On Monday, the US Supreme Court dismissed Elon Musk’s appeal about a 2018 SEC settlement regarding his infamous “funding secured” tweet. Ars Technica reports that the conservative-majority court took a break from weighing whether US Presidents should be above the law to pass on Musk’s attempt to throw out the agreement, which required him to pay fines, step down from Tesla’s board and have his tweets pre-screened by a lawyer. The justices denied Musk’s petition without commenting. Their...
Having fraudulently led investors to believe he was taking Tesla private, Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk bristles at continued oversight. Elon Musk has failed to get the Supreme Court's help. The SCOTUS failed to comment and simply rejected Musk's appeal of a settlement he voluntarily entered into with the SEC. — Read the rest
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Elon Musk of a settlement that requires the billionaire to have some of his social media posts about Tesla pre-approved by a company lawyer.The nation's highest court rejected the Tesla and X owner's appeal without comment.Musk was seeking to overturn restrictions imposed on him by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following a 2018 post on Twitter, now X.In the tweet, Musk said he had acquired funding to take Tesla...
Justices reject appeal from CEO, who said requirement amounts to ‘prior restraint’ on his speech in violation of first amendmentThe supreme court on Monday rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some tweets that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads.The justices did not comment in leaving in place lower-court rulings against Musk, who complained that the requirement amounts to “prior...
The settlement came after Musk said on social media that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private -- which the SEC in a legal action called false and misleading.
A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk.
Exclusive: Australian federal police told court there was ‘a real risk’ the video could be used to encourage people to commit terrorist attacksGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElon Musk’s X was asked by the Australian online safety regulator to remove 65 tweets containing video of the Sydney church stabbing attack, court documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal, but many of the tweets remain accessible outside Australia.The Australian federal police...
Former president is asking the Supreme Court to award him broad immunity from all criminal prosecution
Imagine a large group of activists assembled outside the White House, peacefully protesting a recent decision by the president. They are waving signs denouncing the new policy, holding banners demanding change and chanting slogans about that president. As their numbers begin to swell, as their voices grow louder, the president issues an order to military commanders: Take them out. Our military leadership would then be faced with an impossible choice. They’d either have to follow the clearly...
The court’s decision — whenever it comes — will go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that he faces
The court will consider whether Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The X owner was always going to turn the video removal request into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missivesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThis battle was never about the removal of a single violent video for Elon Musk – it was always going to turn into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missives featuring Musk as the free speech antihero fighting Woke Governments of the World. At least, that...