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Meta faces April trial in FTC case seeking to unwind Instagram merger

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will face trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the social media platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition, a judge in Washington said on Monday. Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate nascent threats instead of competing on its own …

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8 months ago

Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Kentucky man who stormed …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Meta refuses to give up on campaign to disqualify FTC chair

The Hindu

Meta Platforms Inc. has almost no chance of barring the chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, from participation in the FTC’s challenge to Meta's planned acquisition of virtual reality content developer Within Unlimited Inc. In a recusal petition at the FTC last July, Meta lawyers from Weil, Gotshal & Manges said that Khan would be acting as …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government hasn’t done enough to protect a rare species of whale from lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear, and new rules are needed to protect the species from extinction, a judge has ruled. The government has violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act by failing to protect the North Atlantic …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says

LA Times

An endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing rope on Dec. 2, 2021, with a newborn calf in waters near Cumberland Island, Ga. The federal government hasn’t done enough to protect a rare species of whale from lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear, and new rules are needed to protect the species from extinction, a judge has ruled. The …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison

Associated Press

A New York City judge’s son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Aaron Mostofsky was “literally on the front lines” of the mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. “Mostofsky cheered on other rioters as they clashed with police outside the Capitol …

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2 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Chamber sides with Facebook in antitrust appeal

The Hindu

The powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a brief on Monday, urging a D.C. appeals court to reject an appeal by a big group of U.S. states to revive their antitrust lawsuit against Meta Platform's Facebook. The Chamber, along with the Computer and Communications Industry Association and Business Roundtable, argued that the district court judge hearing the case was right …

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3 years, 5 months ago

New FTC Chair Lina Khan Wants To Redefine Monopoly Power For The Age Of Big Tech

NPR

New FTC Chair Lina Khan Wants To Redefine Monopoly Power For The Age Of Big Tech Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Not even a month into her role leading one of the country's most powerful regulatory watchdogs, the new head of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan faces her first …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Judge dismisses gov’t antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. New York Attorney General Letitia James said when filing the suit that Facebook “used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints

NPR

Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints Enlarge this image toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Pool/Getty Images A federal judge has dismissed two blockbuster antitrust complaints against Facebook, in a setback to federal and state prosecutors who were pushing for a break-up of the social media giant. But Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Dakota Access foes seek environmental review updates from US

Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents asked a judge Friday to require the pipeline company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide detailed monthly status reports while the federal government conducts an extensive environmental review of the project. The request comes after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled in May that the pipeline, which carries oil …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Judge: Dakota Access line can stay open pending Corps review

Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge ruled Friday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline may continue operating while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg made his decision after attorneys for the pipeline’s Texas-based owner, Energy Transfer, argued that shuttering the pipeline would be a major economic blow to several entities, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Corps: Dakota Access oil pipeline to stay open during review

Associated Press

FARGO, N.D. — The Biden administration on Monday reiterated that the Dakota Access oil pipeline should continue to operate while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review, although the Corps said again that it could change its mind. “It is possible that in the EIS process the Corps would find new information,” the document stated, referring …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Ex-FBI Lawyer Sentenced To Probation For Actions During Russia Investigation

NPR

Ex-FBI Lawyer Sentenced To Probation For Actions During Russia Investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP A federal judge has handed down a one-year sentence of probation to a former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to doctoring an email used to get surveillance on a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation. Clinesmith pleaded guilty last …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Court upholds order for Dakota Access environmental review

Associated Press

FARGO, N.D. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a district judge’s order for a full environmental impact review of the Dakota Access pipeline, but declined to shut the line down while the review is completed. Following a complaint by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in April 2020 that a more extensive review …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

The Independent

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4 years, 4 months ago

Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

Daily Mail

A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a judge's prior order that had shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline pending a full environmental review. A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a judge's order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline On July 6, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the pipeline closed within 30 days while the U.S. Army …

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Meta faces April trial in FTC case seeking to unwind Instagram merger

Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

Meta refuses to give up on campaign to disqualify FTC chair

Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says

Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says

Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison

U.S. Chamber sides with Facebook in antitrust appeal

New FTC Chair Lina Khan Wants To Redefine Monopoly Power For The Age Of Big Tech

Judge dismisses gov’t antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints

Dakota Access foes seek environmental review updates from US

Judge: Dakota Access line can stay open pending Corps review

Corps: Dakota Access oil pipeline to stay open during review

Ex-FBI Lawyer Sentenced To Probation For Actions During Russia Investigation

Court upholds order for Dakota Access environmental review

Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline