Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova Monday announced the seizure of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman’s assets worth 12.4 billion hryvnia (approximately 420 million USD). The Prosecutor General’s investigation found that “hese were in the accounts of bank… which is one of the ten largest financial institutions and included in the systemically important banks of Ukraine. Its [...]
The US Supreme Court Monday granted both Jones v. Hendrix and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Cochran certiorari based on their petitions. Both of these cases were added to the 2022-2023 docket. Jones v. Hendrix is an Eighth Circuit habeas corpus case about 28 US Code § 2255. Under § 2255, federal inmates can collaterally challenge [...]
The US Supreme Court Monday held in a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett “ederal courts lack jurisdiction to review facts found as part of any judgment relating to the granting of discretionary relief in immigration proceedings enumerated under 8 US Code § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i).” In Patel v. Garland, the plaintiff and his wife [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Monday vacated a preliminary injunction because it is now moot due to “the current conditions differ vastly from those prevailing when the district court addressed it.” The preliminary injunction “completely barred” the enforcement of Iowa Code § 280.31, which prohibits Iowa schools from requiring students or staff [...]
Two tech industry groups filed an emergency petition Friday seeking to block Texas House Bill 20 (HB20), a bill that would allow users to sue social networks if they believe they were banned from a platform for their political views. Applicants NetChoice, LLC (NetChoice) and Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) appealed to the Supreme [...]
Clearview AI (Clearview) Monday settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU alleged “that Clearview repeatedly violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a law adopted in 2008 to ensure that Illinois residents would not have their biometric identifiers – including faceprints – captured and used without their knowledge [...]
Former US President Jimmy Carter Monday filed an amicus brief to state his disagreement with a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, calling the ruling “deeply mistaken” and “dangerous.” In March, the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska setting [...]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Friday announced settled charges against NVIDIA Corporation (NVIDIA) for “inadequate disclosures concerning the impact of crypto mining on the company’s gaming business.” As a result of the SEC’s findings, “NVIDIA agreed to a cease-and-desist order and to pay a $5.5 million penalty.” Chief of the SEC Enforcement Divisions [...]
Judge Paul A. Magnuson of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota accepted former police officer Derek Chauvin’s plea deal Wednesday, which was initially filed in December 2021, with Chauvin pleading guilty to two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. Magnuson “deferred accepting plea pending issuance of a preliminary resentence [...]
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a restitution agreement with TurboTax owner Intuit Inc. (Intuit) Wednesday “for deceiving millions of low-income Americans into paying for tax services that should have been free.” Attorney General James states “Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across the nation who were unfairly charged.” This [...]
