Lawsuit says Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban violates the state constitution

Lawsuit says Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban violates the state constitution

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two families of transgender minors filed a constitutional challenge on Tuesday to an Ohio law that severely limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18. The litigation, brought in Franklin County Common Pleas Court by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio and the global law firm Goodwin, alleges the law … Read more

SEC charges Arista co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim with insider trading

SEC charges Arista co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim with insider trading

Andreas “Andy” Von Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Arista Networks Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 2, 2013. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Andy Bechtolsheim, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems and Arista Networks, has reached a settlement with the SEC on insider trading charges … Read more

Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know

Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know

LOS ANGELES — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of sexual assault and rape against Combs — one … Read more

Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

NEW YORK — Two properties belonging to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. It’s not clear whether … Read more

NFL retirees who say the league’s disability plan is a sham can proceed to trial

NFL retirees who say the league’s disability plan is a sham can proceed to trial

PHILADELPHIA — A lawsuit accusing the NFL’s disability plan of violating its duty to retired players by routinely denying valid injury claims can proceed to trial on most counts, a federal judge in Maryland has ruled. The lawsuit, filed last year, accuses officials who oversee the program of bad faith and flagrant violations of federal … Read more

Trump fraud judgment deadline looms as son complains

Trump fraud judgment deadline looms as son complains

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after voting at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on March 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Donald Trump faces the severe risk that New York’s attorney general will begin trying to collect a $454 … Read more

Trump claims to have about $500m cash as he fights fraud appeal bond

Trump claims to have about 0m cash as he fights fraud appeal bond

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after exiting the courtroom as he attends his Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, October 18, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Donald Trump on Friday claimed to have nearly half a billion dollars in cash — after his lawyers said he doesn’t have … Read more

Prince Harry says tabloids intercepted phone calls of parents

Prince Harry says tabloids intercepted phone calls of parents

LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry alleged Thursday that the publisher of The Sun tabloid unlawfully intercepted phone calls of his late mother, Princess Diana, and father, now King Charles III, as he sought to expand his privacy invasion lawsuit against News Group Newspapers. The Duke of Sussex is seeking permission during a three-day … Read more

DOJ’s Kanter has a message to shareholders

DOJ’s Kanter has a message to shareholders

The Justice Department’s top antitrust official said Friday that Apple shareholders should encourage the company to “compete on the merits,” one day after the government sued the iPhone maker over allegedly anticompetitive practices. “Competition on the merits is good for everybody,” Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for antitrust, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Good for … Read more

Fanatics fires back at DraftKings’ claims of corporate espionage

Fanatics fires back at DraftKings’ claims of corporate espionage

Fanatics founder and CEO Michael Rubin at his office in New York. The Washington Post | Getty Images Sports merchandise giant Fanatics is firing back against sportsbook giant DraftKings in an ongoing legal fight over Fanatics’ hiring of a top DraftKings executive. In a legal brief filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, … Read more