A federal judge blocked a USPS proposal that would have allowed the agency to refuse delivery of some mail-in ballots if states did not meet new requirements. The ruling sides with the NAACP and marks another court setback for President Donald Trump’s mail voting restrictions.
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Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison after a fraud conviction tied to investment schemes prosecutors said raised more than $1 billion. A federal judge said the fraud cost more than 1,000 victims worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars.
Carl Rinsch, director of “47 Ronin,” was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for defrauding Netflix of $11 million meant for an unfinished sci-fi series. Prosecutors said he spent the money on investments, cryptocurrency and luxury goods instead of production.
The Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a civil verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. The decision leaves a $5 million judgment in place and ends Trump’s effort to overturn that case.
Bill Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center as comedians repeatedly mocked President Donald Trump’s contested control of the venue. The ceremony unfolded amid a legal fight over Trump’s name on the building and plans for a major renovation.
Jurors in the federal arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht told the court they are deadlocked over charges tied to the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire. The panel is set to resume deliberations Friday.
A federal judge blocked major parts of President Trump’s executive order directing the creation of federal voter citizenship lists and restricting Postal Service delivery of absentee ballots. The ruling says voter eligibility remains a power reserved to the states.
New York prosecutors have dropped the remaining rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after his accuser, Jessica Mann, said she did not want to testify in a fourth trial. Weinstein remains convicted in New York and California and prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence in the New York case.