Tag: Laws
Nine states pass laws to crack down on theft
This is the final part of a three-part series on organized retail crime. The stories examine the claims retailers make about how theft is impacting th [...]
Supreme Court affirmative action poses challenges in hiring
Affirmative action supporters and counterprotesters shout at each other outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023.Ken [...]
Feds subpoena WWE boss Vince McMahon, serve search warrant
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Chairman Vince McMahon appears in the ring during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center Aug [...]
Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board as Saudi deal talks continue
Tiger Woods wipes his driver grip on the 18th tee box during the first round of the PGA TOUR Champions PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club [...]
Bitcoin hack money laundering case moves toward guilty pleas
The New York couple charged with trying to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack of Bitfinex appear set to plead guilty in the case.Th [...]
Sodomy Laws Remain in 12 States After Lawrence v. Texas
It has been 20 years since the Supreme Court invalidated sodomy laws with its decision in Lawrence v. Texas, but legal codes inherited from colonial l [...]
Victims want Morgan Stanley to answer for Ponzi scheme
A former Morgan Stanley financial advisor has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after admitting he ran a $7 million Ponzi scheme at th [...]
Fox News settles lawsuit with fired producer Abby Grossberg
The News Corporation headquarters, which is also home to Fox News, stands in Manhattan on April 18, 2023 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty Images [...]
These States Have Anti-discrimination Laws Protecting LGBTQ People
Federal law protects Americans from being discriminated against in public places like retail stores on the basis of disability and “race, color, relig [...]
US crypto laws can’t assume ‘everything is a financial asset’
Cryptocurrency laws in the United States should be “reserved” and not regulate the technology as though every use is financial, argues a commissioner [...]
Supreme Court Puts First Amendment Limits on Laws Banning Online Threats
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the First Amendment imposes limits on laws that make it a crime to issue threats on the internet, requiring pr [...]
Revenge and deepfake porn laws to be toughened
The government is amending the Online Safety Bill after campaigners demanded changes.
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SEC fines JPMorgan broker for deleting millions of emails
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined the broker-dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase $4 million for accidentally deleting about 47 million emai [...]
PhRMA sues Biden administration over Medicare drug negotiations
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading, April 10, 2023.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe pharmaceutical i [...]
New Fentanyl Laws Ignite Debate Over Combating Overdose Crisis
Three teenage girls were found slumped in a car in the parking lot of a rural Tennessee high school last month, hours before graduation ceremonies. Tw [...]