Judge says IMDb can show Hollywood actors’ ages under First Amendment
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a California law requiring IMDb, the movie and television information website, to remove actors’ ages at their request.
Trump moves to outlaw ‘bump stocks,’ considers other steps after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration would take steps to ban an accessory that enables a rifle to shoot hundreds of rounds a minute as he considers additional firearms restrictions after last week’s school sh…
Trump administration sued over detention of immigrant children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York civil rights group on Tuesday sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without caus…
Trump moves to outlaw ‘bump stocks’ after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration would take steps to outlaw an accessory that enables a rifle to shoot hundreds of rounds a minute, as the White House added he may consider other firearms restrictions aft…
Steven Cohen loses bid to seal lawsuit alleging sexism at Point72
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen’s request to temporarily seal a lawsuit accusing his hedge fund firm Point72 Asset Management LP of sexism toward women.
FCC reversal of net neutrality rules expected to be published Thursday: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order overturning the landmark Obama-era net neutrality rules, two sources briefed on the matter said Tuesday.
Mueller ups pressure on Trump campaign aides with new charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday stepped up pressure on two former Trump campaign aides to cooperate in his probe into possible collusion with Russia, unsealing a criminal charge against a lawyer for lying to Muelle…
Trump orders regulations drawn up to ban bump stocks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to draw up regulations banning devices that turn firearms into machine guns, like the bump stock used in October’s mass shootin…
U.S. Attorney General Sessions forms cyber task force to probe election meddling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered the creation of a task force to examine how his Justice Department can better combat a wide cross-section of global cyber threats, including efforts to interfere with elections or d…
VW bid to delay first U.S. diesel emissions trial rejected
FAIRFAX, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia state court judge on Tuesday rejected a request by the U.S. unit of Volkswagen AG to delay several of the company’s trials over excess emissions because of “inflammatory” comments made by a lawyer representing car …
