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The Browns announced it as a “historic agreement.” The truth is that it’s a run-of-the-mill civil settlement. The Browns and the City of Cleveland have resolved the pending legal challenges to the team’s intended move to Brook Park. The Browns will pay $100 million in all. The amount includes the estimated $30 million expense of tearing down the existing stadium …

Some of the U.K.’s most prominent studios and screen organizations have been sent a legal warning over an industry boycott of Israeli film institutions. The letter from U.K. Lawyers for Israel states that the boycott, which has been backed by Hollywood stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo, is a breach of the U.K.’s Equality Act …

An open letter attributed to “93 employees and ex-employees” of Build A Rocket Boy has accused the studio’s leadership of “longstanding disrespect and mistreatment of your staff.” The open letter is accompanied by news that members of the Game Workers branch of the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union have commenced legal action over mishandling of redundancies at the …

Comey’s Two Legal Challenges to His Indictment, Explained  The New York Times Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue Trump foe’s case is politically motivated  AP News Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty and will argue he is unfairly targeted by Trump  CNN Trump updates: National Guard outside Chicago as Trump plans crackdown  Reuters Central witness undermines case against …

A screen shot a message on the U.S. Forest Service website that some say violates the federal Hatch Act against political activity Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR There are brewing legal fights against the Trump administration for language it’s posting on federal websites and in government emails blaming the Democrats for the government shutdown. The controversy centers …

Donald Trump threatened to use emergency powers to deploy more troops into Democrat-led cities, as his attempts to mobilise the military faced legal challenges. The president openly mulled use of the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily halted a National Guard deployment in Portland. “We have an insurrection act for a reason. If I had to enact …

Hot on the heels of Strava filing a lawsuit against Garmin that claims the American tech company infringed on several decade-old patents relating to segments and heatmaps, Finnish smartwatch manufacturer Suunto has coincidentally filed a suit against Garmin, claiming that it has also infringed on several patents, first reported by the Garmin rumours website. Suunto is claiming damages and a …

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court again rejected lower court efforts to stop Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from ending immigration protections for more than 600,000 people in America from Venezuela — 300,000 of them now. The decision was issued in a brief, unsigned order that contained virtually no reasoning. It was accompanied by no signed opinions from any of …

“This Car Stopped Itself And No One Was Inside”: San Bruno Police Face Chaos After Waymo Pulls Illegal U-Turn And Exposes Legal Black Hole  LeftLaneNews If a driverless Waymo commits a traffic violation, who gets the ticket?  San Francisco Chronicle Waymo news: Self-driving car pulled over in San Bruno, California for making illegal U-turn in front of police  ABC7 Chicago California police pull …

Exclusive | Lawmakers From Both Sides Pressed Pentagon on Legal Basis for Cartel Boat Strikes  The Wall Street Journal Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told  The New York Times Trump admin tells Congress the US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels  CNN US is engaged in formal ‘armed conflict’ with ‘terrorist’ drug cartels, …