In a scene more symbolic than procedural, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s freshly assembled crypto task force kicked off its first public roundtable—just as the Trump camp plots a dramatic regulatory pivot that could redefine the future of digital assets in America. The meeting, led by Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce—known in crypto circles as …

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A federal appeals court on Friday declined to put the brakes on a judge’s order demanding the Trump administration reverse mass layoffs that saw more than 25,000 federal employees ousted across 18 agencies. The decision keeps a temporary reinstatement order alive, with a more permanent ruling expected in the coming days. The case—brought by 19 …

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The Trump administration is aiming to boot a federal judge off a legal showdown involving a high-profile Democratic law firm, claiming she’s too hostile to give their case a fair shake. In a new court filing, Justice Department officials targeted U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, arguing her impartiality is compromised due to what they described …

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In a striking turn, the U.S. Justice Department is now attempting to step between Donald Trump and a wave of civil lawsuits filed in connection with the January 6 Capitol attack—arguing that Trump was simply doing his job. The request, quietly lodged late Thursday night in a Washington court, urges Judge Amit Mehta to swap …

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A federal judge in Chicago has greenlit an unconventional privacy settlement with Clearview AI—a company notorious for scraping billions of facial images off the internet—offering victims equity instead of compensation. Rather than cutting checks to thousands of people whose biometric data was allegedly taken without consent, the deal grants them a potential 23% stake in …

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In a twist that’s rattled the legal world, heavyweight law firm Paul Weiss has been thrust into the spotlight—not for winning a high-profile case or landing a billionaire client, but for cutting a deal with Donald Trump to save its skin. Facing the heat of an executive order that threatened to choke off its access …

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A courtroom in Washington turned tense as a federal judge publicly scolded lawyers from Donald Trump’s administration, accusing them of crossing a line in their defense of a controversial mass deportation. At the heart of it: a centuries-old law, a group of alleged gang members, and a legal standoff that’s beginning to look like a …

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