Recent Updates
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New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn congressional map
U.S. Court News 11/28/2023The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday.All five justices signed a sho...
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Biden administration warns of disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule
U.S. Court News 11/09/2023The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasa...
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China Evergrande winding-up hearing adjourned to Dec. 4 by Hong Kong court
Legal Analysis 10/30/2023A Hong Kong court on Monday adjourned a winding up hearing for property developer China Evergrande Group’s until Dec. 4.Evergrande has been in crisis since it defaulted on its debt obligations two years ago. The firm is the world’s most h...
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Sydney court postpones extradition hearing of former US military pilot
U.S. Court News 10/24/2023A Sydney court on Monday postponed an extradition hearing for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators until May as his lawyers attempt to further build their case.Boston-born Dan Duggan, 55, was scheduled to fight ...
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Federal Judge rules California assault weapons ban unconstitutional
U.S. Court News 10/20/2023A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again on Thursday, ruling that the state’s attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear ar...
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Ban on electronic skill games in Virginia reinstated by state Supreme Court
U.S. Court News 10/16/2023A ban on electronic skill games in Virgnia went back into effect Friday after the state Supreme Court vacated an injunction that allowed thousands of the betting machines to remain in gas stations, bars and conveniece stores.The injunction was issued...
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Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate
Latest News 10/10/2023President Joe Biden’s second attempt at student loan cancellation began moving forward Tuesday with a round of hearings to negotiate the details of a new plan.In a process known as negotiated rulemaking, 14 people chosen by the Biden administra...
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McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry
Legal Analysis 09/12/2023House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas last week to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, and raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to t...
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Judge strikes down a Texas law requiring age verification to view adult websites
Legal Analysis 09/02/2023A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it.In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra agre...
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US sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others
U.S. Court News 08/26/2023The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people granted asylum.The complaint, filed in an administrative court within the departmen...
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Some states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes
U.S. Court News 08/22/2023As the Biden administration makes billions of dollars available to remove millions of dangerous lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water and damage brain development in children, some states are turning down funds.Washington, Oregon, Maine and ...
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Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump
Law Journals 07/21/2023A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the former president’s claims that the award was excessive and that the jury vindicated him by failing to conclude he raped a columnist in a luxury de...