Judge approves release of Florida nightclub shooter’s widow
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – A judge cleared the way on Wednesday for the widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, to be released from jail and also appeared to throw doubt on the strength of the government’s case…
School board in key transgender case seeks U.S. high court delay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Virginia school board sued by a student over bathroom access in a major transgender rights case asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to delay the matter until at least April, when President Donald Trump’s conservative no…
U.S. communications agency considers helping in probe of Jewish center threats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it was exploring what it could do to help law enforcement track down who has made telephone threats to nearly 100 Jewish Community Centers across the United States in rec…
More Wells Fargo customers may be affected by sales scandal: filing
(Reuters) – More Wells Fargo & Co customers may have been affected by a scandal over phony accounts than previously believed, the third-largest U.S. lender said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
Rare re-argument ordered in insider trading appeal of SAC’s Martoma
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Manhattan ordered a rare second round of arguments on Wednesday as former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma tries to overturn his insider trading conviction.
After 15 years, lawsuit against UBS over Enron collapse is dismissed
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Houston has thrown out a lawsuit accusing UBS Group AG of hiding fraud by its client Enron Corp from retail customers, a decision that may end a 15-year legal battle stemming from the energy company’s December 2001 bankru…
Texas Supreme Court hears challenge on same-sex marriage rights
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two Houston taxpayers, backed by Texas Republican leaders, on Wednesday challenged Houston’s spousal benefits for same-sex couples, asking the state’s highest civil court to re-examine parts of a landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Cou…
Oklahoma faces continued risk of quakes linked to drilling: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Parts of Oklahoma and Kansas are likely to experience damaging earthquakes as a result of oil and gas industry activity in 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday in its second annual forecast of natural and human-caus…
White House supports renewal of spy law without reforms: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration does not want to reform an internet surveillance law to address privacy concerns, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday, saying it is needed to protect national security.
U.S. top court backs review of Virginia voting districts in race case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday told a lower court in a voting rights case to reassess whether Virginia’s Republican-led legislature unlawfully tried to dilute the clout of black voters when it drew a series of state legislat…
