A federal courtroom in Boston became the latest battleground over the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies, as a judge questioned whether the president’s authority to regulate entry into the United States stretches far enough to justify a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. During a hearing on Friday, U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin repeatedly …

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A rural Kentucky school district has secured nearly $27 million in settlements from some of the world’s largest social media companies, marking a significant development in the growing legal battle over the impact of online platforms on young users. The agreements were reached between the Breathitt County School District and the parent companies behind Instagram, …

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A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to establish a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund designed for individuals who claim they were harmed by what President Donald Trump has repeatedly described as the “weaponization” of government institutions. The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia, bars the administration from …

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A dramatic clash over one of Washington’s most recognizable cultural landmarks took another turn on Friday, as President Donald Trump announced that his administration would move to hand control of the Kennedy Center back to Congress following a major courtroom defeat. The declaration came hours after a federal judge struck down efforts to rebrand the …

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A political firestorm is building around President Donald Trump and a massive $1.776 billion federal settlement package that critics say could become a taxpayer-backed reward system for his allies. Yet despite the outrage, legal experts say opponents may find themselves trapped in a procedural maze with few clear exits. The controversy centers on what the …

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Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate who became one of the most visible faces of pro-Palestinian campus protests in the United States, is preparing to take his legal battle to the nation’s highest court after a divided federal appeals court refused to block the Trump administration from pursuing his deportation. The ruling from the Philadelphia-based …

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Bayer’s attempt to draw a line under years of Roundup litigation is already colliding with resistance from inside the courtroom. A proposed $7.25 billion settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits tied to the weedkiller has triggered its first organized legal challenge, with attorneys representing 13 cancer patients asking a Missouri court to reject the …

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A federal judge has thrown out the criminal case against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, delivering a stinging rebuke to the Trump administration and accusing federal prosecutors of weaponizing the justice system after Abrego challenged his deportation in court. In a sharply worded ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw said the government revived …

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