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Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold Co. REUTERS/Shelley Christians/File PhotoTORONTO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp (ABX.TO) is open to bringing in Saudi Arabia's wealth fund as one of its partners in Pakistan's Reko Diq gold and copper mine, Barrick CEO Mark Bristow told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. Barrick Gold owns a 50% stake in Pakistan's Reko Diq mine, with the remaining 50% owned by the governments of Pakistan and the province of Balochistan. He said that Barrick will support PIF coming into the mine through Pakistan's 25% equity stake. Barrick and Saudi's state-owned mining company Ma'aden jointly operate a copper project in Jeddah.

Persons: Mark Bristow, Shelley Christians, Barrick, Bristow, PIF, Divya Rajagopal, Mark Porter, Conor Humphries Organizations: Barrick Gold , Reuters, Mining, REUTERS, TORONTO, Barrick Gold Corp, Pakistan's, Barrick, Minerals, Barrick Gold, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Ma'aden, Thomson Locations: Cape Town , South Africa, Saudi, Pakistan's, Pakistan, Balochistan, Saudi Arabia, Islamabad, Saudi's, Jeddah, PIF, VALE3

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoCompanies Alphabet Inc FollowWASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Google asked a U.S. appeals court in New York on Tuesday to pause a decision to return an antitrust lawsuit filed by the state of Texas back to federal court in Texas. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in June granted the state's request to send the lawsuit back to federal court in Texas. The lawsuit alleges that Google, a unit of Alphabet (GOOGL.O), abused its dominance in advertising technology. The federal court in Texas has a reputation for moving quickly.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Diane Bartz, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, The U.S, Litigation, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, New York, Texas, The, Washington

[1/2] The logo of German industrial group Siemens is seen at an office building in Zug, Switzerland December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File PhotoCompanies Siemens AG FollowVIENNA/MUNICH, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Siemens (SIEGn.DE) is cooperating with authorities in Austria on an investigation into allegations of possible corruption related to hospital building contracts. Siemens said the investigation was based on information the company had provided to the public prosecutor's office in the course of an ongoing compliance investigation. "Siemens is cooperating fully with the authorities," the engineering company said, adding that it would not comment on ongoing investigations. Austrian prosecutors said that five people had been arrested as part of the investigation, with several house searches taking place last week.

Persons: Arnd, Feldkirch, KHBG, Martina Ruescher, Alexandra Schwarz, Alexander Huebner, John Revill, Friederike Heine, Miranda Murray, David Goodman, Louise Heavens Organizations: Siemens, REUTERS, Companies Siemens AG, Welt, Smart Infrastructure, Thomson Locations: Zug, Switzerland, MUNICH, Austria, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Munich

There are multiple types of index funds, including:Broad market index funds: Index funds that try to track the overall performance of an entire asset class throughout the entire stock market. Fixed-income and debt index funds: Index funds that track bond indices for low expense ratios. International index funds: Index fund that invests funds in assets outside of the US. Sector-based index funds: Index funds that invest funds in a specific sector of the market, such as technology or even certain company services. Socially responsible index funds: Similar to sector-based index funds, socially responsible index funds invest specifically in companies that focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) services.

Persons: Warren Buffett, It's, Julian Schubach, Louis, Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, you've, Schwab Organizations: Service, Independence, US, Rutgers, Nasdaq, Nasdaq Stock Market Dow, NYSE, New York Stock Exchange, U.S, Federal Reserve Bank of St, Market, Fidelity, Vanguard, Chevron Locations: Wall, Silicon, Chevron

☆ Check out the pitch deck that Measurabl, a real estate startup that boasts Major League Baseball as a client, used to raise $93 million during a proptech fundraising drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Regulators and investors are putting pressure on the real estate industry to go green. The most obvious end-users are commercial real estate owners, but Ellis says the revenue potential is far bigger than that. The company's fundraising comes as more policymakers seek to require landlords and real estate investors to reduce their carbon emissions. Capital hasn't been far behind, with leading proptech venture fund Fifth Wall raising a $500 million fund to decarbonize real estate. See the deck, minus confidential financial information, that Measurabl used to raise its monster $93 million round below.

Persons: Matt Ellis, Ellis, Bob Sulentic, CBRE's, CBRE, Measurabl, hasn't Organizations: Major League Baseball, Energy Impact Partners, Sway Ventures, Suffolk Construction, Colliers, Lincoln Property Company, New Locations: San Diego, Real, Suffolk, Measurabl

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File photoAug 5 (Reuters) - Elon Musk has said his X social media platform will fund the legal bills of people who have been treated unfairly by employers because of posting or liking something on the site formerly known as Twitter. "If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill," Musk said in a post on X, adding that there will be no limits to funding the bills. The figures came as the company is going through organizational changes and is looking to boost dropping advertising revenue. An upturn in advertising revenue that had been expected in June failed to materialise.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon Musk, Musk, Juby Babu, Tom Hogue, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Meta, Twitter, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Climate change puts sovereigns at downgrade risk, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Mark John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Rising debt costs would be just one extra facet of the overall economic damage which climate change is already causing. While developing nations with lower credit scores are seen hit hardest by the physical effects of climate change, nations with the highest ranking credit scores were likely to face more severe downgrades simply because they have furthest to fall. The findings come as regulators around the world seek to better understand just how much damage to economies and the global financial system to expect from climate change. A European Central Bank paper last year urged greater clarity in how those risks were being built into credit ratings. S&P Global Ratings has published the environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles used in its credit ratings which include reference to the risk of economic damage from climate change and the costs associated with mitigating it.

Persons: Heatwaves, Patrycja Klusak, Klusak, Fitch, Mark John, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Management, University of East Anglia, UEA, University of Cambridge, Insurance, Allianz, Cambridge, Central Bank, Thomson Locations: Paris, China, India, United States, Canada, Cambridge

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Donald Trump have dropped a second longshot bid to disqualify the Georgia prosecutor investigating whether the former president illegally interfered with the state's 2020 presidential election. The lawyers also said they intended to appeal Monday's ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney. McBurney denied Trump's request to disqualify the lead prosecutor, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, block any potential indictments and throw out a special grand jury report that included recommendations on who to charge. It was the third time Trump has pleaded not guilty since April.

Persons: Donald Trump, Marco Bello, Robert McBurney, McBurney, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis, Democrat Joe Biden, Doina, Frances Kerry Organizations: U.S, Republican, Conference, REUTERS, Fulton County Superior Court, Democrat, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County, New York

[1/2] The "1200 building" at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the crime scene where the 2018 shootings took place, is seen in Parkland, Florida, U.S. August 4, 2022. Scot Peterson, the school resource officer on duty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2018, was armed but never went inside the building as the shooting unfolded, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office and surveillance video. Friday's re-enactment is part of a civil case against Peterson in which victims' families and survivors are seeking unspecified damages. In June, Peterson was acquitted by a Florida jury of criminal charges of child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury connected the shooting. It has remained largely unaltered since the 2018 shooting, with bloodstains and bullet holes still visible.

Persons: Marjory Stoneman, Amy Beth Bennett, Scot Peterson, Peterson, Friday's, Michael Piper, Piper, David Brill, Carol, Lisa Phillips, Phillips, Nikolas Cruz, Julia Harte, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Broward, Broward County Public, Thomson Locations: Parkland , Florida, U.S, Florida, Broward County, Broward

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is to appear in a federal court facing federal charges related to attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, arrives at Reagan Washington National Airport in nearby Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-RhoadesWASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said after his arraignment on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election that it was a "very sad day for America." This was never supposed to happen in America," Trump said before boarding his plane to return to New Jersey after the court hearing. Trump himself has been accused of using government power for political gain. Reporting by Costas Pitas; writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Rami AyyubOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Amanda Andrade, Rhoades WASHINGTON, Trump, Republican Trump's, Joe Biden, Costas Pitas, Eric Beech, Rami Ayyub Organizations: U.S, Reagan Washington National Airport, REUTERS, Former U.S, America, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Former, America, New Jersey, Ukraine

The directive to present the optimistic range estimates came from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, this person said. The lawsuit's three plaintiffs cite occasions when their Teslas didn't achieve close to their advertised ranges and said they had complained to the company without success. The lawsuit states: "Had Tesla honestly advertised its electric vehicle ranges, consumers either would not have purchased Tesla model vehicles, or else would have paid substantially less for them." The complaint seeks class-action status to represent "all persons in California who purchased a new Tesla Model 3, Model S, Model Y, and Model X vehicle." A California Tesla owner also filed a proposed consumer class action in April after Reuters reported that Tesla employees had shared on an internal messaging system sensitive images and videos captured by cars' cameras.

Persons: Pascal, Tesla, Elon Musk, Adam A, Edwards, Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, James Porter, Hyunjoo Jin, Mike Scarcella, Steve Stecklow, Kevin Krolicki, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: REUTERS, Wednesday, Northern, Northern District of, Reuters, Tesla, California Tesla, Thomson Locations: Chateauvillain, France, California, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California, Nevada, Petaluma , California

Police tape lines a sidewalk in front of the Tree of Life synagogue where a vigil was held on Saturday morning to mark one week after the deadly shooting, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Alan Freed/File PhotoAug 3 (Reuters) - A federal judge was due to formally sentence Robert Bowers to death on Thursday for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, the New York Times reported. The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. Relatives of Bowers' victims are expected to address Judge Robert Colville during the hearing at the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Bowers will join the 41 other men on federal death row, held in cells near the U.S. government's execution chamber in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Persons: Alan Freed, Robert Bowers, Bowers, Robert Colville, Biden, Jonathan Allen, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, New York Times, U.S, Court, U.S . Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U.S, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Terre Haute , Indiana, New York

For investors looking to weed out climate laggards from portfolios, these are vital questions but existing guidelines on emissions reporting and new rules due to come in for the United States and Europe are unlikely to provide hard answers. The United States is on track to announce similar rules this year and the corporate standard, first launched in 2001 and revised in 2004, is also embedded in other international emissions reporting standards. Nonetheless, many investors scrutinise carbon emissions data to gauge how polluting a company is, how it compares with rivals and how this might affect its bottom line and share price. Another area of investor concern is how companies account for their own energy use, or Scope 2 emissions. The GHGP allows companies to buy green energy to offset their emissions, using contractual instruments such as renewable energy certificates, and reflect this in their reporting.

Persons: Fabrizio Bensch, Vanessa Bingle, David Lubin, Subaru, SCA's Lubin, Laura Kane, Kane, Jimmy Jia, Jia, abrdn, Pedro Faria, Faria, Pankaj Bhatia, Douglas Gillison, Sumanta Sen, Dan Flynn, David Clarke Organizations: REUTERS, Toyota, Shell, Greenhouse, World Business, Sustainable Development, World Resources Institute, Reuters, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Analytics, Subaru, North, Voya Investment Management, Voya, EU, Sustainability, IFRS, Oxford Smith School of Enterprise, Reuters Graphics, U.S . Securities, Exchange, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, United States, Europe, Japan, North America, U.S, Britain, British, EU

☆ This international stock picker beats the market long term by mastering downside risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Now the manager of the Goldman Sachs' International Equity Income Fund (GSTKX) , as a young man Deladerriere was surrounded by farmers and government employees, not investors. Deladerriere sought out companies with good business fundamentals, saying many of the firms he invested in back then have survived and are "actually thriving." One was French energy technology provider Schneider Electric, still a holding in his Goldman fund. He landed a research internship at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and is now a partner and head of international developed markets equity. Good times and bad In 2012, Deladerriere started managing Goldman International Equity Income, a $1.1 billion fund with a five-star rating from Morningstar.

Persons: Alexis Deladerriere, Goldman Sachs, Deladerriere, Goldman, that's, Morningstar Organizations: International Equity Income, Schneider Electric, Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Goldman International Equity, Morningstar, Vinci, Schneider, Stock, Zurich Insurance Group, Singapore Locations: France, French, Europe, Australasia, London, New York, U.S, Swiss

Aug 2 (Reuters) - A federal jury on Wednesday voted to sentence Robert Bowers to death for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, the New York Times reported. Bowers was convicted of 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. Two weeks ago, during the first phase of the sentencing portion of the trial, the jury found Bowers to be eligible for the death penalty. A man prays at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 31, 2018. In the sentencing phase, prosecutors argued that Bowers had the necessary intent and premeditation to qualify for the death penalty.

Persons: Robert Bowers, Bowers, Cathal McNaughton, Robert Colville, Joe Biden, Biden, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, Brendan O'Brien, Jonathan Allen, Mark Potter Organizations: New York Times, U.S, Court, REUTERS, Cathal McNaughton U.S, District, Times, Democrat, U.S . Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Chicago, New York

☆ Big US asset managers cool on climate issues -think tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Isla Binnie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Focusing on the world's four largest asset managers, InfluenceMap said Vanguard and Fidelity Investments supported 4.5% and 4.8% respectively of resolutions the think tank describes as "climate-relevant" in 2022. BlackRock (BLK.N) voted for 12% and State Street (STT.N) 15%, the researchers said. In response to the report, State Street said it would continue to engage with companies on material risks and opportunities. InfluenceMap program manager Daan Van Acker mentioned Vanguard's decision to leave a major industry initiative aimed at tackling climate change last year. "This example and others, like the asset managers' drop in climate resolution support, do raise serious questions around the managers' net-zero commitments in the context of the current political climate," he said.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, InfluenceMap, BLK.N, BlackRock, Daan Van Acker, Isla Binnie, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Vanguard, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Paris, Republican, Fidelity Investments, BlackRock, Fidelity, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

July 31 (Reuters) - Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform. U.S. media reported earlier that X, owned by Elon Musk, had sent a letter to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and threatened to sue the non-profit for unspecified damages. In response to that letter, lawyers for the CCDH accused X of "intimidating those who have the courage to advocate against incitement, hate speech and harmful content online." It reiterated that the metrics contained in the research were used out of context to make unsubstantiated assertions about X. X recently filed lawsuits against four unnamed entities in Texas and Israel's Bright Data for scraping data.

Persons: Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, X, CCDH, Shubham, Stephen Coates Organizations: Monday, Elon, Center, Thomson Locations: Texas, Bengaluru

☆ Big US asset managers cool on climate issues, think tank says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Isla Binnie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

☆ From Washington to Warsaw, a ‘greenlash’ is picking up steam despite extreme heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

A pushback against climate policies is not just a U.S. issue. Reprisals over climate policies come at a time of record-breaking extreme heat across the globe, with July poised to be the hottest month in human history. Ruling party leader Jarosław Kaczyński described the bloc's green policies as "madness" and akin to "green communism." "At the moment, it looks like green parties are not doing going fantastically well. "The IRA is called an IRA, it is not called a climate act because there's no way that you could get Democrats and Republicans to agree on something called climate," Tocci said.

Persons: Henry Nicholls, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ESG, —, Kevin McCarthy, Drew Angerer, Nathalie Tocci, Tocci, U.N, António, Sadiq Khan's, Jarosław Kaczyński, Emmanuel Macron, Alexander De Croo, Ursula von der, Kenzo Tribouillard, Joe Biden's, Mark Rutte's, …, Jan Willem Erisman, Mateusz Morawiecki, Michal Hetmanski Organizations: Afp, Getty, Republican Gov, House, Biden, U.S, Capitol, Istituto, CNBC, Farmer, Movement, Internazionali, Belgian, Belgium's, IRA, BBB, Farmers, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, Leiden University Locations: London, Marble, U.S, Europe, Florida, Washington ,, Italian, Poland, Ostend, European, Netherlands, The Hague, Polish, Warsaw

☆ BlackRock, MSCI draw scrutiny from US House Committee on China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo License this content on Reuters ConnectAug 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee on China said asset management giant BlackRock (BLK.N) and index provider MSCI (MSCI.N) were facilitating investments into blacklisted Chinese companies. The firms have facilitated American capital flow into the companies the U.S. government had found guilty of fueling China's military advancement or human rights abuses, the House of Representatives' Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said on Monday. "With all investments in China and markets around the world, BlackRock complies with all applicable U.S. government laws. We will continue engaging with the Select Committee directly on the issues raised," BlackRock said. Republicans formed the Select Committee when they took control of the House in January, as part of an effort to convince Americans why they should care about competing with China.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, BlackRock, MSCI, Mike Gallagher, Niket Nishant, Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat, Michael Martina, Don Durfee, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Shinjini Ganguli, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, U.S, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, BlackRock, Republicans, China, Congress, Republican, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: BlackRock, Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, China, Taiwan, Ukraine

☆ DeSantis' new economic plan targets 'woke' ESG, China trade policy and student loans
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a lengthy economic agenda aimed to spur growth by upending the U.S. trade relationship with China, reversing Biden administration regulations and confronting corporations deemed to be pushing "woke" ideals. "The goal of our Declaration of Independence is simple," DeSantis said as he detailed the plan in Rochester, New Hampshire. Both Trump and DeSantis, for instance, have vowed to decouple the U.S. economy from China and reverse trade deficits with Beijing. DeSantis' agenda would also seek to address Chinese intellectual property theft and ban China from purchasing "strategic assets" in the U.S., according to a fact sheet from the DeSantis campaign. DeSantis "will not tolerate woke corporations using ESG," his campaign said, referring to the investing principles that consider environmental, social and governance factors.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Scott Brown, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Republican U.S, Florida Gov, Republican, Economic, New York Times, Siena, Trump, Federal, of Justice Locations: Florida, Rye , New Hampshire, U.S, China, Rochester , New Hampshire, Beijing, New Hampshire, Concord, Iowa

Companies Live Nation Entertainment Inc FollowJuly 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice could file an antitrust lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment (LYV.N) and its unit Ticketmaster by the end of the year, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. Shares of Live Nation dropped 5% in extended trading on Friday. The potential lawsuit could claim that the entertainment giant is abusing its power over the live music industry, Politico reported, adding that the timing of the case was not firm and the DOJ could decide to drop it. Live Nation and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Reporting by Urvi Dugar and Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Taylor Swift's, Urvi Dugar, Yuvraj Malik, Devika Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, Entertainment, Ticketmaster, Politico, DOJ, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

Companies Airbus SE FollowWASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Friday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a 2020 criminal case against European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) after more than three years. A 2020 deferred prosecution agreement resolved an investigation into charges Airbus violated anti-bribery laws and export controls. The planemaker paid about $4 billion worldwide including about $582 million in U.S. penalties. Under the deal, Airbus agreed to continue to cooperate with the department in any ongoing investigations and prosecutions relating to the conduct and to enhance its compliance program. Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: David Shepardson, Conor Humphries Organizations: Airbus, Justice Department, European, European Union, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, United States

The ruling allows the oversight district to pursue its case that seeks to void "backroom deals" favorable to Disney that were struck with a prior district board earlier this year. A Disney spokesperson said the decision "has no bearing" on the federal lawsuit seeking to "vindicate Disney's constitutional rights." "We are fully confident Disney will prevail in both the federal and state cases," the spokesperson said in an email. The skirmish began last year after Disney criticized a Florida law banning classroom discussion of sexuality and gender identity with younger children. DeSantis rallied lawmakers to pass bills that reconstituted the district as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and transferred power over the board to the governor from Disney.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Disney, Lawmakers, Tom Hals, Jody Godoy, Deepa Babington, Jonathan Oatis, Richard Chang Organizations: Walt Disney Co, DeSantis, Disney, Republican, Central, Thomson Locations: WILMINGTON , Delaware, Florida, Central Florida, District, Wilmington , Delaware, New York

July 28 (Reuters) - Here is a list of legal troubles facing former U.S. President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump said his attorneys met on Thursday with U.S. Justice Department officials, in a sign charges could come soon. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the Department of Justice had not told his attorneys when action was likely. Officials have testified that during his final months in office, Trump pressured them with false voter fraud claims. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, JAN, General Merrick Garland, Trump's, Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Fani Willis, Brad Raffensperger, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, reimbursing Cohen, Cohen, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Letitia James, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Joseph Ax, Luc Cohen, Karen Freifeld, Susan Heavey, Sarah N, Lynch, Jonathan Stempel, Jacqueline Thomsen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller, Daniel Wallis Organizations: CAPITOL, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Justice Department, Department of Justice, White, Trump, Prosecutors, Republican Georgia, U.S . Constitution, Trump's, CNN, NEW, GENERAL, New York, Trump Organization, Thomson Locations: Miami, Lago Florida, New Jersey, GEORGIA, Fulton County, Georgia, U.S ., York, Manhattan, Lago, Florida, New York

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