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Meta is facing a landmark trial in US federal court, with 30 states alleging that Facebook and Instagram are designed to addict children and seeking over a trillion dollars in damages. The outcome could fundamentally change how these social media platforms operate.
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, one of the founders of the Sinaloa cartel, has been sentenced to life in a US prison without parole. He was also ordered to pay $15 billion in restitution for his role in drug trafficking and murders.
A US appeals court ruled that the Trump administration's policy preventing migrants from seeking asylum at the border was illegal, marking a significant legal setback for the president's immigration agenda.
The major Swiss bank UBS suffered a setback in a US federal court, where a judge rejected its attempt to interpret a 1999 agreement to protect it from potential new lawsuits related to Nazi-era accounts.
A US Federal Court has dismissed all claims against Binance in an anti-terrorism lawsuit, clearing the cryptocurrency exchange of allegations related to terrorism financing.
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of cartel leader 'El Mencho,' has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in Washington to charges of cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking, facing at least 15 years in prison.
A US federal court has released what is purported to be Jeffrey Epstein's suicide note, which reportedly includes claims that he was investigated for months without anything being found. The note's contents have been widely reported by various news outlets.
A US federal court has overturned a ban on home alcohol distillation, in effect since 1868, declaring it unconstitutional. This landmark decision paves the way for legal personal production of spirits.
A U.S. Federal District Court has ruled that new rules imposed by the Department of Defense restricting media activities violate the constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press, ordering their revocation.
A US federal court has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unlawfully terminated an Indian student's visa status over a dismissed traffic ticket. The judge criticized the agency's arbitrary decision, which lacked due process and forced the student to halt his studies. The ruling condemns ICE's reliance on minor or dismissed infractions to revoke student visas.
Poland has requested the extradition of its former Justice Minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, from the United States. A US federal court is currently reviewing the request, as the USA is not Ziobro's first exile.
A US federal court has temporarily blocked the mail delivery of abortion pills nationwide, following a lawsuit from Louisiana arguing that postal access undermines its near-total abortion ban.
Officials in Minnesota have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that federal authorities are withholding evidence in the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as well as a non-fatal shooting.
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian prison chief, has been convicted in a U.S. federal court on charges of torture and immigration fraud, marking a historic first for an Assad-era official.