Topline A number of Republican lawmakers and officials swiftly criticized President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday, painting the D.C. Circuit Cour...
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has sided with unions — Quartz
US president Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court today (Feb. 25)—if confirmed, she would become the first Black woman in the role. Her past decisions offer clues to her pot...
Chinese Supreme Court Classifies Crypto Trading As Illegal
China’s supreme court on Thursday classified crypto transactions as illegal, and said violators could face hefty fines and up to 10 years in prison. While top-level Chinese government bodies had alrea...
Court Denies SEC’s Motion To File Sur Sur-Reply In XRP Vs SEC Lawsuit
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been using some tactics to delay the process in the lawsuit against Ripple. Interestingly, the court has rejected SEC’s this policy to slow down the pr...
Chinese Supreme Court Threatens Jailtime to Those who Fundraise With Crypto
Chinese courts will now issue jail sentences if individuals engage in fundraising activities via crypto from the public. New Guideline: Crypto Fundraising, A Punishable Offence After an intense crackd...
Court Rules Robert Pera And Michael Heisley Can’t Get Tax Deduction From Sale Of Memphis Grizzlies
Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies celebrates a basket with teammates Ziaire Williams #8 and … [+] Jaren Jackson Jr. #13 during the third quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com...
Nunchuk tells court it will ‘be there to serve’ when the Canadian dollar ‘becomes worthless’
A Canadian court issued a Mareva Injunction against crypto wallet provider Nunchuk, among other intermediaries and individuals, ordering it to disclose user information and freeze any assets related t...
Supreme Court Takes Case Of Web Designer Who Wants To Refuse LGBTQ Clients
Topline The Supreme Court has taken a case from a Colorado web designer who doesn’t want to create wedding sites for same-sex weddings—claiming anti-discrimination laws would violate her First Amendme...
Why Court May Reject SEC’s Motion Over Hinman’s Speech?
The XRP vs SEC Ripple lawsuit has come to a point from where it will be decided whether ‘XRP’ is a security or not. The recently unsealed memos has played a crucial role in revealing that Ripple took ...
US Court Orders Terra, Do Kwon to Comply With SEC Subpoenas
The United States District Court in New York has ordered Terraform Labs and its CEO Do Kwon to comply with subpoenas issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The subpoenas were issued ...
Canadian Court Freezes Millions in Convoy Protestor Funds—Including Bitcoin
An Ontario Superior Court judge has issued an order to freeze millions of dollars in funds, including some in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, as Ottowa’s convoy protests continue, per The Globe and ...
Court Orders Terra’s Do Kwon to Comply with SEC Subpoenas
Key Takeaways A New York court has ordered Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon to comply with the SEC’s investigation into Mirror Protocol. Kwon first received two subpoenas from the SEC in September 202...
Court To Unseal SEC Memos Publicly Today; Why Wait Is Worth It?
The mystery behind the ‘two sealed memos’ in the SEC vs Ripple lawsuit continues. Not just Ripple and XRP’s community but the entire crypto circle was eagerly waiting for the revelation. As per an ord...
Biden Could Interview Supreme Court Nominees Next Week—Here’s What We Know About His Decision So Far
Topline White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Friday President Joe Biden will start interviewing potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court “as early as next week” before announcing a deci...
Russian Figure Skater Failed Drug Test Before Winter Games Debut, Urgent Court Hearing Set To Decide Her Olympics Fate
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva—who won gold in the team figure skating competition— was allowed by her country’s officials to participate in the Beijing Winter Games despite recently tes...
Appeals Court Won’t Immediately Reverse Block Of Biden’s Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate
Topline An appeals court left in place a national block on President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees Wednesday, declining to overrule a lower court ruling that halted a key ...
Supreme Court Leaves In Place Alabama Congressional Map Tossed Out By Lower Court Due To Racial Imbalance
Topline The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Monday to halt a lower court order requiring Alabama to create a new congressional district map that better represents Black voters, after the lower court argued...
Legal Scholars Push For Supreme Court Ethics Code As Gorsuch And Thomas Come Under Fire
Topline More than two dozen legal ethics scholars asked Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Thursday to impose a code of conduct for the court’s judges, as the conservative-leaning court faces de...
‘The Ball Is In The Nets’ Court’
Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden (13) yells to forward James Johnson (16) during the second half of … [+] the team’s NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif.,...
Nike takes seller of unlicensed NFT sneakers to the court
Popular sneaker maker Nike has started the “licensed NFT” wars by taking an online reseller called StockX to court for trademark infringement or sale of unlicensed nonfungible token (NFT) ...
Cryptocurrencies and tax returns, the ruling of the EU Court of Justice
One of the worst nightmares of those who handle cryptocurrencies in Italy is the application of the obligations to declare crypto holdings in the RW form of the income tax return; that is, the complia...
What the IRS Court Case Over Crypto Staking Taxes Really Means
In brief A couple sued the IRS after they were denied a refund request for taxes paid on Tezos staking rewards. After the lawsuit started, the IRS offered a refund. But the plaintiffs now want a more ...
After a Court Battle, the IRS Might Not Impose Income Taxes on Unsold, Staked Crypto
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could stop taxing digital assets obtained through staking. The agency added that it will refund the tax paid by a Nashville couple on tokens they had e...
How a New Supreme Court Decision Could Help You Save For Retirement
The investment options in your retirement plan may improve after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Northwestern University employees who alleged the university’s retirement plans had excessively high ...
Will Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Get GOP Support? Here’s What Republicans Are Saying So Far
Topline As the Senate prepares for a confirmation battle over President Joe Biden’s still-unnamed Supreme Court pick, it still remains to be seen whether any Republicans will support the judicial nomi...
Credit Suisse to Defend $45M Penalty Order in Swiss Court
Swiss federal prosecutors are seeking around 42.4 million Swiss francs ($45 million) in penalties from Credit Suisse for its involvement in serious anti-money laundering breaches. The trial against th...
Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Mail-In Ballot Law By 3-2 Republican Vote
Today a Pennsylvania appellate court struck down the state’s generous law approving mail-in ballots. The court struck down the law by a 3-2 party-line vote. The law encourages precisely what former Pr...
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg book nets $100,000 at auction
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a discussion during the Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 31, 2019....
OSHA withdraws rule for businesses after losing Supreme Court case
The Biden administration is formally withdrawing its vaccine and testing mandate for businesses, after the Supreme Court blocked the requirements earlier this month. The Occupational Safety and Health...
Ripple Objects To SECs Request To Buy More Time Following Recent Court Ruling
The tussle to get regulatory clarity for the crypto industry continues as Ripple and the SEC slug it out in court. Ripple has filed an objection to the SEC’s recent motion to be given more time to con...