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Google should relax ad tech rules, appoint antitrust monitor, US judge finds

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, gave her assessment in a decision unsealed on Wednesday, two weeks after she rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's insistence that Google break up its business of placing ads across the internet.

The Economic Times

Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Plan To Break Up Google's Ad Business

Punishing a company for building the best product doesn't serve the businesses or users antitrust enforcers claim to protect.

Reason

Google defeats US bid to force ad tech sale

While the ad exchange is a small part of Google's business, the ruling is the second powerful symbolic victory against the U.S. Department of Justice in its efforts to force Google to sell assets to address illegal monopolies.

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Judge won’t let Trump’s DOJ off the hook over ‘slush fund’ after feds refuse to say it’s dead

Justice Department officials ripped for lacking ‘genuine degree of trustworthiness’ in slush fund lawsuit

The Independent UK

The judges have issued their orders, but the Trump administration is choosing defiance with the Kennedy Center and the Anti-Weaponization fund

Administration lawyers are pointing to the details in their arguments.

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Trump’s DOJ denies court demand over $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

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The Independent UK

Trump’s DOJ refuses to supply signed statements saying ‘slush fund’ is really dead

Top DOJ lawyer says it’s ‘unnecessary’ to put the end of the $1.8 billion comensation fund in writing

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Senate clashes over fate of ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Senate Democrats sought to pass legislation to abolish the White House’s supposedly defunct “anti-weaponization” fund Tuesday, in a floor move blocked by Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., attempted to pass via unanimous consent the measure to stop the $1.8 billion fund from the Department…

Roll Call

Judge extends block on Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization fund’

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The Independent UK

Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns

The Guardian - US

Judge Grants Long-Term Block Of 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' In New Blow To Trump Admin

A judge granted a long-term block of the Department of Justice's "Anti-Weaponization Fund," which sought to pay people who claimed to be targeted by the government.

International Business Times

Court extends block on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

A federal judge in Virginia on Friday extended a block on the Trump administration proceeding with an $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, finding the administration’s claims of its demise insufficient. Ruling from the bench, Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said the administration…

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'Don't Play Possum With Me!': Judge Issues Explosive Warning to Trump's DOJ Over 'Dead' $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

A federal judge warned the DOJ against reviving Trump's controversial settlement fund, despite claims it is defunct. Legal challenges and political tensions continue to surround the initiative.

International Business Times UK

‘Anti-weaponization’ fund challengers question its demise

Challengers to the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” asked a judge on Tuesday to let them seek evidence the Justice Department truly is abandoning the program. The filing came in response to arguments the Trump administration made in filings last week that the lawsuit is unnecessary because the fund…

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Axios

Trump's $1.77B "anti-weaponization" fund temporarily blocked by federal judge

The plan has sparked bipartisan skepticism.

Reason

Trump Is Reportedly Reconsidering His Politically and Legally Contentious 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

The Justice Department signals a retreat from defending the blatantly corrupt scheme, which provoked vigorous objections from Republican lawmakers.

International Business Times UK

Where Was $1.776 Billion Going? The Shocking List of People Blocked by New 'Slush Fund' Bill

US senators Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff and Elissa Slotkin have introduced the Drain the Slush Fund Act to shut down Donald Trump's $1.776 billion 'anti‑weaponisation' fund.

Bangkok Post

Trump admin agrees to temporarily freeze 'slush fund' for allies

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The Justice Department said Monday it will abide by a court order temporarily freezing a $1.8 billion compensation package that critics have denounced as a "slush fund" for President Donald Trump's political allies.

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Reason

Trump's Corrupt 'Settlement' With the IRS Hits Two Judicial Roadblocks

One order temporarily blocks money for the president's "Anti-Weaponization Fund." The other asks whether the agreement is a fraudulent "product of collusion."

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: federal judge pumps the brakes on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Order bars government from ‘taking other further action’ in the creation or operation of the fund so a case challenging it can continue – key US politics stories from Friday, 29 May at a glance

The Independent UK

Ghanaian mother and child who arrived in US on valid visas to fly home after detainment, lawyers say

A pregnant woman from Ghana and her young son who spent more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport have been ordered deported and are flying back to Africa, her lawyers said Friday

International Business Times UK

Pregnant Woman and Son to Return to Their Home Country After a Week-Long Detention at Dulles Airport, Court Judge Rules

A federal judge has ordered the release of a pregnant Ghanaian woman and her son from Dulles Airport detention, highlighting concerns over US immigration practices.

The Economic Times

US judge freezes Trump $1.8 billion 'slush fund' for allies

A US federal judge has halted a $1.8 billion compensation fund. Critics call it a slush fund for President Donald Trump's allies. The judge blocked money transfers and payments. This is a setback for a Trump initiative. Opponents argue the fund lacks legal basis and oversight. A hearing is set…

The Independent UK

Ghanaian mother and child detained at airport for days after arriving on valid visas, lawyers say

A pregnant woman from Ghana who entered the U.S. on a valid visa with her son so he could get medical attention has been held for more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport, her lawyers said in court documents

Android Central

Google experts tell the US DOJ selling its ad tech business would be impossible

Google may be forced to sell off part of its ad tech business, but the company warned that may be impossible in a federal courtroom.

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