Courts & Law
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Judge strikes down Trump's $100K fee on new H-1B visas
Trump signed a proclamation in September that imposed the new fee on the program, which has been the target of immigration hawks for years. Critics have argued large firms use the program to import cheap labor, mostly from India, to replace Americans.
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Rep Fuller announces impeachment articles on Judge Eleanor Ross over alleged courthouse misconduct
In a video posted Friday on X, Fuller called the Obama-appointed judge “unfit to sit on the federal bench."
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Suit seeks to cancel Freedom 250 UFC fight on White House lawn, alleging it needs congressional OK
A Trump administration official called the lawsuit "obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory."
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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sues over Trump firing her
Lisa Cook filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday
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Florida Supreme Court allows Trump's suit against Pulitzer Prize Board to continue
Both a state trial judge and the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals also rejected the board's argument, ruling there was no need to delay adjudication of the case
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Federal judge blocks Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation until at least October
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has an Oct. 6 hearing challenging his deportation to Uganda
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Grand jury declines to indict man who threw sandwich at CBP agent: report
Prosecutors could try to have another grand jury to indict Sean Charles Dunn before his next court appearance
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeking asylum in U.S., attorneys say
Kilmar Abrego Garcia told immigration officials that he would prefer to be sent to Costa Rica if he must be deported, rather than Uganda
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NAACP sues Texas over new Congressional map, claiming it violates Voting Rights Act
The NAACP's new lawsuit, which was filed jointly with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, alleged that the map was racially gerrymandered in a way that decreases black voices in elections.
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Judge orders Utah to redraw congressional map ahead of 2026 midterms
U.S. District Court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that the maps need to be redone because state lawmakers ignored an independent commission that was established by voters to limit partisan gerrymandering.
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DOJ appeals judge's ruling that Alina Habba has been unlawfully working as US attorney in NJ
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann determined last week that tactics to keep Habba in the office were not "lawful," but placed his ruling on hold pending the appeal, which will now take the case to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Judge orders Fani Willis to provide info on searches for Trump-related records: Judicial Watch
The Georgia judge instructed Willis to clarify whether Wade's devices were searched and to search the devices if they were not. The judge also directed Willis to provide the search protocols used on Hill's and Wade's devices.
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Sinaloa Cartel founder 'El Mayo' pleads guilty to drug trafficking
Zambada García pleaded guilty to one count of taking part in a continuing criminal enterprise and one count of racketeering conspiracy and will be sentenced to life in prison.