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The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students two years ago may be punished with the death penalty if he is convicted, the trial judge has ruled. Idaho's alternative to the death penalty for a first-degree murder conviction is life in prison with at least 10 years served before becoming eligible for parole. Prosecutors had said in court filings that four aggravating factors exist in the case against Kohberger, who turns 30 on Thursday, making the crime more severe and meriting the death penalty. From top left, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle. A motive remains unclear for the killings of housemates Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, in November 2022.

Persons: Bryan Kohberger's, Steven Hippler, Hippler, Defendant, Prosecutors, Kohberger, Jeff Nye, Nye, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, Xana, Hipple, Thomas Creech, —, Anne Taylor, Taylor, Xana Kernodle, Steve Goncalves, Kaylee Organizations: University of Idaho, Washington State University, NBC News Locations: Boise , Idaho, Idaho, Xana Kernodle . Idaho, Pullman, Washington, Boise, Latah County

☆ Florida man allegedly had AR-15, silencers and list of Jewish and Black targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Anthony Cusumano | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Florida man arrested on suspicion of weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets that included a congressman and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors allege. The Federal Public Defender of South Florida did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A customary walk-through of the home turned up evidence of firearms, including spent shell casings and a homemade target, Anton said. The alleged list of targets includes Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., as well as locations the writer of the list characterized as draws for Jewish and Black people — a synagogue, a Jewish cemetery, a Jewish sandwich shop and parks and schools that were described using a derogatory term for Black people, according to Anton's filing. One entry on the list said, "Stalk Jewish parks," the proffer said.

Persons: John Lapinski, Lapinski, Marc Anton, Anton, silencers, Jared Moskowitz, Moskowitz Organizations: Federal, Defender, Police, Assistant U.S, Palmetto State Armory Liberty, Palmetto State Armory, Black, Jewish, U.S . Marshals Service Locations: Florida, South Florida, Margate, Miami, Broward County , Florida

☆ Google's antitrust loss could cost Apple billions of dollars
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementGoogle pays Apple at least $20 billion a year to make its search engine the default on iPhones. Those payments were at the heart of a federal antitrust case Google lost earlier this year. That's because a long-running deal between Apple and Google, where Google pays Apple at least $20 billion a year to make Google the default search engine on iPhones, is at the heart of the US government's antitrust case against Google. (Though, confusingly, an earlier Bloomberg report about the DOJ's plan focused on forcing Google to sell off its Chrome browser and never mentioned the Apple payments.) AdvertisementBut even if that happens, it doesn't mean Apple automatically loses all the money Google pays it every year.

Persons: it's, Judge Amit P, Mehta, Microsoft's Bing, they're, Trump, Tim Cook, Cook Organizations: Apple, Google, US Department of Justice, Street, Bloomberg, Trump, Big Tech Locations: China

☆ How century-old arbitration laws are failing consumers in the digital age
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementLarge companies like Disney and Uber have arbitration clauses in their Terms of Use. AdvertisementIt's a near-century-old practice that some legal experts say should be modernized for the digital age. The Disney caseIn the case of large companies, arbitration clauses included in one service can often apply to any service the company offers. AdvertisementHow consumers protect themselves from arbitration clausesCammarata said one way consumers can navigate arbitration is to check if a company's terms of use has an opt-out clause. Lee said that while courts tend to be critical of arbitration clauses in employment agreements, they're less so regarding things like streaming services or rideshare apps.

Persons: David Horton, Jeffrey Piccolo's, Kanokporn Tangsuan, Tangsuan, Piccolo, Disney, Josh D'Amaro, Joseph Cammarata, Sherman, Siegel, P.C, John, Georgia McGinty, Uber, Stark, John McGinty, Georgia McGinty Stacey Lee, Johns, Lee, Cammarata, it's, John Carpenter, Carpenter, Zuckerman Organizations: Disney, University of California, Davis, School of Law, University of Pennsylvania, New, New York State, Disney Springs, Planet Hollywood, Walt Disney, Getty, Ninth, Business, Washington DC, of, Georgia, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Association of America, Federal Locations: New York, Central Florida, Orange County , Florida, Chaikin, Washington, Georgia, Superior, of New Jersey, California

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, paving the way for it to proceed. "Categorically prioritizing a legislative subpoena over a scheduled execution, in other words, would become a potent legal tool that could be wielded not just to obtain necessary testimony but to forestall an execution," the Texas Supreme Court said in its ruling Friday. But the Office of the Attorney General quickly appealed the subpoena, which was supported by a district court judge's temporary injunction that halted Roberson's execution. After the state's highest criminal court agreed with the attorney general's office, allowing Roberson's execution to continue, lawmakers then petitioned their case to the Texas Supreme Court. "Given the overwhelming new evidence of innocence, we ask the State of Texas to refrain from setting a new execution date."

Persons: Robert Roberson, Nikki, Roberson, Joe Moody, Jeff Leach, Moody, Leach, Ken Paxton, Nikki's, Gretchen Sween, Robert, Sween Organizations: Texas Supreme, Committee, Democrat, Republican, of Locations: Texas, U.S, Nikki's, Houston, Austin, of Texas

The attorneys who've been defending Rudy Giuliani in a case seeking to force him to turn over his assets to two former election worker he defamed are asking a judge permission to drop him as a client. “Mayor Giuliani has not been informed by Mr. Caruso of this action. Surely Mr. Caruso would talk to the mayor, or at the very least inform him of such a decision,” Goodman said. In court last week, Giuliani said he was unsure where his valuables were, a claim the judge called "farcical." Nathan told the judge he'd discovered that numerous items had been moved from Giuliani's apartment in recent weeks, despite the turnover order.

Persons: who've, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Ken Caruso, David Labkowski, Ted Goodman, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, “ Mayor Giuliani, Caruso, ” Goodman, he'd, District Judge Lewis Liman, Aaron Nathan, Freeman, Moss, Liman, Joe DiMaggio, Lauren Bacall, Nathan Organizations: “, U.S, District, New, CTS Locations: Georgia, Giuliani's, New York

☆ Rudy Giuliani lawyers seek to quit defamation claim case over 'fundamental disagreement'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rudy Giuliani (C) arrives at the New York court following a judge's order compelling his appearance in the defamation case filed by Georgia election workers in New York, United States on November 07, 2024. Lawyers representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a massive defamation judgment against him are seeking to quit the case in New York federal court, citing significant disagreements with the former Trump campaign attorney over how to handle the matter. Giuliani's spokesman, Ted Goodman, in a statement to CNBC, said, "Mayor Giuliani has not been informed by Mr. Caruso of this action." Giuliani represented Trump on the heels of the 2020 election, when the then-president was seeking to reverse his loss to President Joe Biden. Giuliani during that time falsely claimed that Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss committed ballot fraud at a Georgia vote-counting site.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Kenneth Caruso, David Labkowski, Donald Trump, Caruso, Judge Lewis Liman, Liman, Giuliani, Ted Goodman, Mayor Giuliani, Goodman, Joe Biden, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea Moss Organizations: New, Lawyers, Trump, New York City, CNBC, Washington , D.C, Benz Locations: New York, Georgia, United States, U.S, Manhattan, Washington ,

☆ Judge explains why he handed Elon Musk his $1 million-a-day sweepstakes win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA Philadelphia judge has explained why he didn't shut down Musk's $1 million-a-day sweepstakes. The decision would help Musk and his America PAC move for outright dismissal of the lawsuit. Elon Musk's controversial $1 million-a-day swing state sweepstakes was never a lottery, a Philadelphia judge said in a written decision explaining why he declined to shut the program down after a hearing last Monday. Lotteries require a prize, a payment for a chance to win that prize, and for winners to be chosen at random, the judge said. Representatives for Krasner, Musk, and the PAC did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the judge's decision and next steps in the case.

Persons: Musk, Elon Musk's, Larry Krasner, Judge Angelo Foglietta, credibly, Donald Trump's, Krasner Organizations: America PAC, Philadelphia, PAC, Pleas, Department of Justice, Musk's Locations: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia's, Texas, Arizona

A coalition of parents attempting to block a state law that would require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms by next year have won a legal battle in federal court. The judge wrote that the law is "facially unconstitutional" and "in all applications," barring Louisiana from enforcing it and adopting rules around it that require all public K-12 schools and colleges to exhibit posters of the Ten Commandments. We've shown that in our briefs by creating a number of posters," Murrill told reporters. The displays included historical context for the commandments that the state believes makes its law constitutional. When asked what he would tell parents concerned about having the Ten Commandments in public schools, Landry said in August: "Tell your child not to look at them."

Persons: John deGravelles, DeGravelles, Jan, Liz Murrill, Jeff Landry, —, nonreligious —, Steven Green, Murrill, We've, Landry, Moses, Martin Luther King Jr, Hamilton Organizations: U.S, District, Gov, GOP, — Jewish, Unitarian Universalist, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of, Americans United, and State, Religion Foundation, Willamette University, Supreme Locations: Louisiana, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Oregon, Murrill, Oklahoma

☆ Mark Zuckerberg isn't personally liable for any harm caused to children by Facebook and Instagram, judge says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal judge said Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in over two dozen lawsuits. AdvertisementA federal judge said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in over two dozen lawsuits accusing his company of causing social media addiction in children. Plaintiffs said that Meta knew Instagram and Facebook posed health risks to its users, especially children. The court's ruling comes as world leaders crack down on some social media companies over claims that they are addictive to children and teens. AdvertisementIn Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week announced plans to introduce a law banning children under 16 from having social media accounts.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Instagram, —, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Plaintiffs, Zuckerberg, TikTok, Anthony Albanese, Antigone Davis, Previn Warren Organizations: Facebook, Service, Associated Press, Meta, Business, Motley Rice LLC, Big Tech, Google Locations: California

“The notion that your client doesn’t have any knowledge of where his assets are located is farcical," Liman told Giuliani lawyer Ken Caruso. Giuliani told reporters Thursday that "they lied" about items being moved. In court, Caruso told the judge it was "vindictive" of Freeman and Moss to ask for the watch, a claim the judge angrily shot down. “All the property must be turned over to the receiver, and if not I will hold him in contempt,” the judge said of Giuliani. "I did not defame them," he told reporters Thursday.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, hasn’t, District Judge Lewis Liman, wasn't, Liman, Giuliani, Ken Caruso, Donald Trump, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Freeman, Moss, Joe DiMaggio, Aaron Nathan, Nathan, DiMaggio, He's, he's, Caruso, Mercedes, Lauren Bacall, you’re, ” Liman, Mercedes —, —, ”, I’m, They’ve, defaming Freeman Organizations: U.S, District, Freeman, Mercedes Locations: Georgia, New York, Giuliani's, York, and New York, Ronkonkoma, Long, Hollywood, Florida

Rudy Giuliani (C) arrives at the New York court following a judge's order compelling his appearance in the defamation case filed by Georgia election workers in New York, United States on November 07, 2024. "All the property must be turned over to the receiver and if not, I will hold him in contempt," the judge told Caruso, whose client was by turns angry, animated and frustrated during the proceeding. "The vast majority of physical property, we have no idea where it is," Nathan said at Thursday's hearing. Nathan alleged that Giuliani has opened secret bank accounts and created limited liability companies on the heels of the defamation verdict last year. Before he entered court Thursday, Giuliani fumed over a judge's order that he show up in person saying it is "like a political persecution."

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Judge Lewis Liman, Giuliani's, Kenneth Caruso, Liman, Caruso, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea Moss, Aaron Nathan, Giuliani, Nathan, Donald Trump Organizations: New, Trump, Benz Locations: New York, Georgia, United States, U.S, Manhattan, Palm Beach , Florida, Ronkonkoma, Long, Washington ,

A Pennsylvania judge on Monday declined an effort by the Philadelphia district attorney to stop Elon Musk’s America PAC from doling out cash prizes to registered voters. The judge's injunction means Musk's PAC will be able to do one last giveaway on Tuesday, the last day of the offer. The America PAC giveaway has promised million-dollar checks to some voters and $47 and $100 payments to other registered voters who signed a political pledge in swing states. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and America PAC last month, alleging that the giveaways were an illegal, unregulated lottery, but at a hearing Monday, America PAC attorney Chris Gober said it wasn’t a lottery because winners aren’t determined by chance. Musk’s legal team delayed this hearing last week, filing to move the case to federal court.

Persons: Larry Krasner, Musk, Chris Gober, Gober, John Summers, “, ” Krasner, Andy Taylor, ” Organizations: Elon Musk’s America PAC, America PAC, Philadelphia Locations: Philadelphia, Michigan, Pennsylvania

☆ Versace's parent company stock plunged 45% after an affordable-luxury deal was blocked in court
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A judge has granted a preliminary injunction to halt the merger between Tapestry and Capri Holdings. Following the ruling, on Thursday, Capri's stock plunged 45% in after-hours trading. AdvertisementVersace's parent company, Capri Holdings, suffered a steep loss in after-hours trading on Thursday after a federal judge blocked its proposed merger with Tapestry, the parent of fashion brands Kate Spade and Coach. Following the court order, Capri's stock was down 45% in after-hours trading on Thursday. AdvertisementRepresentatives of the FTC, Capri Holdings, and Tapestry didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside business hours.

Persons: Versace, —, Kate Spade, Jennifer Rochon, Rochon, Capri, Capri's Versace, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Stuart Weitzman, Henry Liu Organizations: Capri Holdings, Service, of, Federal Trade, FTC, Appeals, Capri, Tapestry's, Competition, New York Times, Business Insider Locations: Southern, of New York, agency's

☆ Rudy Giuliani must give control of luxury items and Manhattan apartment to Georgia election workers he defamed, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Judge Lewis Liman of the federal court in Manhattan said Giuliani must turn over his interest in the property to the women in seven days, to a receivership they will control. The judge’s turnover order of the luxury items is swift and simple, but the penthouse apartment will have its control transferred so Freeman and Moss can sell it, potentially for millions of dollars. The women, who counted Georgia ballots after the 2020 election, will also be entitled to about $2 million in legal fees Giuliani has said the Trump campaign still owes him, the judge ruled. Additionally, the judge ordered that Giuliani turn over his television, items of furniture and jewelry. Neither Giuliani’s spokesman nor lawyers for Freeman and Moss immediately responded to requests for comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Judge Lewis Liman, Giuliani, Freeman, Moss, Trump, Joe DiMaggio, Mercedes, Lauren Bacall, Liman hasn’t, Tom Williams, Giuliani –, CNN Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani's, Kamala Harris, CNN’s Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole Organizations: CNN, New York, Hollywood, New York Yankees, Republican National Committee, Trump, Fox News Locations: Manhattan, Georgia, New York, Beach , Florida, Florida

☆ Trump judge's latest release of Jan. 6. evidence was heavily redacted. Here's what was included.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A federal judge has released additional evidence against Donald Trump in his election interference case. The release follows a previously unsealed motion with new evidence against Trump by special counsel Jack Smith. Trump tried to delay the release of Friday's court documents until after the 2024 presidential election. The collection is related to special counsel Jack Smith's 165-page bombshell motion that included a trove of new evidence against Trump in the case. Advertisement"That's exactly what I did," Bowers told committee member Adam Schiff during the June 19, 2022 interview.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Trump, —, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith's, Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Chutkan, Mike Pence, Anna Moneymaker, Mike Pence's, Joe Biden's, Rusty Bowers, Ross D, Biden, Bowers, Adam Schiff, Bower's Organizations: Trump, Service, United States, Georgia, Prosecutors, Former Arizona, AP, Arizona House

☆ Trump says Google has 'a lot of power' and he would do 'something' about it — but stops short of favoring a break-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump was asked Tuesday about Google's antitrust challenges. Trump said Google "has a lot of power" but didn't say he favored a breakup. When asked, "Should Google be broken up," Trump said that Google has "a lot of power" and that he would "do something" about it. "I give them a lot of credit, they've become such a power," Trump said of Google. "At the same time, it's a very dangerous thing because want to have great companies — we don't want China to have these companies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, they've, Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Google, Service, US Department of Justice, Bloomberg, TikTok, Business, Big Tech, DOJ Locations: China, crosshairs

☆ Google's CEO responds to US antitrust charges against company
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google plans to appeal a federal judge's antitrust ruling, CEO Sundar Pichai said. AdvertisementGoogle is preparing for a yearslong fight to appeal a federal judge's antitrust ruling against the company. Google CEO Sundar Pichai appeared on Bloomberg's "The David Rubenstein Show," where he spoke publicly about Google's search engine antitrust case for the first time since Department of Justice prosecutors submitted their proposed remedies. AdvertisementUltimately, Mehta will decide which orders Google must follow in order to restore competition to the search market, but the company will appeal. The Google antitrust case is one of the biggest of the last 30 years and has been closely watched by other Big Tech giants.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, —, David Rubenstein, Pichai, Amit Mehta's, Mehta Organizations: DOJ, Google, Big Tech, Service, Justice, Prosecutors

☆ Why The New York Times' lawyers are inspecting OpenAI's code in a secretive room
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Lawyers for The New York Times are poring through ChatGPT's source code and training material. It is there to be inspected by lawyers for The New York Times. The Times' lawyers can share their notes with up to five outside consultants to help them understand what the code does. That text includes stories from The New York Times, articles from other publications, and an untold number of copyrighted books. OpenAI similarly used high-quality, well-researched, well-written, and fact-based New York Times articles to make ChatGPT so impressive, the Times argues.

Persons: morass, —, Sam Altman, Susman Godfrey, Mother Jones, George RR Martin, Jodi Picoult, Nehisi Coates, Kristelia García, Axel Springer, García, OpenAI, Justin Nelson, Godfrey, Nelson, Daniel Ek, Sean Parker, Matthew Sag, poring, Christa Laser Organizations: The New York Times, Service, Times, Publishers, Fox News, The New York Daily News, Georgetown University Law, Business, New York Times, Microsoft, Napster, Anthropic, OpenAI, Spotify, Emory University, America, Cleveland State University Locations: United States, Manhattan

☆ Judge to gag Diddy lawyers and feds after courtroom argument about 'racist prosecution'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A judge said he'd impose a gag order on the lawyers in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking case. AdvertisementThe judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal sex-trafficking case said he plans to impose a gag order on its lawyers after a heated courtroom argument over a defense attorney's remarks that the prosecution is "racist." Advertisement"Our investigation is very much ongoing, and there is a possibility that there could be a superseding indictment that could affect the length of the trial," Johnson said. Ahead of trial, Combs has been incarcerated in the Metropolitan Detention Center, a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn. Advertisement"That material is important for our case," Johnson said.

Persons: he'd, Sean, Diddy, Combs, they're, —, Arun Subramanian, Marc Agnifilo's, Emily Johnson, Johnson, Agnifilo, baselessly, Damian Williams, Subramanian, he'll, Cassandra Ventura, Ventura, Alexandra Shapiro, Sam Bankman, Anthony Ricco, Anna Estevao, Gloria Allred, Thalia Graves, Allred, Emily Anne Johnson, haven't Organizations: feds, Service, TMZ, Southern, of, Prosecutors, Metropolitan Detention Locations: Manhattan, of New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Combs ' Manhattan, Miami, Florida

☆ Judge's ruling against Google in Epic Games case highlights a shift in antitrust law
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A law professor said the ruling shows how antitrust law is used against Big Tech companies. Management and law experts told Business Insider the ruling highlights how antitrust law is being used against Big Tech companies — and could cost Google billions of dollars in lost revenue. Historically, he said, liberal judges tended to favor antitrust law more than conservative ones. When Epic Games' case against Apple was similarly appealed, the Supreme Court denied requests to hear it, leaving Apple with its partial victory. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Epic Games directed Business Insider to a public thread about the Google ruling, posted on X by the company's CEO, Tim Sweeney.

Persons: —, James Donato's, Peter Cohan, Cohan, Apple, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Eric Chaffee, Chaffee, Alden Abbott, Abbott, Tim Sweeney, Sweeney Organizations: Google, Apple, Big Tech, Service, Management, Epic Games, Northern, Northern District of, Babson College, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Epic, DOJ, Business, Mercatus Center Locations: California, Northern District, Northern District of California, United States

☆ Kalshi expands Trump, Harris election bet options, adds Senate races, CFTC complains
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Kalshi wagers on the presidential race outcomes were split 50-50, roughly reflecting national polling on the contest. The new contracts were added to Kalshi's platform within days of a favorable federal appeals court ruling for the company on Oct 2. Even more political races could soon become available for betting with Kalshi contracts, the CFTC said, citing contract terms published on the exchange's web site. But the commission argues that Kalshi's contracts might cast doubt on the integrity of elections. The appeals court initially blocked that judge's ruling from taking effect, which meant Kalshi could not offer any political contracts.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Kalshi, KalshiEx, It's, there's, Tarek Mansour, Mansour, Patricia Millett Organizations: White, Electoral, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, CNBC Locations: Washington ,

☆ What the Google break-up threat means for Alphabet's stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Justice Department's proposals included "behavioral and structural remedies" that would prevent Google from using its products against its rivals. GOOGL YTD mountain Google shares in 2024 Overall, Alphabet shares likely won't change much on the DOJ's initial framework in the short term, according to JPMorgan. The myriad of potential outcomes for Google means there isn't much near-term clarity for the stock. Indeed, Alphabet shares are up 15% in 2024, versus S & P 500's 21% gain. The bigger catalyst for Alphabet shares is the company's opportunity to further reduce its headcount and save on costs, analyst Thomas Champion wrote in a Sept. 30 research note.

Persons: Doug Anmuth, Anmuth, JPMorgan's Anmuth, Craig Moffett, Moffett, Piper Sandler, Thomas Champion, — CNBC's Jennifer Elias, Michael Bloom Organizations: Justice, Google, DOJ, JPMorgan, Meta Locations: U.S

☆ Diddy hires a new lawyer who is also representing his jail roommate Sam Bankman-Fried
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sean "Diddy" Combs hired a new lawyer to try to get out of jail. The same attorney, Alexandra Shapiro, represents Sam Bankman-Fried. The new lawyer he picked up is also representing his roommate, notorious fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried. Shapiro is representing Bankman-Fried on appeal after the FTX and Alameda Research founder was sentenced to 25 years in prison and convicted by a jury on fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy charges. Shapiro didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, and neither did an attorney representing Combs in his earlier bond arguments.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Alexandra Shapiro, Sam Bankman, SBF, —, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Shapiro, Fried, he's, wunderkind, Shapiro didn't Organizations: Service, Supreme, Alameda Research, Detention Center, Bankman Locations: Brooklyn, Brooklyn's

A judge in Georgia's Fulton County struck down the state's six-week abortion ban Monday, allowing the procedure to resume and making it legal up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. The state law, known as the LIFE Act, was signed by Republican Gov. The Georgia Supreme Court, however, soon took up the case and allowed it to remain in effect. The law has no "definition of 'health records.' And no mention of any notice to be provided to the 'woman' whose 'health records' have been made 'available,'" the judge wrote.

Persons: Brian Kemp, Roe, Wade, Robert McBurney, McBurney, ” Kara Murray, Christopher Carr, “, Kemp, that’s, who've, ”, Garrison Douglas, Monica Simpson, Amber Nicole Thurman, Candi Miller, Simpson, Thurman, Miller, Kamala Harris, ProPublica, Harris, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: LIFE, Republican Gov, SisterSong, Reproductive, Constitution, Georgia Supreme Locations: Georgia's Fulton County, Georgia, McBurney

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