The Federal Reserve is facing a growing institutional crisis as a legal standoff with the Department of Justice raises uncertainty over its leadership and independence.

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing two of the late financier’s longtime advisers of helping facilitate his sex trafficking scheme, according to a new federal court filing.

Visa and Mastercard have reached a revised settlement with merchants who claimed the card networks charged excessive fees for processing credit card payments, according to a court filing on Monday.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a physician accused of illegally supplying “Friends” star Matthew Perry with ketamine prior to his fatal overdose, is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Wednesday.

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed a legal complaint over U.S. drone strikes that use satellite infrastructure based at Ramstein Air Base, ruling that the German government is not liable for American military actions carried out via its territory.