In her ruling, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to order a ban on the Department of Government Effectiveness from accessing federal agencies' computer systems or directing the firing of government workers during the proceedings, rejecting a previous request by Democratic state attorneys general, who filed a lawsuit on the 13th challenging the authority of Mr. Musk and his Department of Government Effectiveness to access sensitive government data.
A US judge has extended a temporary ban on Musk's Department of Government Efficiency accessing the US Treasury's payment systems. In the early hours of February 8 local time, a US federal judge temporarily blocked Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the government systems used by the US Treasury to process trillions of dollars in payments, citing the risk that sensitive and confidential information could be improperly leaked. The order was issued by US District Judge Engel...
Market News: A judge has barred the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive Treasury materials.
Market news: A U.S. judge has temporarily suspended the Trump administration's decision to freeze federal loans and grants.
According to Coinedition, Senior U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granted a request by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and the SEC to seal certain court documents. As the case progresses, the parties can now keep sensitive information confidential. The sealed documents included key exhibits related to summary judgment and expert testimony that were crucial to the case. The court ruled under the Ninth Circuit's "compelling reasons" rule. Ripple seeks to seal eight documents related to summary...
On January 10 local time, the New York State Supreme Court judge ruled on the case of President-elect Trump's "hush money", ruling that Trump was guilty of 34 counts in the case, but in view of the important stage of the presidential power transition process, he was released unconditionally without any punishment. (CCTV News)
A British judge, Justice Keyser KC, has rejected an application by James Howells, an IT engineer in Newport, Wales, to recover $735 million worth of Bitcoin hard drives buried in a Newport landfill, citing environmental risks. Newport City Council has consistently refused to enter the landfill where the hard drive was accidentally discarded in 2013, and according to the BBC, the judge believes the case has "no realistic chance of success" at trial. Howells mined Bitcoin in 2009 when it cost only...
On January 7 local time, the US Court of Appeals in New York, Judge Alan Germer, rejected President-elect Trump's latest request to delay the sentencing process of his "hush money" case. Trump's lawyer said that as president-elect, Trump enjoys the same immunity from criminal prosecution as the president, but this view was rejected by the court. Less than two weeks before Trump's inauguration as president, if the sentencing is not completed before the start of his second term on January 20, pres...
On January 6 local time, New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Mercan rejected President-elect Trump's request to delay the sentencing process of his "hush money" criminal case. It is understood that Trump's lawyers may continue to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals. Earlier on the 6th, Trump's lawyers appealed the verdict in his "hush money" criminal case, asking the judge to delay the sentencing process scheduled for this week. A 12-member jury on May 30, 2024...
Judge Juan Mercan of New York ruled on January 3 local time to uphold Trump's conviction in the "hush money" case, reject Trump's request to overturn the jury's verdict, and set the sentencing date for January 10. Judge Juan Mercan said that Trump can choose to appear in person or attend the sentencing hearing virtually.
New York court judge Alvin Hellerstein has decided to postpone the trial of the civil case between the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Gemini Trust until January 21, 2024, from the original date of January 13. The case stems from the 2022 CFTC charges against Gemini for providing false or misleading statements to the CFTC when it applied to offer bitcoin futures contracts in 2017. The postponed trial date will come as a new president takes office and could affect the CFTC's ...
Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, has asked a judge to drop criminal charges against him after an appeals court ruled that US Treasury sanctions against the crypto mixer were illegal and that the Treasury had acted "beyond its authority" in the case.
A Delaware judge once again rejected Musk's high compensation plan at Tesla. Tesla's official social media responded by saying that the court's decision was wrong and we will appeal. If this ruling is not overturned, it means that the judge and the plaintiffs' lawyers are managing the Delaware companies, not their legal owners - shareholders.
On Nov. 26, Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen rejected Kristoffer Krohn's appeal of a Sept. 23 ruling allowing the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to sue Green United LLC, saying Crohn failed to provide reasons for his appeal. The judge wrote: "The court declined to grant leave to appeal in this case because Mr. Crohn did not provide any substantive reason for dissenting from the law governing any of the matters addressed in the court's order of September 23."