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US-Google Face Off As Ad Tech Antitrust Trial Comes To Close

Google and the US government faced off in a federal court on Monday, as each side delivered closing arguments in a case revolving around the technology giant's alleged unfair domination of online advertising.

International Business Times

Judge to hear arguments on whether Google's advertising tech constitutes a monopoly

The Justice Department and Google are set to make closing arguments in a trial alleging Google’s online advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly

The Independent UK

Google’s second antitrust suit brought by US begins, over online ads

DoJ accused tech giant of more monopolistic behavior a month after judge found it illegally cornered online search

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Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly

One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company

The Independent UK

Some convictions overturned in terrorism case against Muslim scholar from Virginia

A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was found guilty of soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks for encouraging followers to fight against the U.S. in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Federal Judge Sets Trial Date For Google Antitrust Case

Federal judge rules for trial in Google antitrust case over alleged online advertising technology monopoly. Trial set for September 9.

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Judge orders retrial of civil case against contractor accused of abuse at Abu Ghraib

A judge has ordered a retrial over allegations that a Virginia-based military contractor contributed to the abuse and torture of detainees at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago

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Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial

A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising

The Independent UK

Judge rejects military contractor's effort to toss out Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit

A federal judge has again rejected a military contractor’s effort to toss out a lawsuit filed against it by former inmates of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison

The Independent UK

Regulators Seize First Republic Bank and Sell It to JPMorgan Chase

Plus: Twitter complies with a greater portion of government censorship requests, a judge allows an antitrust suit against Google to go forward, and more...

Reason

Judge rules against Google, allows antitrust case to proceed

A federal judge has rejected a motion from Google to toss out the government’s antitrust case against it

The Independent UK

Va. man pleads to terror charge after doing time in Pakistan

A northern Virginia man who traveled to Pakistan with four friends nearly 15 years ago seeking to engage in holy war has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, But the defendant, Ramy Zamzam, is likely to receive only a 1-day jail sentence

The Independent UK

County seeks cash for land to expand Arlington cemetery

A trial underway in federal court will decide whether the U.S. government must pay up to $21 million to compensate a Virginia county for land taken to expand Arlington National Cemetery

The Independent UK

Google loses bid to move DOJ’s antitrust suit to NY from Virginia

A federal judge on Friday said the Justice Department can sue Alphabet Inc.’s Google in Virginia, batting down efforts by the tech giant to change the venue of the litigation to New York.

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Virginians face terrorism charges years after Pakistan trial

A federal judge in Virginia is expressing misgivings about prosecutors' plan to put five Virginia men on trial for an alleged terrorism conspiracy

The Independent UK

Libyan commander Hifter deposed in US civil lawsuit

A Libyan military commander who once lived in Virginia has been deposed in a U.S. lawsuit in which he is accused of orchestrating indiscriminate attacks on civilians and torturing and killing political opponents

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Woman who Led ISIS Battalion Gets 20 Years in Prison

An American woman who joined ISIS in Syria, leading an all-female military battalion, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a US court Tuesday. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, who grew up on a farm in Kansas, was given the maximum possible sentence by US District Judge Leonie Brinkema after pleading…

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US woman dubbed 'empress of ISIS' sentenced to 20 years after leading all-female Islamic State battalion in Syria

A US woman who led an all-female Islamic State battalion in Syria is sentenced to 20 years in prison after her own children denounce her in court and detail the abuse she heaped on them.

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The Independent UK

Kansas mom gets 20 years for leading Islamic State battalion

A Kansas native who led an all-female Islamic State battalion when she lived in Syria has been sentenced to 20 years in prison

Reason

Libel Lawsuit Over Investigation of Alleged Slur at Polo Match Dismissed

The U.S. Polo Association investigation exonerated the plaintiff, but the plaintiff still sued the USPA for libel.

The Independent UK

Hifter a no-show for deposition accusing him of war crimes

A Libyan military commander who lived for decades in northern Virginia has failed to show up for a deposition in a federal lawsuit in which he's accused of war crimes

Tribune News Service

US military is ordered to allow HIV-positive soldiers to become officers

A federal judge issued a pair of landmark rulings barring the U.S. military from discharging soldiers who contract HIV and ordering the Pentagon to allow those who have the virus but no symptoms to become officers.

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