Acima Settlement: $183.5 Million, 43 States, and What Rent-to-Own Customers Get
Acima will pay $183.5 million to 43 states over rent-to-own leases it marketed as 90-day payoff plans. Here is who gets refunds, whose balances get…
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GM Driver Data Settlement: $220 Million, No Checks, and What Owners Can Do Now
General Motors will pay $220 million to 36 attorneys general over its OnStar Smart Driver program, which sold drivers' location and driving data to…
Rob Bonta Controversies: The Questions Behind His Record as California Attorney General
Rob Bonta controversy explained: the $468,000 legal bill, Duong donations, the 2022 gun-data leak, his wife's budget role and the Paramount deal.
Kingswood Capital Partners, CEO and Compliance Chief Ordered to Pay $11.3 Million in FINRA Arbitration
A FINRA arbitration panel has ordered Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC, the San Diego broker-dealer behind the Kingswood U.S. brand, to pay former f…
Federal Judge Strikes Down NFA Registration for Suppressors
A Texas federal court held the NFA's registration requirements for suppressors and short-barreled firearms exceed Congress's authority after the ta…
Stanford Names Timothy Lynch General Counsel as Debra Zumwalt Retires
Timothy G. Lynch succeeds Debra Zumwalt as Stanford's vice president and general counsel on August 31, 2026, closing her 26-year tenure. Jennifer Z…
Justice Department Sues Virginia, California Over Gun Laws
The Justice Department sued Virginia and California, arguing new state limits on AR-15-style rifles and convertible pistols violate the Second Amen…
Supreme Court to Hear AR-15 Rifle Ban Cases
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether states may ban AR-15-style rifles, taking up challenges to rifle bans in Connecticut and the Chicago area.
Egg Producers Settle Price-Fixing Case for $3.3M
The DOJ and 17 states reached proposed settlements with three top egg producers over alleged price manipulation: $3.3 million and 53 million donate…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Party Spending Caps
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down federal caps on coordinated party spending, holding the decades-old limits violate the First Amendment.
Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld West Virginia and Idaho laws barring transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, ruling the measures v…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that nearly all childr…
Ex-NBA Players Beasley, Davis Indicted in Gambling Case
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis were indicted Monday in Brooklyn federal court on charges they fixed Beasley's performance so co-cons…
Supreme Court Expands Trump's Power to Fire Agency Heads
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president may fire independent agency members without cause, overturning the 91-year-old Humphrey's Executor p…
Dominion Settles $1.3B Defamation Suit Against Lindell
The company formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems settled and dismissed its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell,…
Supreme Court Lets Trump End TPS for Haitians, Syrians
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 25 to let the Trump administration end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians and revive a border…
Disney to pay $50M in YouTube TV, DirecTV streaming deal
Disney agreed to a $50 million class-action settlement over claims it drove up prices for YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream. Subscribers between April…
Court Upholds Weinstein's LA Rape Conviction, Orders Resentencing
A California appeals court affirmed Harvey Weinstein's 2022 Los Angeles sexual-assault conviction but threw out his 16-year sentence, ordering a ne…
Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii gun-carry restriction
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law barring concealed-carry permit holders from bringing guns onto private property open to the…
Supreme Court Sides With Monsanto, Blocks Roundup Warning Suits
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal pesticide law preempts state failure-to-warn lawsuits over Roundup cancer warnings, a decision expected to…