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Kamala Harris leaves door open for 2028 presidential run
Lawyer Blogs 10/27/2025Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House.In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her.“I am not done,...
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Man pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
Court Alerts 10/22/2025A 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges.Jonathan Rinderknecht appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon after arri...
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US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
Legal News Feed 10/17/2025President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources at a time when China is imposing tougher rules on expo...
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‘No Kings’ protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities
Court Alerts 10/15/2025Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the U.S. Saturday for “ No Kings ” demonstrations decrying what participants see as the government’s swift drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.Peop...
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Law Firm News is redefining how law firms share their stories
Court Alerts 10/04/2025Law Firm News is redefining how law firms share their stories with the public. This platform goes beyond traditional press releases - it’s a powerful marketing tool that helps law firms gain visibility across major media outlets. With Law Firm ...
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Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making false statement
Bankruptcy 09/25/2025Former FBI Director James Comey was charged Thursday with crimes connected to his Senate testimony in 2020 about an investigation, a major strike against a high-profile figure who has long been the target of President Donald Trump’s anger.&ldqu...
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US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit
Court Alerts 09/21/2025A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers pushed for more military-to-military dialogue in a meeting Sunday with China’s Premier Li Qiang, a rare congressional visit since the U.S.-China relations soured.The last trip by a group of senators was in 2...
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Senate rejects competing bills, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1
Bankruptcy 09/17/2025The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.Leaders of the two parties sought to blame the ot...
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Military lawyers will serve as immigration judges as courts face massive backlog
Headline News 09/12/2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.The military will begin sending groups of 150 atto...
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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books
Legal News Center 09/07/2025Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as s...
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Mexico’s first elected Supreme Court faces critical test of independence
Court Alerts 09/01/2025Mexico’s first elected Supreme Court will be seated Monday and observers will be watching closely to see whether it will assert its independence from the governing party that held the country’s first judicial elections.Just three of its n...
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Federal data website outage raises concerns among advocates
Court Alerts 08/20/2025A federal website that informs the public about what information agencies are collecting and allows for public comment went down last weekend, and it has only been partially restored. The outage has raised concerns among advocates who already were tr...