‘There’s No There There’: What the TikTok Deal Achieved
SAN FRANCISCO — The saga of TikTok had everything: Ominous threats of surveillance. A forced fire sale. Threats of retaliation. Head-spinning deal terms that morphed...
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U.S. Judge Temporarily Halts Trump’s WeChat Ban
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has issued an injunction against President Trump’s executive order banning the Chinese social media app WeChat from carrying out commercial...
Jerry Harris of ‘Cheer’ Accused of Sex Abuse in Teenagers’ Lawsuit
Jerry Harris, a student featured in the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Cheer,” was sued on Monday by 14-year-old twin brothers in Texas who say that he...
Breonna Taylor’s Family Receives $12 Million Settlement From Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After months of protests that turned Breonna Taylor’s name into a national slogan against police violence, city officials have agreed to pay...
Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting
Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s campaign is establishing a major new legal operation, bringing in two former solicitor generals and hundreds of lawyers in what the...
Des Moines Schools Defy Governor’s Reopening Order Amid Coronavirus
No matter how much tension has surrounded the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic, most state and local officials have found a way to...
Gucci Heir Alleges Child Sexual Abuse
For the last five years, the name Gucci has been synonymous with success, with a fashion reinvention that has helped redirect the luxury industry toward...
Kevin Spacey Accused In New Lawsuit of Sex Offenses Against Teenagers
Kevin Spacey was sued on Wednesday by the actor Anthony Rapp and an anonymous man, both of whom accuse Mr. Spacey of sexual offenses against...
White House Asked Justice Dept. to Take Over Defamation Suit Against Trump, Barr Says
WASHINGTON — The White House asked the Justice Department to replace President Trump’s private lawyers to defend against a woman’s accusations that he defamed her...
Justice Dept. Intervenes to Help Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Lawsuit
In a highly unusual legal maneuver, the Department of Justice moved on Tuesday to replace President Trump’s private lawyers and defend him against a defamation...