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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes

A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.

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Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy.
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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations

The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

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Meta’s annual Meta Connect event at the company’s Menlo Park, Calif., campus.
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How Dolly Parton’s Death Set Off a Legal Feud Surrounding Her Nephew

In life, the country music star worked hard to avoid the type of public controversy that erupted in her inner circle soon after her passing.

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Dolly Parton, shown here in 2025, worked hard during her life to avoid the type of public controversy that erupted in her inner circle soon after her death.
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Cornell’s Jane Doe Sent Letter to Faculty Senate Ahead of Vote

In a letter, the former student said she felt “unsupported” after hearing about an exchange between the school president and her sorority sister. Officials disputed her account of the conversation.

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A former Cornell University student who said she was raped at a fraternity in 2024 penned a letter to faculty leaders last week, saying that she did not feel supported by the school’s president, Michael I. Kotlikoff.
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When Idaho Banned Abortion, OB-GYNs Fled. The Doctors Who Stayed Are Cracking.

From childbirth to miscarriages, women’s health care in the state has become increasingly dangerous.

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Ashlie Heywood traveled two hours to deliver her baby at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho.
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Trump Golf Course Dispute Sparks Clash Between Judge and DOJ

Government attorneys sparred with Judge Ana C. Reyes over testimony by several government witnesses about the chain of decisions surrounding East Potomac Golf Links.

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The Interior Department cleared hundreds of trees from East Potomac Golf Links last week, apparently in preparation for larger changes.
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At Cornell, a Subdued Scene on First Weekend of Fraternity Party Ban

The moratorium is among the safety measures that the university put in place following the uproar over a former student’s sexual assault lawsuit.

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The line outside a popular bar in Ithaca’s Collegetown neighborhood was modest on Saturday night.
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Trump Outlines Rapid Plan to Close and Overhaul D.C. Golf Course

The plan to begin work transforming the course in four weeks injected fresh urgency into a federal lawsuit opposing changes to East Potomac Golf Links.

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The Trump administration removed hundreds of trees from East Potomac Golf Links earlier this month, drawing a rebuke from a federal judge.
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When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe

After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.

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A former Cornell student’s lawsuit accusing members of a fraternity of sexual assault stirred anger and debate at the university and on college campuses nationwide.
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Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Charged With Fraud, Lawsuit Says

Ken Paxton celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2024 with two men wanted on federal charges, one of whom donated at least $190,000 to his campaigns. The extent of his ties to the men was unclear.
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