Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks
Amazon goes to trial on Monday in a US government lawsuit that accuses the e-commerce giant of using tricks to enroll millions of customers in its Prime subscription service and then making it nearly impossible to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission’s complaint, filed in June 2023, alleges that Amazon knowingly used designs known as “dark […]
US weighs Google breakup in landmark trial
The US Department of Justice said on Tuesday it would demand that Google make profound changes to how it does business and even consider the possibility of a breakup, after the tech juggernaut was found to be running an illegal monopoly. Determining how to address Google’s wrongs is the next stage of a landmark antitrust […]
Donald Trump’s trial date set as he faces charge over money paid to adult film star
A trial date has been set in Donald Trump’s hush-money case, which centers on the claim he paid off two women – including an adult film star – after they said he had affairs with them. Jury selection will begin on Monday 25 March, a judge ruled today, turning down requests for a delay from […]
Man, 84, to stand trial accused of shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl who knocked on wrong door
An 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial, a Missouri judge has ruled. Andrew Lester, a retired mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he shot 17-year-old Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly knocked on his house to […]
Donald Trump: Trial date set for ex-US president on charges of plotting to overturn election results
The trial of Donald Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election result has been set for 4 March 2024. The date means Trump’s trial could start almost eight months to the day before the 2024 US presidential election. And it’s also one day before so-called Super Tuesday, when many states nominate […]
Donald Trump: Prosecutors’ desire for January Capitol riot trial date sets up clash with primaries
Prosecutors are seeking to set a January trial date for Donald Trump in the case where he is accused of plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss. The request for a 2 January 2024 start of the trial came from prosecutors in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office. If approved, that date would clash with the […]
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges over January 6 riot and bid to overturn presidential election result
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, culminating in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol building. Prosecutors said the attack on Congress by Trump supporters in early 2021 was “an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy” that was “fuelled by lies” from the […]
Trump asks to delay trial for sexual assault after his historic accusation
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to delay the start of a sexual assault and defamation trial by a month to allow a “cooling off” period following Trump’s landmark indictment of falsifying business records. Joe Tacopina, Trump’s lawyer, asked the judge overseeing the assault and defamation lawsuit filed by former columnist […]
