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The European Central Bank fined JPMorgan's European arm 12.18 million euros ($14.32 million) for misreporting capital requirements after it wrongly calculated risk-weighted assets, the ECB said in a statement on Thursday.
ECB fines JPMorgan 12.2 mln euros for misreporting capital requirements
The European Central Bank fined JPMorgan's European arm 12.18 million euros ($14.32 million) for misreporting capital requirements after it wrongly calculated risk-weighted assets, the ECB said in a statement on Thursday.
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February 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Prosecutor Sean Beaty urged a jury to find prominent SCOTUS lawyer Tom Goldstein guilty of tax and financial crimes, as a lengthy trial wrapped up over Goldstein's accounting of millions of dollars he won and lost in his double life as a high-stakes poker player.

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February 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New Mexico probes allegation of bodies buried near Epstein ranch reut.rs/46PVIDB
February 19, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Trump nominates lawyer from his legal team for appeals court position reut.rs/3Oo6R8w
February 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Yorkville America Equities LLC, the investment adviser that manages five new Truth Social-branded ETFs focused on U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" thesis, said on Thursday that it plans to acquire the Point Bridge America First ETF .
Trump-themed ETF manager scoops up MAGA fund
Yorkville America Equities LLC, the investment adviser that manages five new Truth Social-branded ETFs focused on U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" thesis, said on Thursday that it plans to acquire the Point Bridge America First ETF .
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February 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
US District Judge Arun Subramanian rejected Live Nation's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and many US states accusing the company of violating antitrust law by trying to dominate the live concert industry and inflate prices.

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February 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Ericsson sued Acer over 4G and 5G wireless patent licensing. Ericsson said in a complaint made public on February 18 that Taiwan-based Acer broke its obligation to license its standard essential patents on fair terms and had threatened to sue for patent infringement reut.rs/4tXTNXI
February 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Card giant Visa said on Thursday it would buy payment platforms Prisma and Newpay from private-equity firm Advent International, bolstering its presence in Argentina.
Visa strikes deal for Prisma, Newpay to boost Argentina presence
Card giant Visa said on Thursday it would buy payment platforms Prisma and Newpay from private-equity firm Advent International, bolstering its presence in Argentina.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
West Virginia's attorney general filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing Apple of allowing its iCloud service to become what the company's internal communications described as the "greatest platform for distributing child porn."
West Virginia sues Apple over iCloud's alleged role in distribution of child sex abuse material
West Virginia's attorney general filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing Apple of allowing its iCloud service to become what the company's internal communications described as the "greatest platform for distributing child porn."
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February 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Britain's competition watchdog said on Thursday it provisionally found concerns over UK editorial content supply in the proposed merger between U.S.-based Getty Images and rival Shutterstock , but cleared the deal in the global stock content market.
UK regulator finds competition concerns in Getty-Shutterstock merger
Britain's competition watchdog said on Thursday it provisionally found concerns over UK editorial content supply in the proposed merger between U.S.-based Getty Images and rival Shutterstock , but cleared the deal in the global stock content market.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Cassava Sciences said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice had ended its probe into the company regarding allegations of research misconduct for its experimental Alzheimer's drug simufilam.
Cassava Sciences says US DOJ has closed investigation into company
Cassava Sciences said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice had ended its probe into the company regarding allegations of research misconduct for its experimental Alzheimer's drug simufilam.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland will hear arguments in a lawsuit that could decide the fate of California's vehicle-emissions rules.

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February 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Prominent SCOTUS lawyer Tom Goldstein, who had argued over 40 Supreme Court cases before retiring in 2023, evaded taxes and lied on mortgage applications to obscure his poker debts, prosecutor Sean Beaty told jurors in his closing argument in the federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland reut.rs/3OvaV6H
February 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The 4th Circuit on February 18 upheld the US military's longstanding policy banning people with HIV from enlisting, rejecting claims that advances in medical treatment made it unreasonable reut.rs/4tIyFnX
February 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Will Bayer’s $7.25 billion Roundup settlement bring legal closure?

Plus, California and the Trump administration will clash in court over EV rules;

And more in today's Daily Docket.

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February 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A legal clash between the Trump administration and California over auto-pollution rules is coming to a head, with enormous financial implications for EV makers including Tesla and traditional automakers dependent on fossil-fuel vehicles.
US automakers caught in crossfire of Trump, California EV battle
A legal clash between the Trump administration and California over auto-pollution rules is coming to a head, with enormous financial implications for EV makers including Tesla and traditional automakers dependent on fossil-fuel vehicles.
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February 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The broader powers include detaining legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are "re-vetted".
Trump administration expands ICE authority to detain refugees
The broader powers include detaining legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are "re-vetted".
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February 19, 2026 at 10:35 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to disaster-affected areas around the country while the Department of Homeland Security is shut down, internal messages reviewed by Reuters showed.
US orders restrictions on new FEMA disaster deployments during DHS shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to disaster-affected areas around the country while the Department of Homeland Security is shut down, internal messages reviewed by Reuters showed.
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February 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A federal judge on Thursday threw out an administrative board's decision that endorsed the Trump administration's policy of placing thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown in mandatory detention without a chance to be released on bond.
US judge throws out immigration board's ruling endorsing Trump mass detention policy
A federal judge on Thursday threw out an administrative board's decision that endorsed the Trump administration's policy of placing thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown in mandatory detention without a chance to be released on bond.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
A recent entrant in the expanding ecosystem of conservative U.S. law firms made its latest hire this week, bringing on a top attorney from the legal fight to restrict access to the abortion pill drug known as mifepristone @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4cyGkPA
Lawyer in abortion pill battles joins conservative law firm Lex Politica
A recent entrant in the expanding ecosystem of conservative U.S. law firms made its latest hire this week, bringing on a top attorney from the legal fight to restrict access to the abortion pill drug ...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM
A federal prosecutor urged a jury to find prominent U.S. Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein guilty of tax and financial crimes, as a lengthy trial wrapped up over Goldstein's accounting of millions of dollars he won and lost in his double life as a high-stakes poker player reut.rs/3OvaV6H
Lawyer Tom Goldstein lied to 'everyone around him,' jurors told as US tax trial winds down
A federal prosecutor urged a jury on Wednesday to find prominent U.S. Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein guilty of tax and financial crimes, as a lengthy trial wrapped up over Goldstein's accounting o...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Ericsson has sued Acer in Delaware federal court, seeking a declaration that the Swedish telecommunications company does not infringe Acer patents related to 4G and 5G wireless standards @blakebrittain.bsky.social reut.rs/4tXTNXI
February 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A trio of Hermès shoppers has asked a U.S. appeals court to reinstate their lawsuit accusing the luxury house of illegally forcing buyers to spend thousands of dollars on its products before they can purchase one of the fashion brand's famed Birkin handbags @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/46WGQTQ
February 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Live Nation Entertainment's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and many U.S. states accusing the company of illegally trying to dominate the live concert industry.
Judge rejects Live Nation bid to dismiss US lawsuit claiming it monopolized live concerts
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Live Nation Entertainment's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and many U.S. states accusing the company of illegally trying to dominate the live concert industry.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM