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  • July 08, 2026

    Trump's $5M Loss Ordered To Be Paid Out To E. Jean Carroll

    It's time for President Donald Trump to pay a $5 million jury verdict finding he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room, a New York federal judge ruled on Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up the case.

  • July 08, 2026

    Judge Tosses Pearl Drum Carrier Trade Dress Claim, For Now

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out a trade dress infringement claim in drum-maker Pearl Musical Instrument Co. Ltd.'s intellectual property suit against a Japanese company over marching band drum carriers but gave Pearl another shot at making its case.

  • July 08, 2026

    FTC Can't Get Zillow-Redfin Deal Held Illegal Before Trial

    A Virginia federal judge refused in a bench ruling Wednesday to limit Zillow and Redfin's ability to defend a rental listings syndication deal the Federal Trade Commission says was a $100 million payoff for Redfin to exit the market, teeing up "multiple" factual disputes for trial next month.

  • July 08, 2026

    FCC Cuts Space License Backlog In Half, Bureau Chief Says

    The Federal Communications Commission has cut a backlog of applications for space-based industry licenses by more than half since adopting an "assembly line" approach to clearing paperwork, the agency's top official on space policy said Wednesday.

  • July 08, 2026

    Boston Jumps Into Social Media Addiction MDL

    The city of Boston said Wednesday it has joined the sweeping multidistrict social-media-addiction litigation against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat.

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