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California doctor accused of violating Texas’ anti-abortion laws
A lawsuit has been filed in Texas which accuses Dr. Rémy Coeytaux, who is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, of violating the state’s anti-abortion laws by mailing abortion pills. The lawsuit, which seeks $100,000 in damages, claims that Coeytaux provided medication to a woman who terminated her pregnancy after her estranged husband ordered…
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Trump administration sued over refusal to restore New York tunnel funding
The commission overseeing the $16bn Hudson River tunnel has filed a lawsuit to force the Trump administration to restore funding just days before construction of the project – the linchpin of rail travel between New York and New Jersey – is set to halt on Friday. The Gateway Development Commission, which was created by New…
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France replaces U.S. tech tools with domestic apps
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered the country’s ministries to shift their video calls to Visio, an application developed by the French government, from American-owned tools such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, by the end of the year. “To guarantee the security, confidentiality and resilience of public electronic communications, it is . . ….
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Ex-Casino chief Jean-Charles Naouri found guilty of corruption
Jean-Charles Naouri, the former chief executive of French retailer Casino, has been convicted of corruption and disseminating false information in a case tied to efforts to prop up the company’s share price in 2018. A French court sentenced Naouri to four years in prison, three suspended and one under electronic surveillance, and fined him €1m…
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States push to allow lawsuits against ICE agents
Several Democratic-led states are advancing legislation to allow individuals to sue federal agents in state courts for civil rights violations. Illinois has already enacted such a law, which quickly prompted a lawsuit from the Trump administration claiming it violated the U.S. Constitution’s “Supremacy Clause” that makes federal laws supersede conflicting state laws. The proposed laws…
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TikTok settles ahead of landmark social media addiction trial
TikTok has reached an eleventh-hour settlement to avoid its involvement in a landmark social media addiction trial. The settlement came just hours before jury selection was due to begin in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified as K.G.M., alleges that social media apps fueled her depression and suicidal thoughts and is seeking to hold…
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