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Nicholas Iovino
Nicholas Iovino is a Courthouse News reporter based in Oakland / San Francisco and co-host of the Courthouse News podcast, [Sidebar](https://open.spotify.com/show/0hP2TEY3RmFbs3rlPncKt8).
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Data scraper must reveal business plan to advance lawsuit against LinkedIn
A company that previously tussled with Craigslist over the right to scrape data from public websites wants a federal judge to declare that LinkedIn can’t stop it from systematically scouring user profiles.
California doctor pleads guilty to selling fake Covid-19 vaccines
Juli Mazi, a Napa-based naturopathic doctor, faces up to 25 years in prison for charges of wire fraud and making false statements about health care issues.
Largest darknet marketplace shut down by US, German law enforcement
The Hydra marketplace allowed users to purchase a wide range of illicit goods and services, including illegal drugs, fake IDs and money laundering and hacking services.
San Francisco defeats challenge to health coverage mandate for airline employees
Federal laws don't override a city ordinance on health benefits for airline workers because San Francisco was furthering its business interests, not acting as a regulator, when it imposed those requirements.
No criminal charges for California Highway Patrol officers who killed man in stolen car
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office says it lacks evidence to counter officers’ claims that they feared for their colleagues’ lives when they shot and killed a young man in a stolen vehicle nearly two years ago.
Facial data privacy suit against Meta advances to trial
On the heels of a $650 million settlement, Meta must now face claims that it violated an Illinois privacy law when it scanned and mapped the faces of non-Facebook users in the state.
Consulting firm asks judge to toss opioid lawsuits
McKinsey & Company says a $642 million settlement with 50 states resolves all claims related to its alleged role in the opioid crisis, including claims now asserted by local governments and school districts.
Ninth Circuit won't impose health measures on pest-prone jail kitchen
The panel agreed with a lower court’s finding that Santa Rita Jail put adequate safeguards in place to prevent kitchen pests from contaminating inmates' food.