Recent Updates
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Trump administration asks court to lift restrictions on California immigration stops
U.S. Court News 08/08/2025The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to halt a court order restricting immigration stops that swept up at least two U.S. citizens in Southern California.The emergency petition comes after an appeals court refused to lift a tem...
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Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s detention center
National Court News 08/04/2025A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as attorneys argue whether it violates e...
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Victims feeling exhausted and anxious about wrangling over Epstein files
Legal Compliance 08/01/2025Women who say they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein are feeling skeptical and anxious about the Justice Department’s handling of records related to the convicted sex offender, with some backing more public disclosures as an overdue measure of tra...
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Immigration judges fired by Trump administration say they will fight back
U.S. Law Review 07/27/2025Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight back.More than 50 immigration judges — from senior leaders to new appointees &mdash...
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Court hears arguments in Trump’s bid to erase hush money conviction
U.S. Court News 07/20/2025As President Donald Trump focuses on global trade deals and dispatching troops to aid his immigration crackdown, his lawyers are fighting to erase the hush money criminal conviction that punctuated his reelection campaign last year and made him the f...
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Trump tries to blame others as tensions rise around handling of Epstein case
U.S. Court News 07/16/2025President Donald Trump is countering criticism of the Justice Department’s failure to release much-hyped records around the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, trying to place blame on former government officials.On Tuesday, he accused former...
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Georgia appeals court upholds ruling saying election officials must certify results
U.S. Court News 07/13/2025A Georgia appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that said county election officials in the state must vote to certify results according to deadlines set in law.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney had ruled in October that &ldqu...
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Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
U.S. Court News 07/10/2025The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of thei...
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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
Legal Compliance 07/06/2025Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended...
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International Criminal Court hit with cyber security attack
U.S. Court News 07/02/2025The International Criminal Court has been targeted by a “sophisticated” cyberattack and is taking measures to limit any damage, the global tribunal announced Monday.The ICC, which also was hit by a cyberattack in 2023, said the latest inc...
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What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling
U.S. Law Review 06/28/2025The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration’s major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions.Immigrant advocates are vowing to fight to ens...
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Court widens court options for vaping companies pushing back against FDA rules
Legal Compliance 06/24/2025The Supreme Court sided with e-cigarette companies on Friday in a ruling making it easier to sue over Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking their products from the multibillion-dollar vaping market.The 7-2 opinion comes as companies push ba...