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A judge handed down the 25-year sentence — half the punishment requested by prosecutors for Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud — along with an $11 billion financial penalty.

by Josh Russell

The former attorney for Donald Trump "breached his ethical obligations by presenting falsehoods to bolster his legal arguments," a State Bar judge wrote.

by Hillel Aron

And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle.

by Hillel Aron

A federal judge in Los Angeles didn't rule from the bench on Biden's bid to dismiss the case, but his comments didn't indicate he was persuaded to do so.

by Edvard Pettersson

Local politicos from the San Diego County border community, researchers and a Mexican official explained their efforts to clean up the Tijuana River.

by Sam Ribakoff

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The European Union's statistical office tracks changes in hourly labor costs as one of many indicators of inflationary trends.

by Amanda Pampuro

Podcast

What happens if the U.S. Supreme Court chips away at the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion medication mifepristone? What does the Alabama Supreme Court's declaration of "fetal personhood" mean? Experts weigh in during this week's episode "Bitter Pill: Pregnancy & Personhood in a Post-Dobbs America."

Courts & the Law

Texas again failed to convince the courts to allow its controversial immigration law to take effect while the challenges against it proceed.

by Kirk McDaniel

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Walt Disney World in Florida

The agreement between the entertainment giant and a board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will end a series of lawsuits and restart negotiations on future park developments.

by Alex Pickett

Apple cannot escape a consumer protection claim from App Store users who say Apple allowed the Toast Plus app to steal their money — at least until the users have a chance to amend their claims.

by Natalie Hanson

Opponents cited the public cost, lack of labor protections and risk of using bonds backed by state and city governments as reasons against the stadium.

by Joe Dodson

The ordinance was enacted after more homeless people began showing up at St. Timothy's church in Brookings for meals and social services.

by Michael Gennaro

Idaho’s attorney general claims his controversial analysis on Idaho’s abortion law is not a threat to prosecute providers who refer out-of-state abortions. According to his attorney, that’s not his job.

by Alanna Mayham

The multi-week Operation “Place nette XXL” is designed to dismantle trafficking networks and prevent them from coming back, ultimately restoring order and security in cities across France. But some doubt its durability.

by Lily Radziemski

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing fresh scrutiny over his government's handling of a 2023 train collision that left 57 people dead and more than 80 others injured.

by Cain Burdeau

With another year left in his term, Governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a record-breaking 121 bills over his three years in office.

by Joe Dodson

Republicans in control of the Montana Legislature claimed the restrictions on voting were necessary to combat voter fraud.

by Natalie Hanson

Around the Nation

Under the plan, passenger vehicles entering Manhattan's busiest stretch will be charged $15.

by Erik Uebelacker

Washington’s independent budget auditors said a bipartisan bill that hiked the federal debt ceiling will help slash spending deficits over the next decade.

by Benjamin S. Weiss

Federal prosecutors said Raymond Chan was a key intermediary in a corrupt scheme involving former LA Councilman José Huizar that facilitated approval for projects in downtown LA on behalf of billionaire Chinese developers.

by Mark Hebert

Lieberman died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall.

The batteries could help pacemakers last longer and could even pioneer in new cancer treatments, the research team says.

by Cameron Thompson

An advertisement for the cryptocurrency bitcoin is displayed on a building in Hong Kong.

After state courts expanded the scope of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment, an environmental group is putting the nation's first "green amendment" to the test.

by Jackson Healy

An advertisement for the cryptocurrency bitcoin is displayed on a building in Hong Kong.

The National Park Service wants to remove and, if necessary, euthanize 200 feral cats.

by Ryan Knappenberger

The three white men found guilty of murdering the 25-year-old Black man after chasing him in their trucks through a Georgia neighborhood claim the incident had no racial motive.

by Megan Butler

Future generations of city dwellers may be familiar with different bird songs than those recognized today, according to a new study.

by Ryan Geller

The high court debated whether a jury or judge should decide if criminal defendants get enhanced sentences.

by Kelsey Reichmann

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Rulings

by Daniel Conrad

A federal court in Illinois allowed a class of seafood consumers’ fraud lawsuit continue against ConAgra, which advertises some of its fish products as “Certified Sustainably Sourced” even though they are fished with a “pelagic trawl” that indiscriminately captures everything in the path of a net the size of two football fields. The court does not issue an injunction to remove the advertising, however.

A federal court in Illinois dismissed a negligence claim, but not the fraud claim, brought by parents against a genetic screening company, which told them their child would not have Down syndrome, but then the kid did. Their fraud claim survives the motion to dismiss.

A federal court in Chicago granted T-Mobile’s motion to certify an interlocutory appeal over whether a putative consumer class has sufficiently alleged antitrust standing. The consumers oppose the now-closed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, and seek to unwind the merger to prevent an alleged monopoly over U.S. wireless services.

The 10th Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of copyright infringement claims for seven of eight video clips used in the Netflix “Tiger King” series. The final clip, which is footage from a funeral, is not protected by fair use.

An appeals court in Illinois vacated a lower court’s judgment in a lawsuit that challenged whether Donald Trump may appear on primary election ballots. In light of the Supreme Court’s Trump v. Anderson ruling in early March, the lower court lacks jurisdiction to consider the objection.

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Hot Cases

by Courthouse News editors

Two doctoral students and one professor from China are suing Florida over a 2023 law that they say presumptively prohibits the employment of academics from seven foreign countries, including China, at public universities in the state.

According to San Diego, state officials incorrectly concluded that a requirement to test water at the city's public schools for lead didn't count as a state mandate California should have funded.

Private space tourism company Virgin Galactic didn't pay for $25 million worth of spacecraft design for its mothership, Boeing accuses in a lawsuit. Boeing says Virgin Galactic also absconded with its proprietary equations and test data.

A Tennessee state representative is being sued for falsely claiming on social media that a Kansas man was involved in the deadly shooting at a parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win.

In an interview on ABC, journalist George Stephanopoulos maliciously defamed Donald Trump by repeating that the former president had been found guilty of raping E. Jean Carroll, when he was convicted of sexual assault, Trump argues in federal court.

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