federal
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A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.
From Barron's
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon's press access overhaul, which saw accreditations from a host of prominent media outlets withdrawn, violated the constitution.
From Barron's
The projects are all expected to be developed on federal land.
From Barron's
Representatives for the federal prosecutors’ offices in New York didn’t respond to requests for comment.
In recent months, immigration authorities have taken undocumented defendants into custody, and in at least one case deported the accused, while federal criminal proceedings were underway.
From Los Angeles Times
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