A bank controlled by the Turkish government is not immune from criminal prosecution in American courts for allegedly helping Iran defy U.S. economic sanctions, the Supreme Court ruled 7–2 on April 19. Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S., also known as Halkbank, is 75 percent owned by the Turkish Wealth Fund, which in turn is owned by the Republic…
SCOTUS Rules Turkish Bank Not Immune From Prosecution in Iran Sanctions Violation Case
April 19, 2023
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Whistleblowers Tell Supreme Court Pharmacy Chains Should Pay for Alleged Fraud
The Supreme Court seemed open on April 18 to revive whistleblower lawsuits against pharmacy operators SuperValu and Safeway for allegedly submitting false Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement claims for prescription drugs they sold. The case is considered to be important because it could have an impact on the government’s ability to crack down on health care fraud. The…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Set to Be Deposed in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuits
April 19, 2023
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is set for deposition in Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking lawsuits. A federal judge instructed Dimon to set aside two days for questioning in litigation that accused America’s largest bank of knowingly benefiting from Jeffrey Epstein’s forced prostitution ring of underaged children. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff made the decision to allow…
US Appeals Court Denies Emergency Request to Block ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
A federal appeals court ruled to keep an Illinois state-wide “assault weapons” ban intact by denying a business owner who said the ban violates the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment. The Chicago-based Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied a request (pdf) for an emergency injunction by Robert Bevis, a gun store owner in Naperville,…
As Soros-Backed Prosecutor Fights Attempt to Oust Her, Judge Sets Separate Contempt Hearing
April 19, 2023
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Accusations of mismanagement and chaos are piling up against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Gardner appeared in court on April 18, the first hearing in Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s attempt to remove her from office. Gardner’s lawyers are seeking dismissal of that case. Bailey asserts she neglected her duties by failing to properly staff…
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Christian Mail Carrier Who Quit Over Sunday Deliveries
The Supreme Court seemed receptive April 18 to the arguments of an evangelical Christian mail carrier who quit the U.S. Postal Service after it refused to accommodate his wish not to work on the Sunday Sabbath. Over the opposition of the Biden administration, the court agreed in January to take up the civil rights lawsuit…
Defrocked Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Charged with 1977 Sexual Assault
MADISON, Wis.—Theodore McCarrick, the defrocked cardinal archbishop emeritus of Washington, is charged in Wisconsin with the fourth-degree sexual assault of an 18-year-old man in 1977. McCarrick, 92, of Hyattsville, Md., was charged in a criminal complaint filed on April 14 in Walworth County, about 60 miles southeast of Madison. He is due to make an…
Supreme Court Sides With New Jersey in Dispute With New York Over Organized Crime Watchdog
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on April 18 that New Jersey may unilaterally withdraw from the interstate compact that created the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor in the 1950s to combat corruption. New Jersey decided in 2018 to leave the interstate compact that created the commission in 1953 that bestowed regulatory and law-enforcement functions…
9 States Join DOJ’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
Nine states on Monday joined eight others in a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Google for allegedly monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products. The amended lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. It accuses Google of monopolizing key digital advertising technologies, known as the “ad…
Federal Judge Tosses Trump’s Request to Delay E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case
April 18, 2023
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A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to delay a civil defamation lawsuit after he disputed author E. Jean Carroll’s allegations that he raped her. In a 2019 book, Carroll claimed that Trump raped her in a New York department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Trump has repeatedly denied…
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