The downfall of the founder of Theranos is a story of hubris and lies – and a parable for a financial system that is badly brokenThe story of how Elizabeth Holmes came to defraud some of the richest and most powerful investors in the US, only to end up…
Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors ask judge for inquiry into juror
Juror says in post-trial interviews he was a victim of sexual abuse and claims he does not recall being asked about itProsecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial on Wednesday asked the judge for an “inquiry” after a juror said in recent po…
Ghislaine Maxwell trial: jurors ask to see testimony from five witnesses
Judge Alison Nathan says note to jurors states deliberations will continue ‘as needed’ until verdict reached over Covid concernsJurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial resumed deliberations Wednesday morning with the heightened threat of co…
Ex-Georgia election workers sue Giuliani and OAN, saying fraud claims put them in danger
Ruby Freeman and daughter claim they became center of unfounded conspiracy theories and were singled out by TrumpTwo former Georgia election workers have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the rightwing One Ameri…
US supreme court to hear oral arguments over Texas abortion law
Biden administration and reproductive rights groups have asked court to block a controversial law banning nearly all terminationsThe US supreme court is set to hear oral arguments over whether Texas can continue to allow private citizens to enforce a c…
The legal mind behind America’s most extreme abortion law
Former Texas solicitor general Jonathan F Mitchell’s ‘dangerous’ legal strategy lets legislators pass laws that thwart the judiciaryAt the center of the extreme Texas law that bans nearly all abortion care in the second largest state in the US lies a n…
Supreme court, Facebook, Fed: three horsemen of democracy’s apocalypse | Robert Reich
These unaccountable bodies hold increasing sway over US government. Their abuses of power affect us allThe week’s news has been dominated by the supreme court, whose term began on Monday; the Federal Reserve, and whether it will start responding to inf…
Texas’ restrictive abortion law temporarily reinstated one day after being blocked
A New Orleans-based appeals court quickly granted the state’s request to set aside a suspension until the case is reviewedA federal appeals court on Friday night allowed Texas to temporarily resume banning most abortions, just one day after clinics acr…
The US criminal justice system is failing sexual assault survivors. It needs a feminist overhaul | Arwa Mahdawi
A woman in Kansas has had to recount her rape story to strangers and collect hundreds of signatures to get the legal system to take her seriouslyHere’s a fun fact about consent: once you say “yes”, you can change your mind! Saying “yes” at the beginnin…
Britney Spears’ father suspended from conservatorship in victory for singer
Star has sought liberation from Jamie Spears’ control of her finances and personal life for yearsA Los Angeles judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years, marking a major victory for th…