Recent Updates
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Supreme Court Asked to Review Texas Ten Commandments Law in Public Schools
National Court News 08/18/2026Civil rights advocates on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, teeing up a potential new test of state-sponsored religious expression in classrooms.Posters featuring the T...
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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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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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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 and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
National Court News 01/02/2026U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in Ju...
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Building a Nationwide Korean-American Portal with Clear Community Guidelines
National Court News 09/20/2025WebPromo.com was launched with the vision of creating a nationwide Korean-American portal, where people across the United States can easily access the information they need. While a few local community sites exist, the lack of a comprehensive platfor...
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Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
National Court News 06/17/2024Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving in a village in New York’s Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat.The boy band singer-turned-solo st...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case
National Court News 12/24/2023The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities.The ruling...
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Thai court asked to rule if prime minister must step down
National Court News 08/23/2022Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Monday received a petition from opposition lawmakers seeking a ruling on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has reached the legal limit on how long he can remain in office.The petition, signed by 171 mem...