Recent Updates
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California voters reject measure to tax the wealth of billionaires
U.S. Court News 11/11/2026California voters have turned down Proposition 40, which would have made the state the first in the nation to tax the net worth of billionaires, after a bitter ballot campaign that drew enormous spending from tech leaders determined to block the tax....
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Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
U.S. Court News 11/08/2026The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked a federal court to dismiss its own lawsuit seeking to stop California from counting about 20,000 ballots that the department claimed were sent to noncitizens, until the voters' immigration status could b...
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years in prison
U.S. Court News 11/05/2026A Hong Kong court on Thursday handed prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong an additional 10-year prison term under the national security law imposed by Beijing, a ruling critics say reflects the sweeping crackdown on the city's once-vibrant de...
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Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
U.S. Court News 11/01/2026A Minnesota restaurant owner has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a massive fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from a government-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.Salim Said, the operator...
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US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations
U.S. Court News 10/30/2026The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will block imports from Chinese biotechnology firm BGI Group and two of its affiliates, citing alleged links to forced labor in Xinjiang, China's far-western ethnic region.Beginning Thursday, U.S. ...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
U.S. Court News 10/27/2026The Trump administration on Wednesday filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to set aside a lower court order that has stopped construction of border barriers through the Big Bend region of Texas.The order is ...
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Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk's DOGE
U.S. Court News 10/18/2026The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog's lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.The high court is intervening for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Eth...
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Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 students
U.S. Court News 09/24/2026A jury on Monday convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from U.S. and Israeli ...
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Man convicted in murder-for-hire killing of Microsoft manager on Florida road
U.S. Court News 08/27/2026A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme that followed years of a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife.Jar...
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25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
U.S. Court News 08/05/2026Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and...
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Former school bus aide pleads guilty to assaulting 3 autistic students
U.S. Court News 01/04/2026A former school bus aide pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting three nonverbal students with autism who were unable to report the abuse.Kiarra Jones, 30, entered guilty pleas to 12 charges under a plea agreement as she was about to go on trial in subur...
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US announces massive arms sales to Taiwan worth more than $10 billion
U.S. Court News 12/19/2025President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China.The State Department...