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2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about involvement in investigation
Breaking Legal News 10/24/2026Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against two former FBI officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, accusing them of giving false statements to Congress about their role in the bureau's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop matter bef...
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Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk's DOGE
Breaking Legal 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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Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election
Breaking Legal News 10/05/2026Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil's incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America's powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday's...
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Attorney says woman will plead not guilty in killing of son-in-law at California park
Breaking Legal News 10/02/2026The attorney for a Northern California woman who was charged along with her husband in the killing of their son-in-law said Thursday that she plans to plead not guilty and focus her defense on the abuse allegedly perpetrated by the victim.Shili Chen ...
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Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in a $195M money laundering case
Breaking Legal News 09/27/2026A close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro long described by U.S. officials as the ousted leader’s frontman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged bribery conspiracy to win lucrative government...
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Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful
Breaking Legal News 09/15/2026A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful.The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency...
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Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall
Breaking Legal News 08/15/2026A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Was...
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Small businesses file lawsuits against Trump’s new sweeping tariffs
Breaking Legal News 08/03/2026Two lawsuits filed by small businesses are challenging Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced Thursday that impose double-digit levies on 60 trading partners.The tariffs, implemented under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for what the Trump adm...
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US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security
Breaking Legal News 07/30/2026The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism.The measures are li...
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The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed
Breaking Legal News 07/26/2026The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled Thursday.The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circui...
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Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence in massive Minnesota nonprofit fraud case
Breaking Legal News 05/22/2026The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court filing.Aimee Bock, who...
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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights
Breaking Legal News 05/16/2026President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the legislation he was about to sign was momentous, one that took courage for certain members of Congress to pass since the vote could cost them their seats.To honor that, he took the unusual step of leaving the Oval ...