Google sued a Texas company that "scrapes" data from online search results, alleging it uses hundreds of millions of fake Google search requests to access copyrighted material and "take it for free at an astonishing scale." @blakebrittain.bsky.social reut.rs/4aX3j66

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday released a new cache of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A federal judge said President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers seems to fall under his broad powers to regulate immigration, casting doubt on a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby reut.rs/4qimKuA

A retired prosecutor has sued New York City and Brookfield Properties in federal court, alleging he was wrongfully arrested while protesting in a public space against law firm Skadden Arps over its deal with President Donald Trump to provide free legal work @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/45ghkbm

The U.S. government on Friday announced pilot programs to start in 2026 and 2027 that are aimed at reducing out-of-pocket drug costs under the Medicare healthcare program for older and disabled Americans to prices on par with economically comparable countries.

US Justice Dept to appeal dismissal of cases against Trump foes Comey, James

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining, the company said on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants to meet with health insurers in coming weeks in a bid for lower prices, saying that could be another way to lower healthcare costs as millions of Americans face a potential spike in premiums.

A court in Brazil's Minas Gerais state has granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Brazilian company Coffee++, ordering international giant Nestle to stop using the Coffee+ brand, according to a court document seen by Reuters.

Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose said on Friday that Chinese private equity firm HSG, formerly known as Sequoia Capital China, had become its majority shareholder after buying a stake from current owner Permira.

Exclusive: US senator presses tanker giants over cartel-linked fuel smuggling at sea

US judge blocks Trump administration from altering homelessness funding conditions; Google lawsuit says data scraping company uses fake searches to steal web content; And more top news. Subscribe to The Afternoon Docket: reut.rs/4iQvdSd

JUST IN: Musk wins appeal and restores 2018 Tesla pay deal worth $56 billion reut.rs/4p664ph

The US government on December 18 appealed a ruling that it unlawfully terminated about $2.2 billion in Harvard University grants and can no longer cut off research funding to the school. The appeal will be heard by the 1st Circuit in Boston reut.rs/3MSYlxf

JUST IN: Bowing to Congress, Justice Department releases more Epstein records reut.rs/4p0eLBl

The Trump administration said Friday that it would impose restrictions on Mexican train crews operating in the United States after inspections raised safety concerns.

A federal judge on Friday said President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers seems to fall under his broad powers to regulate immigration, casting doubt on a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby.

Law firms courting capital and investors looking to cash in on firms have a new buzzword: the MSO, or management services organization, a model that could reshape a segment of the US legal market. Subscribe to The Afternoon Docket: reut.rs/4iQvdSd

More than 170 appeals remain pending at the DOJ from law enforcement organizations and crime victim support groups seeking to restore grants canceled by the Trump administration abruptly earlier this year reut.rs/49pu5Sz

Chinese auto parts supplier Wanxiang settled with the DOJ over falsely classified wheel hub assemblies that resulted in vastly underpaying customs and anti-dumping tariffs. The US government said it collected all the lost revenue it sought and over $30 million in civil penalties reut.rs/4p4uTSm

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is moving to clamp down on a visa program that aims to increase diversity after the suspect in an attack at Brown University was linked to it, the latest in a flurry of legal immigration restrictions in the past month.

U.S. antitrust agencies have cleared Nvidia's investment in Intel , according to a notice posted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Google on Friday sued a Texas company that "scrapes" data from online search results, alleging it uses hundreds of millions of fake Google search requests to access copyrighted material and "take it for free at an astonishing scale."

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted obstructing a federal proceeding after helping a migrant evade immigration arrest outside her courtroom. The DOJ called it a victory for Trump administration's hardline immigration efforts reut.rs/49kCurh

A retired prosecutor has sued New York City and Brookfield Properties in federal court, alleging he was wrongfully arrested while protesting in a public space against law firm Skadden Arps over its deal with President Donald Trump to provide free legal work.

Instacart agreed to pay $60 million to resolve FTC claims it misled consumers about delivery fees, subscription trial terms and its refund policy reut.rs/3MI1lg4

Giovanni Pennetta, manager of Sestante Capital, was indicted for allegedly defrauding investors in a fake pre-IPO scheme tied to drone-maker Anduril Industries reut.rs/48NnUbO

JUST IN: US judge blocks Trump administration from altering homelessness funding conditions reut.rs/4p5qQW3

Anthropic asked a federal judge on December 17 to reduce a proposed $300 million legal fee award in a $1.5 billion copyright settlement, citing limited contributions by some law firms reut.rs/4s2yDXi

US Homeland Security orders pause of DV1 visa program reut.rs/3MM0HxY

Anthropic is urging a judge to slash a proposed $300 million legal fee award for lawyers representing authors in a $1.5 billion copyright class action settlement with the AI company. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/4aBvwvO

US Judge is set to hear arguments on President Trump's renewed bid for immunity from civil lawsuits seeking to hold him responsible for the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by his supporters. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/4aBvwvO

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high.

Law firms have a new buzzword for courting capital: the MSO or management services organization. The MSO model lets investors take a stake in a separate entity handling law firms' non-legal, back-office operations while avoiding ethics rules on non-lawyer ownership reut.rs/4968rTb

The 9th Circuit on December 18 said it will review a trial judge’s ruling that decertified a class of nearly 200 million consumers who claimed Apple’s App Store rules led to $20 billion in overcharges reut.rs/454nUli

The U.S. government has appealed a court ruling that President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the Ivy League school.

The DOJ faces a deadline to release a massive trove of documents from its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, after Congress overwhelmingly approved a new law forcing their disclosure last month. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/3YVLopB

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Friday filed an application with the U.S. transport regulator to review their $85 billion proposed merger, which would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight railroad.

UnitedHealth said on Friday that audits by outside consulting firms of its health services and pharmacy benefit units would result in operational changes including more automation and increased standardization of internal processes.

The U.S. Justice Department faces a backlog of more than 170 appeals filed by law enforcement organizations and crime victim support groups seeking to restore grants that the Trump administration abruptly canceled earlier this year, a department spokesperson told Reuters.

President Donald Trump's Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release a massive trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Congress overwhelmingly approved a new law forcing their disclosure last month.

The Justice Department said on Thursday it had reached a settlement with the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts supplier Wanxiang over import tariffs owed on wheel hub assemblies and other parts imported from China over a five-year period.

A Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom, a U.S. Justice Department official said, a victory for President Donald Trump’s administration in its effort to deter interference with its hardline immigration tactics.

Law firms chart back-office deals as investors seek bigger legal market foothold reut.rs/4968rTb

A U.S. appeals court said it will consider whether millions of Apple customers can band together in a lawsuit accusing the iPhone maker of monopolizing the market for apps and inflating prices, after a trial judge stripped the case of class action status earlier this year reut.rs/48LMoC9

Anthropic is urging a federal judge to slash a proposed $300 million legal fee award for lawyers representing authors in a $1.5 billion copyright class action settlement with the artificial intelligence company, arguing there is “scant justification” for a large chunk of the fees reut.rs/4s2yDXi

Harris Associates, the fifth largest shareholder in Warner Bros Discovery , said on Thursday it would be "very open" to a revised offer from Paramount Skydance if the company presents a superior bid and addresses issues with deal terms.

A federal judge in California has refused to grant preliminary approval to a proposed class action settlement between LinkedIn and subscribers who accused the company of monopolizing the professional social networking market @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/48L60Gx

Dealmakers got what they wanted in 2025: an almost record-breaking year for mergers and acquisitions despite a turbulent spring that threatened hopes of a revival in activity during U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.

After celebrating Donald Trump's second presidential term by swilling cocktails and partying to Snoop Dogg at a pre-inauguration event in January, the crypto industry went on to notch major legislative and regulatory victories this year.