The European Union on Monday began an investigation into Apple, Alphabet and Meta, in its first probe under the sweeping new Digital Markets Act tech legislation. “Today, the Commission has opened non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into Alphabet’s rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple’s rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen for Safari and Meta’s ‘pay… Continue reading EU probes Meta, Apple and Alphabet under new tech law
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Sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett during law enforcement conference
A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to groping TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, who recalled being so stunned that she froze when the lawman grabbed and squeezed her breast at a hotel bar last year during a law enforcement conference. Bleckley County Sheriff Kristopher Coody pleaded guilty in Cobb County State Court to a misdemeanor charge… Continue reading Sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett during law enforcement conference
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block Of Idaho Transgender Athletes Law
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction against the 2020 law, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams sponsored… Continue reading Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block Of Idaho Transgender Athletes Law
Law enforcement expects Trump to surrender at Atlanta jail at the end of next week
ATLANTA — Law enforcement officials are anticipating that former President Donald Trump will surrender at a Fulton County, Georgia, jail no earlier than Thursday, three senior law enforcement officials who are familiar with the plan said. These officials, who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the plan, said they… Continue reading Law enforcement expects Trump to surrender at Atlanta jail at the end of next week
Pence On Trump’s Georgia Racketeering Indictment: ‘No One’s Above The Law’
ATLANTA — Mike Pence, who was almost killed by Donald Trump’s followers during their Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, on Friday tacitly supported the new Georgia indictment against him for trying to overturn his election loss in that state. “We ought to be willing to tell the American people the truth, and… Continue reading Pence On Trump’s Georgia Racketeering Indictment: ‘No One’s Above The Law’
Florida students and professors say new law censors academic freedom
College students and professors in Florida are suing education officials over a new law spurred by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ war on “woke,” saying it violates their constitutional rights by censoring academic freedom. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Monday by students and professors at New College, a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community… Continue reading Florida students and professors say new law censors academic freedom
Joe Manchin Walks Tightrope On Democrats’ Big Climate Law
The Inflation Reduction Act wouldn’t be law without Joe Manchin. The Democratic senator from West Virginia shocked everyone in Washington last year when he, in a reversal, announced his support for the historic climate and health legislation, giving President Joe Biden a huge legislative victory that has unleashed a “manufacturing renaissance” and created thousands of… Continue reading Joe Manchin Walks Tightrope On Democrats’ Big Climate Law
Illinois passed a law to protect child influencers. Advocates are cautiously optimistic more states will follow.
After Illinois passed the country’s first law protecting child influencers last week, a feeling of optimism swept over Sarah Adams. For years, she and other advocates against child exploitation have warned about the dangers of sharing children’s lives on social media for profit. The law would ensure financial compensation for minors, defined as children under… Continue reading Illinois passed a law to protect child influencers. Advocates are cautiously optimistic more states will follow.
Giuliani charged with breaking the type of law he helped innovate as a prosecutor
While working as a federal prosecutor in New York in the 1980s, Rudy Giuliani was hailed for his innovative use of racketeering laws against the mob. Now he’s facing a similar charge — violation of Georgia’s RICO (Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act — for allegedly taking part in a conspiracy with then-President Donald Trump… Continue reading Giuliani charged with breaking the type of law he helped innovate as a prosecutor
Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use
A federal judge temporarily blocked an Idaho law requiring public school students to use the restroom corresponding to their assigned sex at birth, in a lawsuit brought by the family of a transgender middle school student. U.S. District Judge David Nye said his temporary restraining order Thursday did not weigh on the merits of the case, but… Continue reading Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use