Category: Law

Mass layoffs including workers who are pregnant or on parental leave may seem unfair, but it’s not illegal in the...

Labor lawyers told Insider that people who are pregnant or on FMLA leave aren’t automatically protected from mass layoffs. Izusek/Getty Images Critics have slammed some companies for laying off US workers on parental leave in recent months. But staff on protected leave aren’t immune from mass layoffs, labor lawyers told Insider. It can be discriminatory, but only if companies target employees because of their leave…

Michael Cohen to testify at Trump ‘hush money’ grand jury next week in last step before a possible indictment

Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Michael Cohen is set to testify next week before the Trump “hush money” grand jury in Manhattan. It could be a final step before a vote on an indictment charging Trump with falsifying business records. If indicted, Trump would become the first former president to ever face criminal charges. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-nemesis, will be the final…

Kellyanne Conway meets again with Manhattan district attorney as Trump hush-money probe barrels toward possible indictment

Former White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Ex-Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway was back for a 2nd meeting with Manhattan prosecutors Wednesday. She directly links Trump to a 2016 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen has alleged. A Manhattan grand jury is hearing evidence relating to the illegal, election-eve payment.  Kellyanne Conway returned on Wednesday for a second…

Lawyer spent over $10 million in loans for fake clients to live in a Las Vegas hotel and gamble ’24/7′...

The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, the place Sara Jacqueline King allegedly lived for six months in 2022. Ethan Miller/Getty Images A California lawyer allegedly spent $10 million in loans for fake clients to fund a Las Vegas way of life for six months. LDR International, the corporate claiming to have funded the loans, sued Sara Jacqueline King this month. LDR claims King provided falsified…

Trump loses latest fight with New York Attorney General Letitia James over $110K contempt payment

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Donald Trump Associated Press Trump had fought arduous to get back a $110K contempt-of-court verify he’d given NY’s legal professional common. On Tuesday, an appellate court docket rejected Trump’s 1,000-page argument that the high quality was unfair. The battle was an odd sideshow to AG Letitia James’ $250 million fraud lawsuit against Trump Org. Donald Trump on Tuesday…

Donald Trump argues in wild court filing that New York can’t sue the Trump Organization because it doesn’t legally exist

Donald Trump, proper, sits along with his kids, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump throughout a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP NY’s Attorney General sued Trump, his household and his enterprise in September over an alleged sample of fraud. In a response late Thursday, the defendants repeatedly claimed the Trump Organization…

Alameda ex-CEO Caroline Ellison taps SEC’s former top crypto regulator as lawyer in FTX investigation

Caroline Ellison, left, and Stephanie Avakian, proper. Twitter/@carolinecapital, WilmerHale Caroline Ellison employed Stephanie Avakian and legislation agency WilmerHale to characterize her in the FTX investigation, per Bloomberg.  Avakian was a top regulator on the SEC, the place she elevated oversight of cryptocurrency.  She additionally led main circumstances in opposition to firms together with Tesla, Theranos, Facebook, and Wells Fargo, amongst others.  Alameda Research ex-CEO Caroline…

Trump Organization’s outside accountant testifies he ‘would have had a heart assault’ if he’d seen the ‘secret’ Christmas bonus lists

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, the place the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, proper. The first protection witness in the Trump Org. tax-fraud trial is outside accountant Donald Bender. He testified Tuesday he “would have had a heart attack” if he’d seen how the firm paid X-mas bonuses. Executives bought bonuses in piecemeal…

A former anti-abortion leader says he was told the decision of the landmark 2014 Hobby Lobby contraception case weeks before...

The Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky An anti-abortion leader mentioned he was told of the Supreme Court’s 2014 Hobby Lobby ruling upfront, per The New York Times. Rob Schenck recommended that two donors have been told the end result at a dinner with Justice Samuel Alito. Alito has denied the allegations, which come after the leak of the Dobbs draft opinion…

5 men and 2 women were put to death in a rare mass execution in Kuwait

A map of Kuwait Google Maps The Kuwait authorities hanged seven prisoners in the primary mass execution in 5 years. Those killed included three Kuwaiti men, a Kuwaiti girl, a Syrian man, a Pakistani man, and an Ethiopian girl. The inmates were hanged on Wednesday, reported al-Jazeera.  The Kuwait authorities put to death seven prisoners in the primary mass execution in 5 years. The state-run…

The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy, who was...

Elizabeth Holmes leaves after a listening to at a federal court docket in San Jose, California, on July 17, 2019. Reuters/Stephen Lam Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at 19 to begin Theranos and grew its worth to $9 billion. Later, know-how flaws had been uncovered, ensuing in a months-long trial the place Holmes was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one depend…

Loyal ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg is done testifying at Trump Org tax-fraud trial that Trump calls ‘VERY UNFAIR!’

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the outside of Trump Tower, the place the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, proper. Allen Weisselberg, Trump’s ex-CFO, has completed testifying within the Trump Org trial. The Manhattan DA’s case “has fallen apart,” Trump grumbled, in the meantime, of the “VERY UNFAIR!” case. Actually, Friday was arguably the DA’s most profitable day but…

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to 11.25 years in prison with 3 years of supervised release

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to 11.25 years in prison with 3 years of supervised release. Once dubbed the world’s youngest self-made feminine billionaire, Holmes was discovered responsible on 4 counts of fraud and conspiracy in January following a four-month trial that captivated Silicon Valley. She will start serving her sentence on April 27. More than 4 years after…

This is what kind of legal trouble FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried could now face, based on details from the crypto...

Getty Images FTX’s bankruptcy filing shed new gentle on potential legal trouble for the crypto alternate and its former execs. New CEO John J. Ray III delivered a blistering evaluation, calling FTX’s implosion “a complete failure of corporate controls.” Read some of the most incendiary components of the bankruptcy filing and what specialists say all of it may imply. FTX’s explosive new bankruptcy court filing…

Trump Org ex-CFO tears up on stand while describing his ‘betrayal’ of the Trump family

Trump Organization’s former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives to the courtroom in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Seth Wenig/AP Donald Trump’s ex-CFO is the key DA witness in the Trump Organization tax-fraud trial in Manhattan. In testimony that really helps the protection, he teared up describing his “betrayal” of Trump.  The protection is striving to separate the ex-CFO, Allen Weisselberg, from the prime…

As Trump Org’s jail-bound ex-CFO testifies, Harvey Weinstein’s prison consultant is watching

Trump Organization’s former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, middle, arrives to court docket, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in New York along with his lawyer, Nicholas Gravante, proper. Julia Nikhinson/AP Jail-bound Allen Weisselberg, Trump’s ex-CFO, is testifying within the Trump Org tax-fraud trial. Harvey Weinstein’s prison coach, Craig Rothfeld, is sitting with the ex-CFO’s legal professionals, watching. Asked if he is teaching Weisselberg forward of an…

Warren Buffett’s one-time heir apparent who resigned in disgrace amid accusations of insider trading has pleaded for a judge to...

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Elizabeth Holmes will be sentenced on Friday. Her staff has filed 130 letters from family and friends in search of leniency. One letter got here from David Sokol, the previous Berkshire Hathaway government who stepped down amid allegations of insider trading. In his letter, Sokol says Holmes’ jury could have lacked the enterprise data he believes is critical to attain an acceptable verdict…

Questions about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover bleed into his pay-package trial, annoying Musk: ‘Are we in the Tesla trial or...

Maja Hitij/Getty Images Elon Musk confronted a number of questions about his Twitter takeover throughout his testimony on Wednesday. The billionaire was sued by a shareholder over his $50 billion Tesla compensation bundle. Musk appeared irritated with questioning and requested, “Are we in the Tesla trial or Twitter trial?” Even throughout a Tesla compensation trial, Elon Musk could not escape questions about Twitter. Musk was…

Elizabeth Holmes’ friends and family filed 130 letters asking for lenient sentencing, written by everyone like Cory Booker and Tim...

Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters Elizabeth Holmes may get many years in jail at her sentencing Friday. Prosecutors desire a 15-year sentence. The protection, in the meantime, has requested for an 18-month sentence and submitted 130 letters from friends and family searching for leniency. The letters come from the likes of enterprise capitalist Timothy Draper and Senator Cory Booker and embody revelations about Holmes’ upbringing and profession. Here…

Here’s how Donald Trump could theoretically run for president in 2024 and govern the US from jail, according to 9...

The Constitution does not cease prisoners from operating for president. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Insider The Constitution will not cease Trump from operating, even when he is behind bars. But getting elected and operating the nation from jail could be sophisticated. Trump faces quite a few factors of legal peril. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Picture this: It’s 9 p.m. on January 13,…

Trump Org is battling prosecutors over 3 little words that could swing the New York tax-fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, the place the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, proper. The tax-fraud trial of Donald Trump’s real-estate empire is about to begin its fourth week. The Manhattan case includes 2 million paperwork. But simply three words could swing the consequence. It’s the authorized phrase “in behalf of —” and…

Women and land acquisition under the law

Tribune Online Women and land acquisition under the law In Nigeria, regardless of developments, modification in laws and court docket judgements, the strategy of land acquisition for males and ladies stays completely different particularly when it’s acquisition via inheritance which relies on prevailing customs and traditions that also defy schooling and fashionable tendencies. In spite of the provisions of the law, the patriarchal nature of…

Law enforcement officers get training on handling FGM cases

Tribune Online Law enforcement officers get training on handling FGM cases As a part of efforts to make sure that the act of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), described as an archaic and unhealthy observe is eradicated as a result of endangers it causes to victims, Law Enforcement Officers have been taken by means of a capability constructing workshop to broaden their data on the hazards…

Mike Lindell’s attempt to get his phone back from the FBI has been shut down by a judge

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had his cell phone seized by the FBI. Drew Angerer/Getty Images A judge has shut down Mike Lindell’s attempt to get his cell phone back from the FBI. In the Thursday ruling, the judge additionally rejected Lindell’s request to entry an affidavit. In September, Lindell sued the FBI and DOJ for seizing his phone, claiming that they had violated his rights….

46 landmark Supreme Court cases that changed American life as we knew it

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a brand new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, on the Supreme Court constructing on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite The US Supreme Court was fashioned in 1789. It’s gone from 5 seats to 10, and is now fastened at 9. It makes fewer than 100 selections yearly, however its…

Trump and his company have cases in 3 NYC courthouses this week — but only 1 that could really hurt...

President Donald Trump reaches into his swimsuit throughout a information convention the place he prematurely declared victory in the election on November 4, 2020. Evan Vucci/AP Trump attorneys will defend him and his enterprise empire in 3 New York City courthouses this week. Testimony is starting in the Manhattan DA’s tax-fraud case in opposition to the Trump Organization. The state AG’s fraud lawsuit is in…

Read the worst things Manhattanites said about Trump in jury selection for the Trump Org tax-fraud trial.

Threats to federal judges elevated considerably throughout Donald Trump’s administration. Evan Vucci/AP Some 60 Manhattanites have been questioned for the Trump Organization’s tax-fraud jury.  Just one expressed optimistic opinions about the former president; she didn’t make the jury. Other rejected jurors said Trump is “a scam artist” and “has a diagnosable personality disorder.” They referred to as him “racist,” “a liar,” and “a scam artist” …

The Trump Organization tax-fraud trial jury has been chosen, and it’s mostly minority and mostly male

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the outside of Trump Tower, the place the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, proper. It took three days to seat the Trump Organization legal tax fraud trial in Manhattan. The mostly male, mostly minority jury has 2 males the protection tried as well for his or her views on Trump. In all, 3…

Tesla is facing a criminal investigation over its ‘self-driving’ vehicle claims, a new report says, adding to compounding scrutiny on...

Nora Tam/South China Morning Post via Getty Images Tesla is facing a criminal probe over its “self-driving” claims, Reuters reported Wednesday. Tesla markets its “Autopilot” vehicle feature as providing “full self-driving capabilities.” Sources told Reuters that the Justice Department began an investigation into that claim last year. Tesla claims that its electric vehicles are capable of “self-driving” is the subject of a federal criminal investigation…

The Trump Organization tax-fraud jury has 7 jurors so far — and 2 openly dislike how he ran the country

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, where the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, right. The Trump Organization’s first seven jurors include two who openly dislike how he ran the country. One is “upset” by his choices as president; the other wishes he made better Supreme Court picks. The business is on trial for allegedly…