Brent Kendall
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Google Offers Concessions to Fend Off U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit
As part of one offer, Google has proposed splitting up its ad-tech business. The tech giant’s proposals stop short of the asset sales preferred by the Justice Department’s antitrust enforcers. → Read More
Texas’ Nearly Century-Old Abortion Ban in Effect for Now, State’s High Court Says
The Texas Supreme Court blocked a temporary postponement of the ban’s enforcement that abortion providers had won from a judge in Houston. → Read More
What Does Overturning Roe v. Wade Mean? What to Know About the Supreme Court Abortion Ruling
The Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion that was first established in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Here’s a look at the court’s journey. → Read More
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Eliminates Constitutional Right to Abortion
The high court upheld a law from Mississippi that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and said the Roe decision was egregiously wrong in recognizing a constitutional right to an abortion. → Read More
Overturning Roe v. Wade: What You Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Draft Abortion Opinion
The draft opinion from Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case would, if made final, overrule Roe v. Wade and leave decisions on the legality of abortion to the states → Read More
Supreme Court Is Investigating Leak of Draft Opinion Overruling Roe v. Wade
Chief Justice John Roberts condemned the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade and said he had directed the court’s marshal to investigate the matter. → Read More
Leaked Draft of Supreme Court Opinion Indicates Roe v. Wade May Be Overturned
A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito and published by Politico indicated the court may be preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 precedent that established a constitutional right to an abortion. → Read More
Biden Administration Weighs Next Steps After Judge Throws Out Transportation Mask Mandate
The Justice Department hasn’t said whether it will appeal the ruling, which the administration criticized. An appeal would carry legal and political risks. → Read More
Justice Department Investigates Chicken Companies' Information Sharing on Labor
Civil antitrust probe is examining whether sharing of employment information kept wages lower for plant workers. → Read More
Amazon Moves to Force FTC Antitrust Decision on MGM Deal
The deadline could make it difficult for the commission to take action before the tech giant completes the transaction. → Read More
Sarah Palin to Seek New Trial After Losing Defamation Case Against New York Times
The former vice-presidential nominee’s legal team also wants to disqualify the judge and interview jurors after unusual proceedings. → Read More
Ted Cruz Loaned His Campaign $260,000. Supreme Court Weighs Whether He Can Get It All Back
The justices questioned federal limits on the senator’s campaign reimbursing the candidate’s personal loan with postelection contributions. → Read More
Federal Judge Rejects Facebook’s Request to Dismiss FTC’s Latest Antitrust Lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission can move forward with its revised complaint case alleging the tech company is abusing a monopoly position in social media. → Read More
Appeals Court Reinstates Biden Covid-19 Vaccine Rules for Large Employers
A divided panel of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved a stay issued by another court that had blocked the rules. → Read More
Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster Fire Back at U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit
The publishers argued their planned merger would benefit authors, retailers and consumers, in their first court response to a Justice Department lawsuit. → Read More
Judge Blocks Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
Federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction after finding the administration likely exceeded its authority. → Read More
Supreme Court Weighs Emotional-Distress Damages for Discrimination
A disabled woman’s lawsuit is attracting interest from civil-rights organizations and business groups. → Read More
Sugar Industry Merger Challenged by Justice Department
An antitrust lawsuit alleges U.S. Sugar’s proposed acquisition of Imperial Sugar is anticompetitive. → Read More
Biden Administration Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Vaccine Rules for Employers
The Justice Department filed an emergency motion arguing that another court’s postponement of the vaccine-or-testing mandate was unjustified. → Read More
Challenges to Biden Vaccine Rules Will Come Before Ohio-Based U.S. Appeals Court
The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was randomly selected Tuesday to decide the legal challenges to the rules. → Read More