Analysis and Opinions

U.S. senators push for war powers vote after Trump signals Venezuela attack “very soon”

U.S. senators push for war powers vote after Trump signals Venezuela attack “very soon”

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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators moved on Wednesday to block any military strike on Venezuela unless Congress approves it ...

David Boies steps into a high-stakes fight over hidden profits in class action settlements

David Boies steps into a high-stakes fight over hidden profits in class action settlements

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A new legal battle is unfolding inside the U.S. class action world, and this time the dispute targets the very ...

Wealth management firms agree to pay $25.5 million to end employee class action

Wealth management firms agree to pay $25.5 million to end employee class action

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Several large U.S. wealth management companies have agreed to pay $25.5 million to settle a class action accusing them of ...

Google pushes back as plaintiffs seek billions and stricter limits in privacy dispute

Google pushes back as plaintiffs seek billions and stricter limits in privacy dispute

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Google returned to court this week in an effort to prevent a major financial penalty and new restrictions on how ...

Judge cites serious missteps in U.S. probe of former FBI director James Comey

Judge cites serious missteps in U.S. probe of former FBI director James Comey

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A federal judge said there is evidence of government misconduct in the criminal case against former FBI director James Comey, ...

No evidence Trump called Nigerian minister a “most-wanted fugitive,” Reuters fact-check finds

No evidence Trump called Nigerian minister a “most-wanted fugitive,” Reuters fact-check finds

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Reuters has found no public record or official statement showing that U.S. President Donald Trump or the White House labeled ...

Amazon files lawsuit against Perplexity over AI shopping assistant accused of misusing customer accounts

Amazon files lawsuit against Perplexity over AI shopping assistant accused of misusing customer accounts

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Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, claiming the startup’s autonomous shopping tool accessed private customer accounts and made ...

Alaska ends contract with Motley Rice over alleged confidentiality breach in opioid litigation

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The state of Alaska has terminated its contract with national plaintiffs’ law firm Motley Rice, accusing the South Carolina-based firm ...

Federal judge grants class-action status to New England migrants challenging bond hearing denials

Federal judge grants class-action status to New England migrants challenging bond hearing denials

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Thousands of migrants detained by U.S. immigration authorities in New England won a major legal victory this week after a ...

U.S. appeals court reinstates $2.5 billion opioid lawsuit in West Virginia

U.S. appeals court reinstates $2.5 billion opioid lawsuit in West Virginia

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A federal appeals court in the United States has revived a $2.5 billion lawsuit against three of the nation’s largest ...