Aerospace & Defense

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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • October 30, 2026

    Feds Want 5 Years For John Bolton In Classified Info Case

    Federal prosecutors say former National Security Adviser John Bolton should be sentenced to five years in prison after he pled guilty to charges he illegally retained classified national defense information, while Bolton says he should only be sentenced to probation, according to dueling memos filed Friday in Maryland federal court.

  • October 30, 2026

    'Why Would I Deceive You?': Fact-Checking The Holmes Doc

    With former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' criminal case receiving renewed attention following the recent release of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary "You Can See Everything," Law360 answers questions about Holmes' 2022 securities fraud conviction and fact-checks some of the documentary's most talked-about moments.

  • October 30, 2026

    OpenAI, Microsoft Copyright Feud Spurs Wave Of Amici Briefs

    A flurry of proposed friend-of-the-court briefs in the OpenAI copyright multidistrict litigation is urging a New York federal judge to treat model training, the acquisition of copyrighted material, and artificial intelligence-generated answers as distinct acts rather than trying to resolve them under a single fair-use ruling.

  • October 30, 2026

    States Say Trump Can't Limit Funding Freeze Injunction

    A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia urged a Rhode Island federal court Friday to let them continue challenging a now-rescinded Trump administration directive to "temporarily" withhold their federal funding, arguing a permanent injunction should still be on the table.

  • October 30, 2026

    Hong Kong Telecom Ends US Services In FCC Deal

    The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it has reached a consent decree resolving its investigation of Hong Kong telecom company HKT over its ties to Chinese Communist Party.

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