Judge puts case against Elon Musk’s battleground sweepstake on hold

Elon Musk speaks in Madison Square Garden (Alex Brandon/PA)

A judge in Philadelphia held a brief hearing in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s one million-US-dollar-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states.

The giveaways come from Mr Musk’s political organisation, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.