Category: dismisses

US Judge Dismisses 2 Charges Against Former Boeing 737 MAX Technical Pilot

WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed two charges against a former chief technical pilot for Boeing Co. accused of deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company’s 737 MAX jet, but rejected a request to dismiss the other four counts. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas granted part of the request of lawyers for former Boeing…


Court Dismisses Claims Robinhood Wrongly Restricted ‘Meme Stock’ Trades

A U.S. federal court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Robinhood Markets Inc. of violating state laws by restricting trades on so-called meme stocks during a January 2021 rally, a move that retail traders allege resulted in billions in losses. Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga of the federal court in Miami ruled that retail investors cannot…


Supreme Court Dismisses ‘Sanctuary City’ Cases at Request of Biden’s DOJ

The Supreme Court has dismissed three pending requests to hear challenges to the Trump administration’s order to withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions—states and cities that refuse to cooperate with Department of Homeland Security efforts to deport people residing in the United States illegally. “After a request from the…