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New York to Trump: No more delay in civil fraud case, article with gallery

White Collar Crimecategory · March 16, 2023 · 1:59 PM UTC

New York's attorney general urged a state judge to reject Donald Trump's bid to delay her civil fraud case against him, and said the former U.S. president might use his 2024 White House run as an excuse for further delay.

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Exclusive: U.S. regulator eyes Friday bids for SVB, Signature Bank -sources, article with imageBusinesscategory · March 16, 2023
Regulators at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) have asked banks interested in acquiring failed lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank to submit bids by March 17, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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– Civil rights lawyer Jessica Clarke became President Joe Biden's fourth confirmed judicial nominee to the Southern District of New York.

– Rival groups of plaintiffs lawyers are vying for lead roles in nearly two dozen lawsuits against railway company Norfolk Southern over last month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, with each proposing their own plan to steer the cases.

– GPT-4, the upgraded AI model released this week by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, can now outperform most law school graduates on the bar exam, according to a new study.

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American Airlines loses fight over Delta airport slots, article with imageBusinesscategory · March 16, 2023
American Airlines , which gave up rights to two airport slots to Delta Air Lines' in 2013, on Thursday lost a court appeal to have the European Union cancel them for lack of use.
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LitigationcategoryU.S. judge refuses to delay Voyager-Binance sale during DOJ appeals, article with imageMarch 16, 2023

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PwC's 4,000 legal staffers get AI assistant as law chatbots gain steam, article with imageDisruptedcategory · March 15, 2023
PricewaterhouseCoopers said Wednesday that it will give 4,000 of its legal professionals access to an artificial intelligence platform, becoming the latest firm to introduce generative AI technology for legal work.
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DisruptedcategoryBar exam score shows AI can keep up with 'human lawyers,' researchers say, article with imageMarch 15, 2023

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Grand jury in Georgia heard recording of Trump call to state House speaker -report, article with imageWorldcategory · March 16, 2023
The Atlanta grand jury that probed ex-President Donald Trump's 2020 election meddling heard a taped telephone call he placed to Georgia's Republican House leader seeking to reverse Democrat Joe Biden's victory in that swing state, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Wednesday.
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GovernmentcategoryJudge mulls banning abortion pill in US, questions regulatory approval, article with galleryMarch 16, 2023

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U.S. judge refuses to delay Voyager-Binance sale during DOJ appeals, article with imageLitigationcategory · March 16, 2023
A U.S. bankruptcy judge declined to delay the $1.3 billion sale of crypto lender Voyager Digital to Binance.US, saying Voyager customers should not be forced to wait out a challenge by the Department of Justice that is unlikely to succeed.
TechnologycategoryAmazon slams $265 mln tax order as it seeks to get EU appeal thrown out, article with imageMarch 16, 2023
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World at WorkcategoryNissan workers in Tennessee to decide whether to form small union, article with imageMarch 16, 2023

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New York to Trump: No more delay in civil fraud case, article with gallery

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Class action 'service' awards face new criticism as Supreme Court review looms, article with image

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New York to Trump: No more delay in civil fraud case, article with gallery

Plaintiffs firms vie for lead roles in Ohio derailment lawsuits, article with image

Credit Suisse sued by US shareholders over finances, controls, article with image

Explainer: How recent lawsuits could affect access to abortion pills, article with video

Class action 'service' awards face new criticism as Supreme Court review looms, article with image

FTX transferred $2.2 bln to Bankman-Fried via related entities, new managers say, article with image

Bar exam score shows AI can keep up with 'human lawyers,' researchers say, article with image

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