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The Afternoon Docket

The Afternoon Docket

A newsletter by Reuters and Westlaw

 

By Sara Merken

What's going on today?

  • Brazil's Supreme Court found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty yesterday of plotting a coup to remain in power after he lost the 2022 elections, a conviction carrying a sentence of 27 years and three months. Bolsonaro, a 70-year-old former army captain, has very narrow avenues of appeal in Brazil to avoid going to prison in the capital Brasilia. Read more about what’s next.
  • The FAA proposed fining Boeing $3.1 million for a series of safety violations.
  • Newsmax sued Fox again.

Plus, your week in review.
 

US FTC probes Google, Amazon over search advertising practices, source says

 

REUTERS/Carlos Barria/ File Photo

The FTC is investigating whether Amazon and Alphabet's Google misled advertisers that place ads on their websites, a source familiar with the matter said.

The investigations are being conducted by the FTC's consumer protection unit and focus on whether Amazon and Alphabet properly disclosed terms and pricing for ads. Alphabet did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Amazon declined to comment.

Both Google and Amazon are facing trial this month in separate lawsuits brought by federal agencies. Read more.

 

More top news

  • What next for Brazil's Bolsonaro after 27-year sentence for coup plot?
  • Nasdaq terminates employee over social media post on Kirk shooting
  • FAA proposes to fine Boeing $3.1 million over widespread safety violations
  • Exxon, other oil companies defeat climate lawsuit by Puerto Rican towns
  • Newsmax sues Fox again, expands lawsuit after Florida case dismissed
  • US SEC to dismiss case against former Nikola CEO
  • Obamacare tax credits draw bipartisan support ahead of US government shutdown deadline
  • Microsoft swerves EU antitrust fine with price deal for unbundled Teams
 
 

Week in Review ...

  • Judges vexed by Supreme Court 'shadow docket' rulings in Trump cases
  • Exclusive: Charging Trump foes over mortgage misstatements would be rare step, data shows
  • LBGTQ rights lawyer indicted for lying during Alabama 'judge shopping' inquiry
  • US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids
  • California limits on 'addictive' social media feeds for children largely upheld
  • Litigation funding business sues co-founder, law firm for $100 million over trade secrets
  • Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement faces judge's scrutiny
  • In 20 years under John Roberts, a dramatic rightward turn for the US Supreme Court
  • Real-life 'Succession' ends: Lachlan Murdoch takes control and siblings take cash
  • Trump fails to overturn E. Jean Carroll's $83 million verdict
 

In other news ...

A young Utah man suspected of killing the conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university forum has been taken into custody … Late designer Giorgio Armani instructed heirs to gradually sell the revolutionary fashion house he created 50 years ago or seek a market listing, his will said … Larry Ellison is back on top, 48 years after he co-founded Oracle … President Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show.  

 
 

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