Musk's fraud trial could be in jeopardy
Elon Musk is asking for a do-over in his securities fraud trial, where he's accused of using tweets to mess with Twitter's stock price before buying the company for $44 billion.
The case is playing out in San Francisco federal court and has grabbed attention because it centers on Musk's social media moves.
Musk's lawyers say trial was unfair
Musk's lawyers say the trial isn't fair: they claim the other side broke rules by bringing up his late disclosure of owning over 9% of Twitter and that they weren't allowed to respond about privacy laws while plaintiffs were.
They also point out that almost half of potential jurors were dropped for being anti-Musk, which raises questions about bias.
Shareholders say Musk's tweets cost them money
Shareholders argue that Musk's tweets, like saying the deal was "temporarily on hold" or suggesting up to 20% of accounts were bots, pushed Twitter shares down and cost them money.
Musk insists he truly believed there were more bots than Twitter admitted.
If mistrial happens, things could get delayed even longer
If a mistrial happens, things could get delayed even longer, since it involves one of the world's most famous CEOs and how much influence social media has on markets; it's a case worth keeping an eye on.