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Estranged husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement
Law Journals 05/25/2026The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party to fund a lavish lifestyle when he was its chief executive.Peter Murrell, 61, who...
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Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings
Legal Analysis 05/06/2026When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president's mass deportation effort.Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling was...
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Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at Tennessee center
Law Journals 04/11/2026A man linked to white supremacist movements pleaded guilty on Monday to setting a fire that destroyed an office at a historic social justice center in Tennessee, a court document shows.Regan Prater also pleaded guilty to attempting to aid a foreign t...
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Wisconsin man who ordered ballots without consent found guilty of fraud
Law Journals 03/31/2026A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.Jurors in Racine County on Tuesday found Harr...
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Tax reform may grow donor base but shrink overall nonprofit contributions
Law Journals 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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Supreme Court Blocks California Transgender Student Disclosure Law
Law Journals 03/03/2026The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.The order blocks for now a ...
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US and Israeli attacks on Iran put further strain on international law
Legal Analysis 03/02/2026As U.S. and Israeli forces pounded Iran, and Tehran and its affiliates retaliated by firing missiles at targets across the Mideast on Monday, the international legal order was caught in the crossfire.At the heart of the post-World War II global order...
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Trump administration's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
Latest 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
Legal Analysis 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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Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial
Law Journals 02/15/2026Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defenda...
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Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan’s tariff barriers
U.S. Court News 02/13/2026The Trump administration reached a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99% of its tariff barriers, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.The agreement comes as the U.S. remains reliant on Taiwan for...
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Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes
U.S. Court News 01/30/2026With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement th...