Courts & Law
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Federal judge blocks Trump admin's new FEMA grant requirements
U.S. Magistrate Judge Amy Potter said the government failed to sufficiently justify the change in FEMA's Emergency Management Performance Grant program, which supports disaster-readiness efforts, including training and staffing.
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Federal judge rules against Trump admin over New York law that allows illegal immigrants to drive
The judge ruled that New York's Green Light Law doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause.
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Federal court sides with Trump over employers’ processing fees for H-1B immigration visas
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Association of American Universities argued the president exceeded his authority when he imposed a $100,000 payment requirement on employers before processing their petitions for new H-1B visas.
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Judge blocks Trump admin from interfering with Harvard's enrollment of international students
The order comes after the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification last month, after the Ivy League failed to provide information about its international students and students who engaged in school protests last year.
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Supreme Court rules against Florida firefighter who lost health benefits
Karyn Stanley, in Stanley v. City of Stanford, sued the city after officials said that her disability entitled her to only 24 months of insurance coverage. Stanley was hired by the city as a firefighter in 1999 and was forced to retire in 2018 due to a Parkinson's disease diagnosis.
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Judge orders ICE to release Mahmoud Khalil
A federal judge on Friday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release Mahmoud Khalil, whom authorities arrested months ago as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on antisemitism.
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Nebraska's Attorney General takes China’s Temu to court, alleging it steals Americans' data
Hilgers explained that Temu is set up in a way that it can gain access to a user's smartphone without having to go through the Terms of Agreements process and getting around Apple's App Store requirements.
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DC man found incompetent to stand trial in stabbing of Rand Paul aide, unlikely to be prosecuted
“There are no prospects that Mr. Neal will return to competency in the foreseeable future,” D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd E. Edelman said.
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Chief Justice Roberts adopts some gender-ideology language in upholding youth gender-transition ban
From "transgender boy" to preferred pronouns, majority opinion "riddled with radical ideological language," America First Policy Institute official laments. Justice Kagan not sure law would fall even under preferred legal standard.
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Feds nab Texas man who bought fireworks, drove to LA to allegedly kill police at anti-ICE riots
A man is facing federal charges after allegedly purchasing fireworks in New Mexico and indicating plans to harm law enforcement and government officials in Los Angeles with them. If convicted, he could be facing up to 10 years in federal prison.
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Jury finds Karen Read not guilty in death of former Boston police officer John O'Keefe
The verdict occurred during Read's second trial, after the first ended in a mistrial last year. Read did not testify in either trial.
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Judge blocks Trump administration policy mandating biological 'M' or 'F' passport sex markers
The policy follows President Trump’s executive order calling government agencies “to recognize two sexes, male and female.”
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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on youth transgender surgery, puberty blockers, hormone therapy
The justices voted along ideological lines, 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts authoring the opinion.