Apple Inc. has won a temporary reprieve in its legal battle over the Apple Watch product, with an appeals court ordering a pause on a ban of the product that went into effect on Tuesday. The ban was enacted after the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that some Apple Watch models infringed on pulse-reader patents owned by Masimo, a medical tech company. Apple is appealing the ITC's ruling, and the appeals court has given the ITC until January 10 to respond to Apple's request for a longer stay while the issue moves through the courts.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has denied a request to review a Michigan Court of Appeals decision that would have removed former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot in the state. The request was made by four voters who challenged Trump's candidacy under the Constitution's "insurrection clause." The Michigan Court of Appeals had previously rejected the challenge this month, and the Michigan Supreme Court's decision to deny the request means Trump will remain on the ballot.
Two fishermen in Northwest Indiana made a remarkable discovery on Tuesday when they found a driver who had been trapped in his truck for nearly a week after it crashed off Interstate 94. Mario Garcia and his son-in-law Nivardo De La Torre called the Porter County Dispatch Center after initially believing the man to be dead, and the driver was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. Officials credited Garcia and De La Torre with saving the driver's life, as their chance discovery of the crash site likely prevented a much worse outcome.
A major winter storm has caused hundreds of airport delays and cancellations, as well as hazardous driving conditions and whiteout conditions in the central United States. The National Weather Service has warned people to stay off the roads if possible and to check the latest forecasts and advisories before traveling. The storm is expected to move eastward over the next few days, bringing further disruption to the region.
On December 24th, a woman was stopped from bringing a loaded handgun onto a plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia. The TSA found the firearm on an X-ray machine and confiscated it, citing the woman on a weapons charge. The TSA reminds travelers that firearms must be declared and placed in checked baggage and encourages them to check the rules and regulations for the items they are bringing with them before arriving at the airport.
Former Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry was convicted in 2019 of making false statements to the FBI about a campaign contribution, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the conviction on Tuesday, ruling that the trial should not have taken place in Los Angeles as the crime was not committed in that state. The court noted that Fortenberry should have been tried in either Nebraska or Washington, D.C., and reversed his conviction, allowing him to be retried in a proper venue.
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The Biden administration has declined to veto a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that bans imports of certain Apple Watch models due to a patent dispute brought by Masimo. The dispute is over the pulse reader feature of the Apple Watch, which measures the level of oxygen in the user's blood. Apple has not yet commented on the ruling, but is likely to appeal the decision. Masimo is likely to be pleased with the outcome, and it remains to be seen how Apple will respond.