Taxi companies seek getaway from Uber price-fixing class action
Cab businesses offering rides through Uber say the ride-hailing giant's arbitration agreement extends to them as third parties.
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Small town ‘perennial candidate’ asks Ninth Circuit to let him sue for defamation
An Oregon man who unsuccessfully ran for local office four times in four years told the appeals court he lost 'public figure' status after losing the final election.
12 charged in $10 million childcare fraud scheme
Nine of the 12 people charged came to the U.S. seeking refugee status, officials said, and all but one of them are now U.S. citizens.
Dam it: 10th Circuit lets Denver Water complete Gross Reservoir expansion
Denver Water planned to complete construction on Colorado’s largest dam by next year until environmental groups secured an injunction in 2024 blocking the utility from filling the expanded reservoir.
Class claims cellular satellite company AST SpaceMobile duped investors
An investor in the Texas-based company says AST told a story contrary to the reality of the direct-to-cellular satellite market in order to sell securities.
Federal bribery trial for DC Council member opens
Trayon White Sr. faces one count of bribery for accepting approximately $156,000 in kickback payments and faces up to 15 years in prison and removal from office if a jury convicts him.
Kash Patel grilled on Epstein, FBI staffing — and bestiality policy — in tense Senate hearing
The FBI director has come under intense scrutiny for his leadership of the federal law enforcement agency, which Democrats say has become a political cudgel for the Trump administration.
Americans prize a free press, with some caveats
Pew finds most call press freedom vital, but a slim majority would limit it to stop inaccurate reporting.
Trump tries to revive indictments against political foes at Fourth Circuit
The case presents a fourth opportunity for a federal appellate court to weigh Trump's method of appointing U.S. attorneys without Senate approval.
Judge nixes latest plan to put Trump name on Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center board of trustees argues the cultural center faces bankruptcy and can only acquire the necessary funds from President Trump if it restores his name to the building’s facade.
Duterte suffering ‘significant memory impairment’: Defense
Under ICC rules, proceedings cannot continue if a defendant is unable to understand the charges or participate meaningfully in his or her defense.
Bangladesh sentences seven Hasina-era leaders to death
Sheikh Hasina’s iron-fisted, 15-year rule ended in August 2024, when she fled her palace by helicopter for neighboring India, where she remains in hiding.
Italy, Spain extend tit-for-tat border checks in wake of migrant rush
Italy and Spain do not share a land border, but the controls were introduced at maritime and air entry points used by transportation services from the other country.
An artist captures how summer’s heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard
France recorded at least 7,200 more deaths than usual during successive heat waves this year, according to the national public health agency.
Equestrian businessman challenges SafeSport ban at 10th Circuit
The owner of an equestrian training facility sued the U.S. Center for SafeSport over his exclusion from U.S. Equestrian Federation events based on accusations of sexual misconduct.
China warns against space ‘battlefield’ after US says weapons deployed
The U.S. statement did not provide concrete details about the types or number of weapons deployed in space.
Prominent Greek neo-Nazi exits prison, vows return to politics
Elon Musk, who has backed far-right groups in Europe, called Ilias Kasidiaris' continued incarceration "messed up" on X on July 17.
China can block citizens from leaving the country over national security or tech export violations
Experts expressed concerns that the regulations may give officials substantial discretion to determine which activities and individuals fall under their authority.
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Overdoses and Good Samaritan immunity
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Court of Appeals found a woman indicted for possessing methamphetamine is not entitled to statutory “Good Samaritan” immunity from drug charges for people who are reported to emergency personnel as experiencing an overdose. She was not experiencing an overdose, but a 7-Eleven employee was concerned the woman had overdosed and called law enforcement to check on her. The statute requires defendants to actually experience an overdose, not merely — as in this case — that the person who reported the situation thought she might be experiencing an overdose.
Police detain dozens at an Istanbul courthouse protest over LGBTQ+ crackdown
The ruling party has been increasingly vocal against LGBTQ+ groups in a bid to consolidate the more conservative elements of its base.