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Meta investors settlement with Zuckerberg takes heat off Delaware

A last-minute settlement between Meta Platforms shareholders and the company's leadership last week ended an $8 billion trial and spared Mark Zuckerberg

Meta investors settlement with Zuckerberg takes heat off Delaware
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Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy violations

Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they

Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy violations
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Trial begins as Meta investors try to recoup $8 billion over privacy claims payout

Facebook's board was not trying to protect founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2019 when it agreed to pay a $5 billion regulatory fine to resolve claims over its

Trial begins as Meta investors try to recoup $8 billion over privacy claims payout
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Meta investors, Zuckerberg to square off at $8 billion trial over alleged privacy violations

Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear as a star witness in an unusual $8 billion trial that kicks off this week at which the Meta CEO is accused of

Meta investors, Zuckerberg to square off at $8 billion trial over alleged privacy violations
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Judges keep blocking Trump's policies despite US Supreme Court injunction curbs

President Donald Trump called the U.S.

Judges keep blocking Trump's policies despite US Supreme Court injunction curbs
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Harvard seeks end to US funding cuts, says national security, public health research in peril

Harvard University asked a federal judge on Monday to issue a summary judgment ruling to unfreeze $2.5 billion in funding blocked by President Donald

Harvard seeks end to US funding cuts, says national security, public health research in peril
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US court won't lift judge's block on Trump's government overhaul

A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to allow President Donald Trump's administration to carry out mass layoffs of federal workers and a restructuring of

US court won't lift judge's block on Trump's government overhaul
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Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill includes provision to weaken court powers

The sweeping tax-and-spending bill that would enact President Donald Trump's policy agenda includes a provision that critics said would weaken the power of

Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill includes provision to weaken court powers
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Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?

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Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?
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Musk's election PAC sued over alleged failure to pay $100 to petition signers

Elon Musk's political action committee failed to pay registered swing state voters as promised during last year's U.S. election in return for signing a

Musk's election PAC sued over alleged failure to pay $100 to petition signers
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In Tesla’s wake, more big companies propose voting 'Dexit' to depart Delaware

In the coming weeks, investors in nine public companies worth at least $1 billion each will vote on proposals to ditch Delaware as their place of

In Tesla’s wake, more big companies propose voting 'Dexit' to depart Delaware
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Democratic state attorneys general sue to block Trump's energy emergency

Fifteen state attorneys general sued U.S.

Democratic state attorneys general sue to block Trump's energy emergency
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Judge demands Trump officials detail legal grounds for deporting Palestinian activist

A federal judge instructed the Trump administration on Wednesday to detail the legal precedent for its plan to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist whose presence in

Judge demands Trump officials detail legal grounds for deporting Palestinian activist
Business|Technology

Microsoft swaps law firms in shareholder case, hiring Trump target

Microsoft is switching the law firm representing it in a shareholder case, replacing one that settled with the Trump administration to avoid a punishing

Microsoft swaps law firms in shareholder case, hiring Trump target
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Musk's X sues to block Minnesota 'deepfake' law over free speech concerns

Elon Musk's social media platform X sued Minnesota on Wednesday over a state law that bans people from using AI-generated "deepfakes" to influence an

Musk's X sues to block Minnesota 'deepfake' law over free speech concerns
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Judges extend Venezuela deportation blocks, question Trump's use of wartime law

Two U.S. judges on Tuesday extended temporary blocks on some deportations of Venezuelan migrants and signaled that President Donald Trump's invocation of a

Judges extend Venezuela deportation blocks, question Trump's use of wartime law
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Trump officials could face criminal contempt over deportations, judge says

Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order halting deportations of

Trump officials could face criminal contempt over deportations, judge says
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Judge rebukes Trump administration, demands to know status of illegally deported man

A U.S. federal judge said on Friday it was "extremely troubling" that the Trump administration failed to

Judge rebukes Trump administration, demands to know status of illegally deported man
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Delaware lawmakers approve corporate bill that critics call giveaway to billionaires

Delaware lawmakers approved on Tuesday an overhaul of the state's corporate law in a bid to keep powerful business leaders like Mark Zuckerberg from moving their

Delaware lawmakers approve corporate bill that critics call giveaway to billionaires
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Judge bars deportation of pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration not to deport Badar Khan Suri, an Indian man studying at Washington's Georgetown University

Judge bars deportation of pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student
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Delaware corporate law overhaul heads to final vote amid criticism it favors billionaires

Delaware lawmakers are expected to vote as soon as next week to overhaul the state's corporate law to protect its business-friendly reputation, but

Delaware corporate law overhaul heads to final vote amid criticism it favors billionaires
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What happens if the Trump administration doesn't comply with a court order?

Several federal judges have claimed the administration of U.S.

What happens if the Trump administration doesn't comply with a court order?
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Judge demands flight details as Trump administration defends deportations

A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded more details from the Trump administration on two deportation flights that took off this weekend despite his order

Judge demands flight details as Trump administration defends deportations
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Trump administration likely overstepped authority in immigration crackdown, experts say

The Trump administration has likely exceeded its authority in invoking rarely applied laws to justify parts of its wide-ranging immigration crackdown,

Trump administration likely overstepped authority in immigration crackdown, experts say
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Judge demands answers of Trump administration in Venezuela deportation case

A federal judge on Monday gave the Trump administration a Tuesday deadline to provide details about plane loads of Venezuelans it deported despite

Judge demands answers of Trump administration in Venezuela deportation case

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