people of color comprised 11.4% of all partners in major U.S. law firms, according to the National Association for Law Placement. The lawsuit alleged the fellowship program violated a Civil War-era law enacted to protect formerly enslaved Black people that bars racial bias in contracting.

Persons: Edward Blum, Morrison, Foerster, firm's, Edward Blum's, Perkins Coie, Blum, Blum's, Fearless Fund's, Nate Raymond, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Fair, Harvard University, Wednesday, Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights, National Association for Law, U.S, Supreme, Harvard, University of North, Thomson Locations: Boston, Dallas, Seattle, University of North Carolina

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