X filed a notice of appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco dismissed X's case on March 25, calling it "evident" that X sued CCDH to silence critics and punish them for their speech. Though Musk has long styled himself as a free-speech champion, X said CCDH's research was scaring advertisers away, costing it tens of millions of dollars in revenue.
The former congressman was ousted from the House of Representatives in December and currently faces 23 federal criminal charges, including charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds
British employers reached slightly lower pay settlements with staff in the three months to the end of March, although early figures for April suggest they picked up again, an industry survey showed on Wednesday. Median basic pay settlements in the first quarter of 2024 were 4.8% higher than a year earlier, the smallest rise since the third quarter of 2022 and down from 5.0% in the three months to February, human resources data provider Brightmine said. However settlements so far in April - usually the busiest month for pay deals - suggest annual growth had returned to 5%.