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  UAW Steps Up GM And Stellantis Strike, Notes Ford Progress

  By Linda Chiem

  The United Auto Workers on Friday expanded its strike to all of General Motors and Stellantis' parts distributio...(read more)

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  NJ Sen. Menendez Took Bribes For Egyptian Aid, Feds Charge

  By Rachel Scharf

  Manhattan federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Friday charging Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., with steering bi...(read more)

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• Trump Urges Colo. Judge To Toss Suit To Keep Him Off Ballot

  By Thy Vo

  Former President Donald Trump urged a Colorado state judge to toss a lawsuit seeking to block him from appearing on the state's 2024 ballot, arguing that his statements before the Jan. 6 riot did not explicitly advocate for violence or lawlessness, leaving them protected under the First Amendment.

• Giuliani Ordered To Cough Up $237K In Ga. Poll Workers' Suit

  By Hailey Konnath

  Rudy Giuliani owes roughly $237,000 stemming from unpaid sanctions and legal fees in a suit brought by Georgia poll workers who say he accused them of ballot fraud in the 2020 presidential election, according to an order issued Friday.

• Ex-FBI Field Office Boss Inks Plea Deal Over Albania Payouts

  By Hailey Konnath

  The former head of the FBI's New York counterintelligence office has agreed to a plea deal with federal prosecutors resolving accusations he concealed a friendship with a former Albanian intelligence operative as well as the $225,000 in payments he received from him, according to an agreement filed Friday.

• NCAA Athletes Win Cert. For Injunctive Relief Class In NIL Suit

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge on Friday certified a class of 184,000 college athletes seeking injunctive relief in antitrust litigation against the NCAA over their name, image and likeness rights, but held off on certifying classes of athletes who seek damages for allegedly lost revenue.

• 4 Takeaways For Benefits Attys After Judge Clears ESG Rule

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  A Texas federal judge's decision finding the U.S. Department of Labor's socially conscious investing rule didn't violate federal law represents a significant legal victory for the DOL at a time the agency's broader rulemaking efforts are under fire, attorneys say.

• Judge Calls Some Of Trump's Args 'Crazy' In NY Fraud Case

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  A New York state judge on Friday pounded the bench as he expressed frustration with arguments made by Donald Trump's attorneys over what claims, if any, he can rule on ahead of trial in the massive fraud case against the former president, his sons and their business, calling some recurring arguments "literally crazy."

• Jan. 6 Atty Says Ex-Prosecutor's Tweet Is 'Insidious Lie'

  By Lauren Berg

  Stefan Passantino, a former Trump administration attorney who represented former aide Cassidy Hutchinson during the House select committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection, on Friday accused former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann of defamation for posting a tweet claiming Passantino coached Hutchinson to lie during her congressional testimony.

• Goldman Sachs To Pay $12M For Trade Data Reporting Gaffes

  By Emilie Ruscoe

  Financial services giant Goldman Sachs agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority $6 million apiece Friday over claims that it failed in its recordkeeping and reporting obligations when it handed over inaccurate trading data in response to thousands of regulatory requests.

• Kagan Calls High Court Ethics Code A 'Good Idea'

  By Katie Buehler

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Friday lamented the public's souring perception of the high court, saying that in order to restore the court's image the justices must address "legitimate" concerns about ethics and stop upending long-standing precedent.

• Alito Extends Freeze Of Ban On Biden Social Media Work

  By Katie Buehler

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday extended for three days a pause he'd placed on a lower court's order prohibiting members of the Biden White House and certain federal agencies from working with social media companies to combat the spread of misinformation. 

• EU Enforcers Hit Intel With $400M Antitrust Fine On Redo

  By Matthew Perlman

  Europe's competition enforcer hit Intel Corp. with a lowered €376.4 million ($401.3 million) fine Friday for its 2009 case accusing the chipmaker of abusing its dominance over the supply of chips to computer manufacturers, after a court wiped out a €1 billion penalty last year.

• Binance Says SEC Can't Subvert Congress With Securities Case

  By Aislinn Keely

  Binance, its CEO and its stateside entity told a D.C. federal judge that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against them exceeds its authority and should be dismissed for offending the so-called major questions doctrine, among other arguments.