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SEC Seeks Fresh Pathway to Advance Stalled Adani Fraud Case

After failing to serve Gautam Adani with a legal summons for more than a year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission wants a judge to clear a way for the agency to advance with its fraud case against the Indian billionaire. Adani Group stocks and bonds fell in India.

Immigration Bond Hearing Denials Raise Judicial Power Questions

There are “serious separation of powers concerns,” a federal judge said Thursday, of the Trump administration’s continued denial of bond hearings to a nationwide class of detained noncitzens in spite of a final court order requiring the hearings.

Trump Sues JPMorgan for $5 Billion Over Debanking Claims

President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon, for at least $5 billion over allegations that the lender stopped offering him and his businesses banking services for political reasons.

Man Accused of Bovino Murder for Hire Plot Acquitted by Jury

A Chicago man was acquitted of a murder-for-hire charge Thursday in the first trial related to “Operation Midway Blitz,” a significant loss for federal prosecutors in a case the Trump administration widely cited as evidence that immigration agents faced violent threats.

Billions Zapped Away With Tax Cheating Software

Some restaurants and bars are skimming $30 billion dollars in sales tax annually through software called a tax zapper. We explain what zappers are, how they work, and how to put an end to them.