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Opening statements begin in Elon Musk Tesla tweets trial

Opening statements are set to begin in a trial that will determine whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk cheated investors by asserting in 2018 tweets that he had lined up financing to take the electric automaker private

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

‘A little off his rocker’: jurors grilled over views of Elon Musk for shareholder trial

Despite Musk’s claim he can’t get a fair trial in Twitter’s home town, judge sits San Francisco jury for Tesla suit

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2023

Elon Musk's next drama: a trial over his tweets about Tesla

Long before beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk purchased Twitter in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the electric automaker where he serves as CEO and from which he derives most of his wealth and fame

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

US Court Rules Against Elon Musk's Infamous 'Funding Secured' Tweet

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco ruled that Elon Musk's 2018 tweets of secured funding to take Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) private were inaccurate and reckless, Reuters reports. The court added that "there was nothing concrete" about Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund financing during that time. In 2018, Musk met with Saudi…

Benzinga · May 11, 2022

As Musk bids for Twitter, his fight to tweet freely hits snag

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk earned the nickname “Teflon Elon” by successfully fighting off multiple legal challenges. But a recent court ruling suggests his run of personal victories may be endangered.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Judge rejects gag order in suit over 2018 Elon Musk tweets

A federal judge in California has rejected a request from shareholders in a lawsuit to force Elon Musk stop talking about his 2018 tweets in which he said the funding to make Tesla a private company

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Judge deemed Elon Musk's Tesla tweet 'false and misleading', claim investors

A 2018 tweet posted by Elon Musk in which he claimed to have secured the funding to take Tesla private has been deemed "false and misleading" by a judge, according to documents filed by investors suing his electric car company.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022

"There Is No Right to Associate with Pets Under the First Amendment"

So holds Judge Edward Chen in yesterday's Deschamps v. City of Sausalito. The factual backstory: Mr. Deschamps asserts that he has claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Specifically, he asserts violations of the First Amendment (his "right to associate with pets"), the Fourth Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, and the…

Reason · Feb 23, 2022