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The Afternoon Docket

The Afternoon Docket

A newsletter by Reuters and Westlaw

 

By Sara Merken

What's going on today?

  • Democratic Senator Ed Markey said Congress should investigate a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that would secure U.S. data in a bid to avoid a U.S. ban on the social media app. 
  • A federal judge rejected DoorDash's and Uber’s request to block New York City laws that would require food-delivery apps to provide customers an option to tip delivery workers when paying.

The Daily Docket and The Afternoon Docket will become one newsletter starting Monday. The DD will continue to go out every morning, and the AD will go out on Thursday afternoons. As always, if you have any feedback, feel free to email me. See you back here next week!

Luigi Mangione in court as judge weighs CEO killing evidence

 

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Pool/File Photo

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive outside a hotel in Manhattan, appeared in federal court today as his lawyers sought to convince a judge to exclude key evidence from his death penalty case.

Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to murder, stalking and weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Public officials condemned the shocking assassination, but Mangione became a folk hero of sorts to some Americans who decry steep healthcare costs and insurance practices.

He arrived in court wearing prison garb and shackled at the feet before U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett in Manhattan, who called an evidentiary hearing over whether police who arrested Mangione in Pennsylvania legally searched his backpack.

Read more about the hearing from Jack Queen.

 

More top news

  • Lawsuit challenges Trump ending Ethiopians' temporary legal status
  • Canadian ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin arrested, to face US charges
  • Michigan sues oil companies, saying they colluded to restrain EV competition
  • US accuses contractor of illegally sharing classified information with reporter
  • Drugmakers must face lawsuit over Iraqi terrorism funding, US appeals court rules
  • Senator says Congress must investigate TikTok deal, faults lack of details
  • Judge rejects DoorDash, Uber bid to block New York City tipping laws
  • Adani group firms shed $12.5 billion market cap after SEC seeks court nod to serve summons
  • California suing Trump administration over Sable oil pipeline restart
 
 

Week in review

  • Five takeaways from the US Supreme Court argument over Fed's Lisa Cook
  • Minnesota leaders subpoenaed in US criminal probe over opposition to immigration crackdown
  • Experts can testify about suspected J&J talc products' cancer link, special master recommends
  • Law firm chief recounts ‘crazy’ bet on Washington lawyer Goldstein’s poker play
  • After judge's rebuke, Trump ally Halligan to leave US Justice Department
  • US appeals court warns self-represented litigants over AI errors
  • Lobbying revenues soared in Trump's first year, breaking records for top firms
  • US Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical of Hawaii handgun limits
  • ABA must face conservative group's lawsuit over diversity scholarships
  • White House faces skeptical judge in lawsuit over Trump ballroom
 

In other news ...

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met to tackle the vital issue of territory, with no sign of a compromise … Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, sources said … Beckham family tensions put a spotlight on celebrity trademark disputes … Silver prices rose above $100 an ounce for the first time … Meta said it will suspend teenagers' access to its existing AI characters across its apps. Plus, here are five takeaways from Davos 2026.

 
 

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