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  1. big tech
    Judge Orders Apple to End Stranglehold on In-App PurchasesThe ruling could cost the company billions in App Store revenue.
    By Chas Danner
  2. the law
    Elizabeth Holmes’s Last PitchThe onetime Silicon Valley star faces her greatest challenge — convincing a jury that she is not to blame for a massive fraud.
    By Ankush Khardori
  3. power
    Washington Post Sued for Gender DiscriminationReporter Felicia Sonmez says she was banned from covering sexual misconduct after going public with her own assault allegations.
    By Claire Lampen
  4. biden cabinet
    Becerra Confirmed as HHS Secretary in Closest Vote YetThe California attorney general drew special Republican heat for antagonizing anti-abortion activists and for challenging Donald Trump in court.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. power
    Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother Is Suing the Three Men Who Killed Her SonIn a federal lawsuit, Wanda Cooper-Jones also accuses police and prosecutors of trying to “cover up” Arbery’s murder.
    By Amanda Arnold
  6. the media
    Fox Business Cancels Lou DobbsThe canning of the longtime host, Trump booster, and stolen-election propagandist prompted a statement of support from the former president.
    By Chas Danner
  7. the law
    Another Judge Blocks Trump’s TikTok BanThe latest deadline will reportedly be “overlooked.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  8. vision 2020
    Trump Scrambles for Legal Strategy to Stop DefeatA flurry of lawsuits from Team Trump may, at the very best, delay the inevitable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. mcdrama
    McDonald’s Is Suing Its Former CEOSteve Easterbrook allegedly lied and destroyed evidence about relationships with employees.
    By Chris Crowley
  10. e. jean carroll
    Writer E. Jean Carroll Sues Donald Trump for DefamationAfter Carroll accused Trump of sexual assault in her latest book, the president called her a liar, which she says damaged her reputation and career.
    By Sarah Jones
  11. food fight
    New York Foie Gras Producers React to Ban: ‘The Law Is So Completely Screwed Up’“It won’t ever be enforced.”
    By Chris Crowley
  12. climate change
    Trump Sues California to Kill Cross-Border Cap-and-Trade MarketIt’s just the latest in the administration’s legal battles with the country’s largest state, which particularly target action on climate change.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. metoo
    Charlie Rose Faces New Harassment Allegations From Makeup ArtistHis longtime makeup artist says Rose was verbally abusive, and that he used his Bloomberg TV studio as “a sexual hunting ground.”
    By Irin Carmon
  14. lawsuits
    Former Campaign Staffer Drops Suit Accusing Trump of Unwanted KissAlva Johnson says she can’t compete with Trump’s resources, but stands by her claim.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. lawsuits
    Harvey Weinstein Nears $44 Million Deal to Resolve Lawsuits: SourcesThe tentative agreement would resolve lawsuits from Weinstein accusers, as well as the New York State attorney general.
    By Halle Kiefer and Victoria Bekiempis
  16. lawsuits
    Harvey Weinstein Nears $44 Million Deal to Resolve Lawsuits: SourcesThe tentative agreement would resolve lawsuits from Weinstein accusers, as well as the New York State attorney general.
    By Halle Kiefer and Victoria Bekiempis
  17. lawsuits
    Students Sue Over ‘Rigged’ System That Let ‘Rich Parents’ Buy AdmissionsThe Stanford students, who are suing a group of schools, say they were “never informed that the process of admission was an unfair, rigged process.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. lawsuits
    Stormy Daniels Now Has to Pay Trump Almost $300,000 in Legal FeesA week and a half after she said she didn’t want her lawyer to file the suit in the first place.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  19. Trump’s Attempt to Quash Emoluments Lawsuit Is DeniedA judge on Wednesday said a lawsuit accusing Trump of violating the Constitution can move forward.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. The Falwell–Cohen Connection, or Trumpland in a NutshellThe distance between the churchy university president and the Long Island fixer isn’t as far as you might imagine.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Michael Avenatti’s Law Firm Hit With $10 Million JudgmentLooks like Stormy Daniels’s lawyer has some legal troubles of his own.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. DNC Sues Russia and Trump Aides for Conspiring to Hack Its EmailsThe DNC is seeking millions in damages — but its primary aim may be to create a new source of legal and political jeopardy for Trump’s team.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. stormy daniels
    Stormy Daniels Is Beating Donald Trump at His Own GameWith her legal and public-relations moves, she has managed to outmaneuver the president at every turn.
    By Cristian Farias
  24. Roy Moore’s Lawyer Is Just As Nutty As Roy MooreIn a a sloppily drafted letter threatening legal action, and two inept TV appearances, Moore’s lawyer is managing to hurt his client’s case.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. 15 States Sue Trump Over Decision to End DACAAttorneys are arguing that the president was motivated by racism.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  26. People Denied Entry to U.S. Under Travel Ban Can Reapply for VisasThe case that blocked Trump’s original executive order has been settled.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. Twitter Users Sue Trump for Blocking ThemAmericans have a First Amendment right to troll the president, they argue.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. 18 States Sue Betsy DeVos for Refusing to Enforce Student-Loan ProtectionsThe Education secretary is blocking new rules that would make it easier for students defrauded by for-profit colleges to have their debts forgiven.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. conflicts of interest
    Trump Can Accept Payments From Foreign Governments, Justice Department ArguesThe Trump administration is trying to quash a lawsuit that accuses the president of violating the U.S. Constitution.
    By Chas Danner
  30. Ohio Sues 5 Drug Companies for Fueling the Opioid EpidemicThe firms knowingly misled doctors and patients about the risks inherent to opioid painkillers, the lawsuit alleges.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into UberThe probe focuses on whether Uber was using an internal tool to evade authorities in cities where it was not authorized to operate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. Federal Judge Says Trump Incited Violence at Campaign Rally, Lawsuit Can ProceedA federal judge has ruled that what Trump says actually matters, and in the case of a campaign rally last year, plausibly incited violence.
    By Chas Danner
  33. Key House Republicans Move to Stabilize ObamacareTrump has promised Obamacare’s imminent demise. But two powerful House Republicans plan to make the law harder to sabotage.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. Families of Hundreds of 9/11 Victims Sue Government of Saudi ArabiaA major lawsuit filed in federal court tries to hold the country accountable for “facilitating the September 11th attacks.”
    By Jen Kirby
  35. Former Trump University Student Still Wants to Take the President to CourtA member of the class-action suit has asked the federal judge to let her reject the settlement so she could potentially pursue her own lawsuit.
    By Jen Kirby
  36. select all
    Family Sues Apple for Not Making Thing It PatentedCan a company be at fault for not bringing something to market?
    By Brian Feldman
  37. today in donald trump
    Trump: The ‘Only Bad Thing’ About Becoming President Is Settling Fraud CaseHe’s upset with the consequences of the election, too.
    By Chas Danner
  38. President-elect Trump Is Suing Washington, D.C. (Again)Believe it or not, Trump would like to avoid paying taxes.
    By Charley Lanyon
  39. ABA Won’t Publish Study Calling Trump ‘Libel Bully’ for Fear of Libel BullyingThis is how the bullies win.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. Melania Trump Sues the Daily Mail for $150 Million Over Escort RumorsYou can’t say she didn’t warn them.
    By Charley Lanyon
  41. transgender rights
    Court Won’t Change Virginia Transgender RulingThe ruling was the first to find transgender students are protected under Title IX.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  42. today in donald trump
    Judge Orders Trump University Documents ReleasedTrump accused the judge of bias during a campaign rally.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  43. transgender rights
    11 States Sue Obama Over Transgender PolicyThe suit calls Obama’s policy a “massive social experiment” and objects to his interpretation of Title IX.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  44. lawsuits
    Hulk Hogan Is Suing Gawker Again, Says It Leaked His Racist CommentsGawker denies the allegations.
    By Joe DeLessio
  45. voting rights
    Federal Judge Upholds Controversial North Carolina Voter ID LawHe ruled the law does not discriminate against minorities.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  46. the gig economy
    Uber Agrees to Pay $100 Million to California, Massachusetts DriversThe settlement avoids having the drivers reclassified as employees.
    By Jonah Shepp
  47. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Manager’s Battery Charge DroppedTrump personally called the prosecutor’s office and urged them to do “the right thing.”
    By Claire Landsbaum and Eric Levitz
  48. columbia university
    Columbia Professor Sues University for Sexual Harassment“I felt really betrayed. I thought the university should have solved this.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  49. early and often
    Trump Campaign Manager Might Sue BuzzFeed“I told McKay Coppins that his story was inaccurate. I told him not to publish.”
    By Gabriel Sherman
  50. awful things
    District Judge Resigns After Sex Abuse ChargeRoberts’s accuser says he raped her repeatedly in 1981.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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