Courts & Law
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Anti-ICE protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service avoid state charges
The group of 39 protesters are currently facing federal civil rights charges for disrupting the church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January.
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Bill Cassidy files brief urging court to block 'anti-weaponization fund'
Cassidy recently lost his primary against the Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., finishing third behind state Treasurer John Fleming.
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Judge declines to block Trump executive order on voter eligibility lists, mail-in voting limits
The May 28 ruling gives the administration a temporary legal victory in its effort to strengthen election security while leaving the door open for future challenges as the policy moves closer to implementation.
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Law school accreditor ABA moves to end DEI to protect monopoly under threat from Trump, state courts
Failure to bow the knee to feds, state supreme courts "imminently" threaten American Bar Association's privilege in determining who can be a lawyer, accreditation council says. DEI supporters say SCOTUS didn't ban requirement.
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Jury rejects Elon Musk's lawsuit against Open AI CEO Sam Altman
The issue of the timing of the lawsuit was central to the case, NBC News reported, as Musk filed the case a few years after the statute of limitations for such claims were made.
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Surprise arrest during Trump's border crackdown opens door to Cuba-shaking Raul Castro indictment
Biden allowed a Cuban Air Force pilot to stay here and apply for permanent residency. It turns out that the pilot, Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, served in the Cuban military at the same time that Fidel and Raul Castro ordered them to shoot down humanitarian rescue planes searching for people fleeing the communist regime.
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Pirro says she is seeking death penalty for suspect in shooting of Israeli embassy staffers
Prosecutors have accused 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of allegedly killing Israeli embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside the Capital Jewish Museum last May.
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US Supreme Court denies Virginia Democrats' redistricting appeal
Virginia Democrats filed an emergency appeal Monday after the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the state's redistricting referendum last week, ruling that the legislative process in which the referendum was created was unconstitutional.
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Texas Supreme Court declines to boot House Dems who fled state during redistricting
Last year, several Democrats left the state in a bid to deny lawmakers a quorum for redistricting, though many returned, and the state ultimately passed a new slate of congressional maps.
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Federal government sues Chick-fil-A franchisee, alleging religious discrimination
Chick-fil-A closes on Sundays, a policy going back 80 years, but the employee is a member of a Christian denomination that observes the sabbath on Saturday.
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Judicial Watch files lawsuit seeking records on $2 billion grant to nonprofit tied to Stacey Abrams
Judicial Watch previously requested records related to the grant in February 2025, but the EPA failed to respond.
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SCOTUS rules abortion pill mifepristone can remain available by mail nationwide
Conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the ruling.
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Justice Department sues DC Bar over alleged weaponization of attorney discipline
At the center of the dispute is an ongoing disciplinary case involving former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark, who faced scrutiny over his role in discussions surrounding the 2020 presidential election.