Former President Donald Trump asked a judge to grant him a new trial in the sexual assault and defamation suit filed against him by New York author E. Jean Carroll — or to sharply reduce the $5 million damages he was ordered to pay.

President Joe Biden dismissed suggestions that a potential indictment of his predecessor and top 2024 rival Donald Trump by the Justice Department would be politically motivated, telling reporters he was “honest.”

The US Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal court for permission to use “alternative means” to serve papers to Binance Holding Ltd. and Changpeng Zhao, noting that the crypto executive is “famously protective of revealing his whereabouts.”

A lawyer representing Charlie Javice accused the US government of deploying “hide-the-ball” legal tactics in an effort to gain an advantage in its criminal prosecution of the Frank founder.

Counsel in a collapsed class action against K-Line America can’t force the vehicle transport company to pay a never-approved settlement after a district court dismissed their underlying case, the Third Circuit ruled.

A New York lawyer told a judge he never meant to fool anybody when he filed a court brief full of phony legal precedents invented by ChatGPT. The lawyer claimed he had no idea the free artificial intelligence tool could create fake case citations and court opinions.

A Maryland federal district court ruled that The TJX Companies, Inc. is entitled to summary judgment on a terminated Black store manager’s race discrimination claim under Title VII. Bailey v. TJX Co., 2023 BL 181500, D. Md., 8:20-cv-03204-PX, 5/25/23

Rooter Solutions Inc. has been cited for one willful and one serious violation and proposed penalties of $35,940 after a trench collapse in Buffalo Grove, Ill., the US Department of Labor said Thursday.

Dollar Tree Inc. was issued a citation alleging one repeat violation and proposed $98,219 in penalties for unsafe working conditions after an inspection at its Pewaukee, Wis., store, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Citigroup Inc. has dismantled its global team that provides commentary and analysis on foreign-exchange markets, according to people familiar with the matter.

Google employees are pushing back against the tech giant’s mandate that staffers spend at least three days a week in the office.

A group of Alphabet Inc. contract workers are launching a unionization campaign, saying they need a greater voice at the company that has tasked them with work on its most high-profile products, including training generative AI answers in Google’s search engine and chatbot.

American Express Co.’s customers will be able to more securely connect with the financial-technology apps of their choosing under a data-sharing agreement between the card giant and Plaid Inc.

An online customer voluntarily dismissed a proposed class action alleging Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act through the virtual try-on tool on its website.

Multimillion dollar settlements against Microsoft and Amazon offer insights for tech companies as the Federal Trade Commission ramps up its enforcement efforts to protect kids’ data.

A New York lawyer told a judge he never meant to fool anybody when he filed a court brief full of phony legal precedents invented by ChatGPT. The lawyer claimed he had no idea the free artificial intelligence tool could create fake case citations and court opinions.

Former US National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers said the American business community should flag concerns about rising geopolitical tension with China and how it’s affecting their sectors to the US government.

Holland & Knight’s leader is stepping down, making way for a three-partner team that will take over next year, the firm announced Thursday.

The US Supreme Court gave an unexpected boost to the Voting Rights Act, rejecting a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama and upholding a decision that requires a second majority Black district.

President Joe Biden announced new federal efforts designed to help LGBTQ youth and counter book bans following Republican efforts at the state and local level to pass laws targeting transgender Americans.

Black employees in Chicago’s Department of Water Management lost their bid to certify a class in their lawsuit over alleged racist behavior among department leaders.

Prison health-care provider NaphCare Inc. must face a claim that it committed medical malpractice when it conducted the jail intake of a detainee, a federal appellate court said.

Ángel Hernández’s bid to revive his discrimination lawsuit challenging the Major League Baseball’s promotion process may hinge on whether he can rely on historical evidence of a lack of crew chiefs in the league’s umpire ranks, judging from questions by Second Circuit judges Thursday.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh unexpectedly joined their more liberal colleagues in a major US Supreme Court voting rights decision, delivering a rare win for progressives on the issue.