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FedEx sues Trump administration for tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling

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FedEx sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking a “full refund” of all tariffs it paid the government under the overturned International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his presidential authority when he deployed the act to impose sweeping tariffs on almost all U.S. trading partners. “Accordingly … … Read more

Federal court clears way for Utah’s new congressional map to take effect

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A three-judge panel declined to block Utah’s new congressional map on Monday, ruling that Republicans’ challenge to the court-ordered district lines was unlikely to succeed and that it was too close to the election to change the map. The map puts most of Salt Lake City into one district, making it likely Democrats will pick … Read more

Is Instagram addictive? Mark Zuckerberg faces questions in court.

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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles court Wednesday about accusations that Instagram is exploiting young people and harming their mental health. His company is on trial, alongside Google, in a civil suit seen as a test case for holding tech companies to account for social ills blamed on their products, particularly … Read more

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil, gas companies trying to block climate lawsuits

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WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, among a series of … Read more

Why did the Supreme Court rule against tariffs? Here’s what the justices said.

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In one of its most significant decisions of the year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs on Friday. The tariffs had been one of Mr. Trump’s signature policies, but the court held – in a 6-3 decision that split the court’s six conservative justices – that the president could not … Read more

Supreme Court takes up oil companies’ plea to end climate change lawsuits

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an attempt by energy companies to throw out a lawsuit filed in Colorado seeking to hold them accountable for the costs of climate change. The court’s ultimate ruling in the case will have national implications, likely determining whether similar lawsuits filed by cities and municipalities … Read more

Supreme Court takes up oil companies’ plea to end climate change lawsuits

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an attempt by energy companies to throw out a lawsuit filed in Colorado seeking to hold them accountable for the costs of climate change. The court’s ultimate ruling in the case will have national implications, likely determining whether similar lawsuits filed by cities and municipalities … Read more

US futures slip, world markets are mixed after the Supreme Court nixes Trump’s tariffs

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U.S. futures were broadly lower on Monday as uncertainty lingered after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs late last week. Futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.5%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6%. Nasdaq futures fell nearly 0.7%. Novo Nordisk shares took a beating after … Read more