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A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump
National Court News 08/08/2026Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company have brought sweeping challenges against a cornerstone of legal enforcement in the United States: the right of private groups, people and local governments to ...
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Appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana
U.S. Court News 07/15/2026A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the Conc...
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Former Colorado analyst pleads guilty in DNA testing scandal
National Court News 06/28/2026A former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony counts stemming from accusations that she manipulated and omitted data to speed up the DNA testing process, calling into question the validity o...
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Supreme Court rejects Meta's appeal in Vermont social media addiction case
National Court News 05/29/2026The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny.Parent company Meta Platforms Inc. appealed afte...
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Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters
U.S. Court News 04/13/2026A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists.U.S. District Judge Paul Friedma...
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Tax reform may grow donor base but shrink overall nonprofit contributions
National Court News 03/17/2026Millions more Americans will likely donate to nonprofits following changes in tax laws passed by Congress last summer, but those changes will also likely reduce the overall amount of money given to charity, according to new research.The report from t...
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Trump administration's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
National Court News 02/26/2026The Trump administration's latest policy of deporting immigrants to "third countries" to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case that already reached the nation's highest court.U.S. Distric...
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Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
National Court News 02/23/2026The Supreme Court said that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from ...
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Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan’s tariff barriers
U.S. Court News 02/13/2026The Trump administration reached a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99% of its tariff barriers, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.The agreement comes as the U.S. remains reliant on Taiwan for...
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Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada
Litigation Reports 02/10/2026President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, demanding that Canada turn over at least half of the ownership of the bridge and agree to other unspecified demands in his lates...
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Justice Department steps up pressure on cartels’ financial networks
Litigation Reports 02/05/2026The Justice Department is taking direct aim at the financial lifelines of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels, targeting money brokers who prosecutors say have adapted to intensified enforcement by increasingly routing drug profits through crypt...
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Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes
Litigation Reports 01/30/2026With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement th...