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Palestinian students sue Columbia University over alleged discrimination in wake of Oct 7 attack
The group claims that the school failed to protect its Palestinian students and faculty from “unrelenting doxxing” and harassment from campus community members, despite reporting the alleged misconduct.
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Supreme Court sets October and November argument calendar
The October sitting begins Monday, Oct. 5, with Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Commissioners of Boulder County
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READ: The documents declassified in transparency push by President Donald Trump
Here is a database of all the documents declassified by President Donald Trump since July.
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Bondi fires DOJ employee for allegedly flipping off National Guard member
Elizabeth Baxter reportedly works in the same building as paralegal Sean Charles Dunn, who allegedly threw a sandwich at a Border Protection officer.
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No federal initial appearances at U.S. District Court in Washington due to Labor Day holiday
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said it implemented the temporary measures, which apply to arrests occurring between Friday, August 29, and 4:00 a.m. Monday, September 1.
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Trump says appeals court ruling rejecting tariffs 'highly partisan'
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated the tariffs. Still, it said the highest import duties in nearly a century could remain in place while the administration appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Rep. Luna seeks to trigger vote on stock ban bill
Luna is using a discharge petition, which would force a vote on the bill if it garners 218 signatures, regardless of whether congressional leadership supports the measure.
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FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins sues podcaster for defamation
She is seeking $5 million in damages.
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Bill Clinton spotted traveling with a portable defibrillator: report
Clinton had quadruple coronary bypass surgery in 2004 due to blockages in his arteries. In 2010, he had two stents installed to open a blocked coronary artery.
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DC sandwich thrower charged with misdemeanor after lack of felony indictment
Prosecutors were not able to convince a grand jury to charge Dunn with the more serious offense, according to sources cited in an ABC News report.
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FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend is suing a podcaster for defamation and $5 million in damages
According to the complaint, which was first posted by Court Watch in its newsletter on Friday, Seraphin falsely alleged that Wilkins was a foreign agent “assigned to manipulate and compromise the Director of the FBI.”
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Federal Judge blocks expanded fast-track deportations by Trump administration
This is another controversial ruling following the Supreme Court's June 2025 ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc., which held that such broad injunctions by district courts exceed the authority granted to federal courts by Congress.
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Chief Data Officer of Social Security resigns, citing 'culture of panic and dread'
The outlet notes that some of the young DOGE officials hired by Elon Musk were granted viewing privileges for the purpose of combating “waste, fraud and abuse” as seen by the Trump administration.