Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has just dropped a ruling that could change the game for thousands of skill game machines—those digital games you see in corner stores, bars, and clubs. These machines, often called "skill games" because players compete against each other rather than the house, have beco
A major medical equipment company just got hit with a $7. 3 million tax bill after a judge ruled they couldn't claim certain deductions for 2018. The company, Varian, tried to reduce its taxable income by using a tax break meant for foreign business investments. But the US Tax Court decided the comp
Back in 2016, Carter Page was just one of many volunteers helping Donald Trump’s presidential run. After the election, his name showed up in news stories about a secret FBI program trying to find out if Trump’s team was secretly working with Russia. The FBI got four court orders to monitor Page, but
A major global technology firm recently found itself on the wrong side of a massive legal battle over business secrets. The company, which moved nearly 2, 000 workers from an insurer after licensing its software decades ago, ended up paying dearly for it. A federal court decided the move amounted to
A married couple tried turning their love for horses into a business. They ran a breeding and training operation that never turned a profit. The husband, a vet, and the wife, an educator, claimed big losses from their farm on their tax returns. These losses helped cancel out the money they earned fr
A high school student in Indiana learned that schools can control what goes up on their walls, even if it means banning flyers for a club. The U. S. Supreme Court recently decided not to review her case, keeping a lower court’s ruling in place. That ruling said the school had the right to block flye
The U. S. Supreme Court recently decided not to take up a case challenging a New York law that lets the state and even private citizens sue gun companies over public safety risks. The law, passed in 2021, requires gun makers and dealers to take reasonable steps to prevent illegal sales, trafficking,
A Cambodian opposition figure, Rong Chhun, has left the Supreme Court to a cheering crowd that hopes he will be freed from an incitement conviction. The 56‑year‑old adviser to the Nation Power Party was found guilty last year for speaking with villagers displaced by state construction. His sentence
A Texas judge faced backlash for calling a convicted teen murderer a “nice kid” after sentencing him to 35 years behind bars. The 19-year-old, once a high school athlete, stabbed a rival student to death at a track meet in 2025. The judge’s comment came during an interview where he also defended ban
It turns out that giving a major building a new name is not just about signing a paper. It’s actually a big legal deal. Think of famous institutions like the Kennedy Center; their names are set by Congress, which means they are protected by federal rules. Only Congress can make those huge changes.
