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Facebook and Nvidia ask US Supreme Court to dismiss fraud lawsuits

Facebook and Nvidia are asking the US Supreme Court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuits filed by investors, in cases that could make it harder to hold companies accountable in court. Both tech giants are challenging rulings by a lower court that allowed these lawsuits to move forward, saying the cases don’t meet legal standards.

Opinion / How the US Supreme Court brought America closer to becoming an autocracy

The US Supreme Court has ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution for "official" actions that are within the powers afforded to them under the US constitution

Will Trump be on the ballot?

His role in starting an insurrection complicates the situation.

Roe v Wade: The (Questionable) March of Progress in the US

People tend to believe in progress. As the decades advance, we become more civilised. We expand important freedoms, like voting rights. Except that time and time again, some events prove otherwise.

Court halts Obama’s key climate plan

President Barack Obama's plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court.

US woman executed despite pope appeal

A woman in the US state of Georgia is executed despite a number of last-ditch appeals, including one by the Pope, to try and block her execution.

US gay marriage: Reaction to ruling

Following the US Supreme Court's decision of legalising gay marriages nationwide the reactions in social media has been pouring in from all over the world.

US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide

The US Supreme Court has rules same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

Facebook and Nvidia ask US Supreme Court to dismiss fraud lawsuits

Facebook and Nvidia are asking the US Supreme Court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuits filed by investors, in cases that could make it harder to hold companies accountable in court. Both tech giants are challenging rulings by a lower court that allowed these lawsuits to move forward, saying the cases don’t meet legal standards.

July 3, 2024
July 3, 2024

How the US Supreme Court brought America closer to becoming an autocracy

The US Supreme Court has ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution for "official" actions that are within the powers afforded to them under the US constitution

December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023

Will Trump be on the ballot?

His role in starting an insurrection complicates the situation.

July 3, 2022
July 3, 2022

Roe v Wade: The (Questionable) March of Progress in the US

People tend to believe in progress. As the decades advance, we become more civilised. We expand important freedoms, like voting rights. Except that time and time again, some events prove otherwise.

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

Court halts Obama’s key climate plan

President Barack Obama's plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

US woman executed despite pope appeal

A woman in the US state of Georgia is executed despite a number of last-ditch appeals, including one by the Pope, to try and block her execution.

June 27, 2015
June 27, 2015

US gay marriage: Reaction to ruling

Following the US Supreme Court's decision of legalising gay marriages nationwide the reactions in social media has been pouring in from all over the world.

June 26, 2015
June 26, 2015

US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide

The US Supreme Court has rules same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States.