Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court. Apple fined almost $2B by the EU in music streaming antitrust probe.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a major victory for Donald Trump Monday, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection. Colorado’s exclusion of him in the ballot under the 14th Amendment was reversed; the opinion of the court is that states have no power under the Constitution to enforce Sectoon 3 of the Amendment with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency. (Reuters)
The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty on Apple Monday, fining nearly $2 billion USD for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over rivals: the fine is so high as to deter Apple or other tech giants from carrying out similar offenses or dominating digital markets, said the commission. (CBC)