The Justice Department has kicked off an unusual internal sweep, asking federal prosecutors to catalogue moments when judges stood in the way of cases tied to immigration, assaults on federal officers, or investigations involving groups the administration labels as antifa. The directive, dispatched from the office of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, landed in prosecutors’ …

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The halls of Washington rumbled again as the Justice Department agreed to chase a trail President Donald Trump has shouted about for months: digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s connections with prominent Democratic figures and a major Wall Street name. It’s a move that lands with the theatrical thud of political déjà vu—Trump calling for an inquiry …

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The legal chess match over Google’s advertising empire has been nudged further down the calendar. The pivotal courtroom face-off—originally set for this week—will now unfold on November 21, giving both sides a little more time to sharpen their final strikes. Months ago, the court declared that Google sits atop not one, but two unlawful monopolies …

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A fresh steward has stepped into one of Georgia’s most scrutinized court battles — the sprawling election-interference case targeting the sitting U.S. President and a cluster of his political allies. Yet instead of clearing the haze around the prosecution’s future, the move only stretches the storyline into another chapter of uncertainty. Peter Skandalakis, who leads …

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In a small East Texas courtroom, far from Wall Street’s roar, a judge quietly untangled herself from a political storm and cleared Kenvue to send nearly $400 million to its shareholders—right on schedule. The dispute sprang from a high-stakes clash between Texas officials and the healthcare giant over the long-trusted household name: Tylenol. The state …

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Danielle Sassoon, once one of Manhattan’s most prominent federal prosecutors, has found her next chapter — this time, in the private ranks of Paul Clement’s conservative powerhouse firm. Sassoon stepped down earlier this year after refusing a directive from the Trump administration to abandon corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Her resignation, …

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After two decades of courtroom battles and merchant outrage, Visa and Mastercard have unveiled a massive $38 billion settlement aimed at putting to rest claims that they conspired to keep credit card “swipe fees” sky-high. The agreement, if approved, would rewrite the rules of one of the most lucrative — and controversial — corners of …

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