Trump just celebrated the passing of a political opponent.
#Musk found liable to #Twitter shareholders in #fraud lawsuit over $44 billion takeover
A #US federal #jury found #ElonMusk liable on Friday for claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by trying to drive down the #SocialMedia company's #stock price so he could renegotiate or back out of a $44 billion takeover in 2022.
#law #tech
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/musk-found-liable-twitter-shareholders-fraud-lawsuit-over-44-billion-takeover-2026-03-20/
Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters’ access to Pentagon
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-policy-news-reporters-hegseth-dc7a69b7e7c3f618b3879d9cafec9b25?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, ruling that key portions of the new rules are unlawful. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., sided with The New York Times and ruled that the Pentagon policy illegally restricts the press credentials of reporters who walked out of the building rather than agree to the new rules. The New York Times sued the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, claiming the credentialing policy violates the journalists’ constitutional rights to free speech and due process. A Pentagon spokesperson says it is "pursuing an immediate appeal.”
DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers
https://apnews.com/article/us-investigation-petro-colombian-president-95886306b7c3107df584e154726a8737?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press. DEA records show Petro has surfaced in multiple investigations dating to 2022, many based on interviews with confidential informants. Petro has denied all ties to drug traffickers. Prosecutors in Brooklyn and Manhattan in recent months have been questioning drug traffickers about their ties to Petro and specifically about allegations the Colombian president’s representatives solicited bribes to block their extradition to the United States, said one of the people familiar with the inquiry.
Again, Molly White (@molly0xfff) is doing by far the best journalism about the massively corrupt cryptocurrency "industry" and how it's a threat to everyone's financial health. Her latest newsletter highlights ways the sleaze includes top politicians, especially (of course) Trump.