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Warren Buffett cuts off donations to Gates Foundation following Epstein revelations

Warren Buffett is donating six billion dollars in stock to four family foundations. This significant shift ends a long-standing philanthropic partnership with the Gates Foundation. The decision follows revelations about Bill Gates' past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett's annual donations have historically supported the Gates Foundation for two decades.

The Economic Times

Bard’s board voted to end Botstein’s tenure as president after independent review of Epstein ties

Botstein announced his retirement on the day the results of the inquiry into his connections with Epstein were released

The Guardian - US

Bard College Chief Leon Botstein Steps Down After Probe Finds He Made 25 Visits to Epstein Townhouse

Bard College president Leon Botstein resigned after an investigation revealed his frequent visits to Jeffrey Epstein's townhouse, raising reputational risks for the institution.

International Business Times UK

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Bard president Leon Botstein stepping down after inquiry into his Epstein ties

Investigation found Botstein – who had claimed he wasn’t friends with Epstein – made 25 visits to his townhouse

The Guardian - US

Bard College president tells staff he will soon be cleared in inquiry over Epstein ties

WilmerHale, the law firm examining Leon Botstein’s communications with Jeffrey Epstein, said review is ‘ongoing’

The Guardian - US

How to defeat Trump every time

Iran, Minneapolis, Harvard and other Trump opponents have employed a similar strategy

The Guardian - US

Epstein victim says Bard president helped legitimize sex offender

Leon Botstein’s communications and relationship with Epstein under review by WilmerHale law firm, while Bard president says he never witnessed anything inappropriate

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Was the Mueller Report a Medical Mystery? The Parkinson's Revelation

Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led the landmark Russia investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, has died at 81. His family announced his death without stating a cause, months after it emerged he had been quietly battling Parkinson's disease since 2021.

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts About Robert Mueller: Net Worth, Health Struggles and Why Donald Trump Is 'Glad He's Dead'

Robert Mueller, former FBI director, has died at 81. His family cites Parkinson's since 2021, while questions linger over his cause of death, his roles in the Trump–Russia probe and Epstein records.

International Business Times UK

Bard hires top law firm to investigate links between college president and Epstein

WilmerHale to conduct review following new revelations about Leon Botstein’s dealings with convicted sex offender

The Guardian - US

A Federal Judge Lists 8 Ways That Trump Violated the Constitution by Punishing a Disfavored Law Firm

The president's crusade against attorneys whose work offends him, which defies the First Amendment and undermines the right to counsel, has provoked several judicial rebukes.

Reason

‘Unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!’: Federal judge slaps down Trump’s latest revenge fantasy with a U.S. history lesson

Trump clearly needs to read the Constitution.

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Trump's War on Law Firms Fails

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Reason

Trump given 10 days to rescind all tariffs after block by US federal trade court - as it happened

Three-judge panel rules president exceeded authority granted to him by 1977 emergency powers law. This blog is now closed.

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The Independent UK

Bush-appointed judge torches Trump with 27 exclamation points — and a gumbo recipe — in ruling against an executive order

The president’s executive orders punishing law firms that clash with his agenda face a wave of legal actions

Reason

Court Grants WilmerHale Law Firm Injunction Against President Trump's Executive Order Targeting Firm

A (relatively) short excerpt from today's long decision by Judge Richard Leon (D.D.C.) in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr… The post Court Grants WilmerHale Law Firm Injunction Against President Trump's Executive Order Targeting Firm appeared first on Reason.com.

Roll Call

Trump v. law firms: President uses power on potential court foes - Roll Call

More than a dozen law firms have made deals or faced executive orders against them since President Donald Trump took office.

The Guardian - US

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Chainsaws, lawsuits and thundering silence – but no mention of the words ‘my bad’

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By Openly Retaliating Against Disfavored Law Firms, Trump Attacks Free Speech and the Right to Counsel

Two of his targets are seeking permanent injunctions against the president's blatantly unconstitutional executive orders.

The Independent UK

Federal judge expresses deep skepticism over Trump law firm executive order

A federal judge has expressed deep skepticism over a White House executive order targeting a prominent law firm, signaling that she was inclined to grant a request to permanently block its enforcement

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms adds former Trump advisor to the board, just months after roping in Ultimate Fighting boss and Trump ally Dana White

Meta lawyers will be in court soon battling the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

The Guardian - US

Trump signs order targeting law firm behind $787.5m Fox defamation suit

Order punishes Susman Godfrey, which helped Dominion Voting Systems get millions from Fox for 2020 election lies

The Independent UK

Justice Department suggests federal agencies are free to blacklist law firm despite judge's order

The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies they're free to blacklist a law firm targeted by President Donald Trump despite a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of an executive order meant to punish it

Al Jazeera

More than 500 firms sign brief in support of Trump-targeted law office

The law firm Perkins Coie is fighting an executive order from Donald Trump limiting its access to federal buildings.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself

In unprecedented orders, the president is targeting lawyers simply for filing cases he opposes. And firms are surrendering

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