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Judge OKs prison abuse settlement, rejecting Trump administration's push to rewrite protections
Read full article: Judge OKs prison abuse settlement, rejecting Trump administration's push to rewrite protectionsA judge has given final approval to a legal settlement that subjects the federal Bureau of Prisons to independent monitoring and increased transparency in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse at a now-shuttered federal women’s prison in California.
Top Apple exec concedes he had doubts about app store fees imposed on alternative payment options
Read full article: Top Apple exec concedes he had doubts about app store fees imposed on alternative payment optionsLongtime Apple executive Phil Schiller on Monday conceded he initially opposed fees that the iPhone maker charges for in app-transactions processed outside its own payment system because he feared violating a court-ordered mandate designed to create more competition.
Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trial
Read full article: Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trialElon Musk’s lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire’s request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company.
Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay
Read full article: Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delayFederal officials are pushing back against a judge’s order that would delay the planned closure of a troubled women’s prison in California where inmates suffered sexual abuse by guards.
Judge will appoint special master to oversee California federal women's prison after rampant abuse
Read full article: Judge will appoint special master to oversee California federal women's prison after rampant abuseA judge will appoint a special master to oversee a federal women's prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates.
Ex-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard
Read full article: Ex-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guardA former U.S. Air Force sergeant with alleged ties to the “boogaloo” movement has pled guilty to the 2020 fatal shooting of a federal security officer in the San Francisco Bay Area.