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If Tesla CEO Elon Musk is serious about moving the electric car company out of Delaware and reincorporating in Texas, he got good news yesterday from a judge in Delaware Chancery Court.In a case involving Tripadvisor, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster said that the online travel site can go ahead with plans to move its state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada. The move was pushed by Tripadvisor's controlling shareholder, Greg Maffei, but was opposed by shareholders who argued that Maffei's goal was to evade…

Americans are currently honoring the annual Black History Month. But for one African American student in Texas, the celebration, dedicated to honoring and recognizing the achievements, contributions, and struggles of African Americans throughout history, was brutally overshadowed by disappointment after a judge ruled against his challenge to the school dress code regarding hair length. This incident has since highlighted a greater issue regarding marginalized people’s cultural identity.A Texas judge ruled on Thursday…

The federal government is scrambling to put the white nationalist brawler Robert Rundo back behind bars following the surprising decision by a district judge in California to dismiss riot charges against Rundo, citing “selective prosecution.” Rundo was accused of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Riot Act for planning and participating in violence at a series of political rallies across California in 2017 when he was the leader of a far-right fight club known as the Rise Above Movement or RAM. A federal indictment…

A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a Houston-area school district legally punished 18-year-old student Darryl George, who was suspended multiple times for wearing his hair in locs. Administrators at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu removed George from class on August 31, citing a dress code that limits the length of boys’ hair and has made him serve either in-school suspension or participate in a disciplinary program off campus since that time. George’s legal team said that the student’s punishment over…

A local shareholder will examine the internal records of a single-branch bank in Lakewood to determine whether its chairman squandered the bank’s profits on a fleet of aircraft that he used to travel to Denver Nuggets games, where he became known as the “Red Pant Man.” In an oral ruling Feb. 6 that took more than an hour to read, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Bonnie David decided that Rob Salazar can inspect certain records of Solera Bank. “I am convinced that the (bank) board’s decision not to pay a dividend in 2020,…

Elon Musk can ask a US District Court to review a magistrate judge's order that he must testify in the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, according to a court notice filed on Friday.Lawyers for Musk on Thursday had said in a court filing they planned to seek review of US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler's order to compel Musk's testimony.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional…

Elon Musk wants to move all of his business ventures out of Delaware. Photo: Leon Neal (AP)SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is so done with Delaware, packing up his business incorporations from the mid-Atlantic state after a judge came for his paycheck. Tesla Investors Not Happy With Mr. Tweet's TweetsMusk’s rocket company has filed to move its incorporation location from Delaware to Texas, according to a Wednesday filing to the Texas Secretary of State. “If your company is still incorporated in Delaware, I recommend moving to…

As Hannah Gutierrez speeds toward an involuntary manslaughter trial next week linked to Alec Baldwin‘s accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust movie set two years ago, a New Mexico judge sided with prosecutors Wednesday and upheld an evidence-tampering charge against the rookie armorer. The tampering charge, added to the high-profile case last June, alleges Gutierrez handed off a bag of cocaine to a fellow crew member within hours of Hutchins’ death. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said…

A California judge has been accused of bizarre sexual behavior, using cocaine, and demeaning a colleague as a “Jewboy” in a sweeping complaint filed by the state’s Commission on Judicial Performance. Greg Kreis is an elected judge from northern California, having served on Humboldt County Superior Court since 2017. (He was initially appointed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown.) He is up for reelection this year, touting “a commitment to public service.” But the charges lodged earlier this month allege Kreis has engaged in…

A US federal judge on Tuesday set an October 2026 trial date for a Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com.The consumer protection agency filed the long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on September 26, accusing the online retailer of operating an illegal monopoly, in part by fighting efforts by sellers on its online marketplace to offer products more cheaply on other platforms. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB…