California sues Shasta County over newly passed voter ID ballot measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California’s attorney general, in a Friday lawsuit, slammed a Shasta County ballot measure he said violates state election law. Measure B appeared headed for passage with 55.6% of the vote in Shasta County. The measure would require...
Canada Supreme Court finds Crown representatives must be bilingual in New Brunswick
MONTREAL (CN) — The Supreme Court of Canada declared Friday that appointing an anglophone lieutenant governor violates New Brunswick’s linguistic rights. Chief Justice Richard Wagner says the equality between French and English “cannot be preserved when the...
Washington National Opera sues Kennedy Center over $17 million in withheld donations
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Washington National Opera argues in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that the Kennedy Center wrongfully withheld over $17 million in gifts and donations owed to the opera company. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the...
Judge awards Blake Lively legal fees in ‘It Ends With Us’ feud with Justin Baldoni
MANHATTAN (CN) — Blake Lively has been awarded attorneys’ fees in her legal war with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, marking the end of her massive federal lawsuit that was largely settled last month. In a 47-page order issued Friday, U.S. District Judge...
Another week, another ceasefire, another Wall Street rally
MANHATTAN (CN) — Investors were lured into buying equities this week, as promises from President Trump of a peace deal with Iran caused oil prices to drop and equities to rise. Investors initially welcomed signs that a peace deal with Iran might be within reach,...
Judge extends block on Trump’s anti-weaponization fund
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) — In a setback for the Trump administration, a federal judge on Friday indefinitely extended a block on a nearly $1.8 billion planned anti-weaponization fund meant to distribute payouts to those targeted by the federal government. U.S. District...
Digital ad app asks Ninth Circuit to lift Google’s ban
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel asked an e-commerce tech company how Google banning its advertising app harmed the marketplace Friday, after a lower court judge dismissed its antitrust lawsuit against the tech behemoth last year. Unlockd Media’s app...
‘Orwellian’: New York Times asks judge to snipe Pentagon escort rule
WASHINGTON (CN) — The New York Times urged a federal judge on Friday to order the Pentagon to cease its requirement that journalists be escorted within the building, arguing the policy was clear First Amendment retaliation. Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman...
Scientists rethink how much carbon forests can store
(CN) — Forests may capture as much planet-warming carbon as scientists once thought. Researchers have found oak trees continue photosynthesizing long after their annual growth has stopped, suggesting that taking in more carbon does not always translate into more...