Justice Department loses foreign agent case against casino mogul Steve Wynn

DC Circuit Tosses DOJ Bid to Force Steve Wynn to Register as Foreign Agent

A federal appeals court has rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s bid to revive a lawsuit seeking to compel Las Vegas casino tycoon and Republican megadonor Steve Wynn to register as an agent of China. Mr. Wynn, the former chief executive of Wynn Resorts and finance chair of the Republican National Committee, cannot be retroactively forced to register for his purported lobbying activity that ended almost seven years ago, a three-judge panel …

Justice Department loses foreign agent case against casino mogul Steve Wynn

A federal appeals court threw out the Department of Justice’s foreign agent case against Steve Wynn, former Wynn Resorts CEO and finance chair of the Republican National Committee, on Friday.

Justice Department rejects contempt case against attorney general

In response to a House vote, the Justice Department notified lawmakers that it would not pursue a contempt of Congress charge against Attorney General Merrick Garland.

US Loses Appeal on Steve Wynn Foreign-Lobbying Case

Casino magnate Steve Wynn won an appeals court ruling dismissing a civil lawsuit brought by the US government that sought to make him register as a foreign agent involving his advocacy for extraditing a Chinese billionaire.

US appeals court won't revive foreign agent case against casino mogul Wynn

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a U.S. Justice Department attempt to revive a lawsuit accusing casino mogul Steve Wynn of lobbying then-President Donald Trump on behalf of China.

US appeals court won’t revive foreign agent case against casino mogul Wynn

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a U.S. Justice Department attempt to revive a lawsuit accusing casino mogul Steve Wynn of lobbying then-President Donald Trump on behalf of China. Wynn, the former CEO of Wynn resorts and finance chair of the Republican National Committee, no longer had an obligation to register because his alleged lobbying campaign ended in 2017, a three-judge panel of the…