Ousted Venezuelan president Maduro to appear in New York court
Maduro faces multiple charges including drug trafficking and weapons offences.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
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Briefing: When the Supreme Court let a president get away with redefining birthright citizenship
Strategic angle: The president finds the long-settled meaning of the citizenship clause to be an intolerable obstacle to his agenda.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Justices debate arbitration exemption for “last-mile” drivers
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court examines the implications of arbitration agreements for delivery drivers in a pivotal case.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Meta's court defeats add to Zuckerberg's recent woes, represent 'watershed event' for social media
Strategic angle: Meta suffered stinging defeats in two separate trials involving child safety that underscore shifting public sentiment toward the social media industry.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Fried's gem lifts Yanks despite Judge's 4-K opener
Strategic angle: Max Fried allowed just two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings, leading the Yankees to a 7-0 victory over the Giants.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: French court finds Swiss Islamic scholar Ramadan guilty of rape, sentences him to 18 years
Strategic angle: Tariq Ramadan's absence from court due to health issues was deemed insufficient by the judge.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Newsom: Social media verdict should be ‘moment of reckoning’ for Big Tech
Strategic angle: California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for accountability in the tech industry following recent social media verdicts.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Emblematic MeToo trial of Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan awaits verdict
Tariq Ramadan, a well-known Swiss-Egyptian Islamic scholar, has been tried in absentia for the rape of three women in Paris, with the verdict to fall on March 25.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: New Mexico seeking changes to Meta's platform after jury finds company liable
Strategic angle: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez plans to ask for algorithm and design changes, age verification and independent verification in the trial's next phase.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: A 92-year-old judge will take on the Maduro case. What do we know about him?
Strategic angle: Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week under the oversight of Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who at 92 is significantly older than the average federal judge.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Cox Communications in a significant copyright dispute with record labels regarding digital downloads.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: 'Away end' trial to include Leicester v Northampton derby
Strategic angle: The Prem's trial of 'away ends' in top-flight rugby is to be given its biggest showcase yet at the East Midlands derby on 9 May.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Low-Dose Lithium Trial Sets the Stage for Future Alzheimer’s Studies
Strategic angle: A new trial on low-dose lithium could pave the way for innovative Alzheimer’s research.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules
Jury reaches a verdict in New Mexico trial in which the state's attorney general alleged that Meta failed to safeguard its family of apps from child predators.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: The serial-poisoning mother and daughter inspired by 'Breaking Bad'
Strategic angle: Carole D. and Amélie D. face trial for plotting to poison a partner using various toxic substances.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Musk lawyers try to bar Delaware judge over LinkedIn ‘like’ cheering legal defeat
Strategic angle: Quinn Emanuel argues for recusal of judge due to a LinkedIn post, which the judge claims was liked 'accidentally'.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Court appears likely to side with Trump administration on rights of asylum seekers
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold the federal government's policy on asylum seekers.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Anthropic v. US Department of War: AI company challenges government in court
Strategic angle: Anthropic heads to a San Francisco federal court to seek an injunction against the US government's decision to blacklist it as a national security risk.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake
Strategic angle: Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Court appears ready to overturn state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court is poised to make a significant ruling on Mississippi's mail-in ballot law.
Editorial Staff Mar 23