A profile of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over US state AGs' social media addiction lawsuit against Meta and oversaw the Musk v. Altman trial (Jeffrey Kopp/CNBC)
It's been a crazy four months for Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. — The judge in the Northern District of California spent late April …
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is presiding over a lawsuit against Meta brought by US state attorneys general over social media addiction. She also oversaw the Musk v. Altman trial. According to CNBC, it's been a busy four months for Judge Rogers.
In unrelated news, a Texas judge, Michael Chitty, has denied a request for a new trial for Karmelo Anthony, who was convicted of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in April 2025. Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison. His defense team had argued that the trial was unfair and had requested a retrial, but Judge Chitty denied the motion, as reported by the Hindustan Times and CBS News.
Anthony's attorneys plan to appeal the decision. The case drew national attention and led to harassment of the families involved. The Collin County District Attorney's office defended the trial as fair, and expressed confidence in the process, as stated by CBS News.
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