Today: October 05, 2024
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Business|Technology

Massachusetts takes Uber, Lyft to trial over whether drivers are employees

Massachusetts' attorney general took Uber Technologies and Lyft to trial on Monday over allegations that the ride-share companies are misclassifying thousands of

Massachusetts takes Uber, Lyft to trial over whether drivers are employees
Business|Economy|Technology

Massachusetts top court hears challenges to gig worker ballot measures

Massachusetts's highest court on Monday weighed whether ballot proposals that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber Technologies and

Massachusetts top court hears challenges to gig worker ballot measures
Business|Technology

Status of Uber, Lyft gig workers hinges on Massachusetts court fight

Massachusetts has become the latest front in a years-long battle in the United States over whether ride-share drivers for Uber and Lyft should be treated as

Status of Uber, Lyft gig workers hinges on Massachusetts court fight
Education|Opinion

Massachusetts school allowed to ban student's 'two genders' shirt, court rules

A Massachusetts public middle school did not violate a student's free speech rights under the U.S.

Massachusetts school allowed to ban student's 'two genders' shirt, court rules
Americas|Crime|News

EPA must address fluoridated water's risk to children's IQs, US judge rules

A federal judge in California has ordered the U.S.

EPA must address fluoridated water's risk to children's IQs, US judge rules
Business|Economy|News|Political

US highway program's use of race, gender in contracting is unlawful, judge says

A U.S. judge ruled that the U.S.

US highway program's use of race, gender in contracting is unlawful, judge says
News

US Supreme Court justices, other judges can stay at corporate-owned homes without disclosure

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US Supreme Court justices, other judges can stay at corporate-owned homes without disclosure
Crime|News

Alaska man arrested for threatening six US Supreme Court justices

An Alaska man has been arrested on charges that he threatened to assault, kidnap and murder six U.S.

Alaska man arrested for threatening six US Supreme Court justices
News|Technology

US judges warned of election-year risks of foreign hacking

Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary on Tuesday were warned by one of their colleagues to guard against the risks of cyber breaches by foreign actors who could seek to

US judges warned of election-year risks of foreign hacking
Education|News

U.S. Naval Academy, affirmative action foe square off at Baltimore trial

The group that successfully convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college admissions is set to take the U.S.

U.S. Naval Academy, affirmative action foe square off at Baltimore trial
Political

Judiciary refers ex-Alaska judge to US House for potential impeachment

The federal judiciary's top policymaking body has made a referral to the U.S.

Judiciary refers ex-Alaska judge to US House for potential impeachment
Crime|News|Technology

US seizes over 350 websites used to import gun parts from China

U.S. authorities said on Wednesday they had seized more than 350 websites selling gun silencers and parts from China used to covert semiautomatic pistols into fully

US seizes over 350 websites used to import gun parts from China
Health|News|Technology

Utah law restricting youth social media use blocked by judge

A federal judge has blocked Utah from enforcing a new law aimed at protecting the mental health of young people by requiring social media platforms to verify users' ages

Utah law restricting youth social media use blocked by judge
Crime|News

Ex-hitman gets 25 years in US prison for 'Whitey' Bulger's killing

A former mafia hitman who was already serving life in prison was sentenced to 25 years in custody on Friday for the killing of notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey"

Ex-hitman gets 25 years in US prison for 'Whitey' Bulger's killing
Education|Finance|News

US judge temporarily blocks new Biden student debt relief plan

A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing its latest student debt forgiveness plan, just days after seven

US judge temporarily blocks new Biden student debt relief plan
Economy|Education|News

Republican-led US states sue over new Biden student debt relief plan

Seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge President Joe Biden's administration's latest student debt forgiveness plan, saying the U.S.

Republican-led US states sue over new Biden student debt relief plan
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Marijuana user cannot be banned from gun ownership, US court rules

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a pot-smoking gun owner in Texas cannot be prosecuted for violating a federal ban on users of illegal drugs owning firearms,

Marijuana user cannot be banned from gun ownership, US court rules
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Court upholds gun ban for migrants in US unlawfully

A U.S. appeals court upheld a federal law that bars migrants who are in the United States illegally from possessing guns, rejecting arguments by a Mexican man convicted of

Court upholds gun ban for migrants in US unlawfully
Business|Finance|News

US lenders lose court battle over CFPB rule to collect small business data

A federal judge on Monday rejected a banking industry-backed challenge to a rule adopted by the U.S.

US lenders lose court battle over CFPB rule to collect small business data
News|Political

Missouri law targeting federal gun curbs is unconstitutional, court rules

A federal appeals court delivered a victory on Monday to President Joe Biden's administration by ruling that a state law adopted by Republican-led Missouri, which declared

Missouri law targeting federal gun curbs is unconstitutional, court rules
Business|Economy|News|Political

US appeals court scraps Biden tipped wages rule

A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a rule adopted by President Joe Biden's administration designed to raise pay for tipped workers, citing a recent U.S.

US appeals court scraps Biden tipped wages rule
Americas|Crime|News|Political

US appeals court upholds Maryland handgun licensing law

A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland's licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns, saying the law remained valid even after a U.S.

US appeals court upholds Maryland handgun licensing law
Crime|News

US judge tosses machine gun possession case, calls ban unconstitutional

A federal judge has dismissed charges against a Kansas man for possessing a machine gun, saying prosecutors failed to establish that a federal ban on owning such weapons is

US judge tosses machine gun possession case, calls ban unconstitutional
Environment|News|Science

US must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling: judge

A U.S. judge at the urging of environmental groups has thrown out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be

US must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling: judge
Business|Education|Finance|News

Federal court extends block on Biden's student debt relief plan

A federal appeals court on Friday extended an order blocking President Joe Biden's administration from further implementing a student debt relief plan designed to

Federal court extends block on Biden's student debt relief plan

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