Meta to Court: Monopoly? Prove It or Drop It

Meta to Court: Monopoly? Prove It or Drop It

Meta has thrown down the legal gauntlet, asking a federal judge to end the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case early, arguing the government simply hasn’t made its point. The high-stakes trial, unfolding in Washington since April, centers on the FTC’s claim that Meta—formerly Facebook—cornered the market on personal social networking through its decade-old acquisitions of …

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Judge Blasts Trump-Era Secrecy Over Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man

Judge Blasts Trump-Era Secrecy Over Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man

A federal judge delivered a blistering rebuke to former President Donald Trump’s administration for keeping its cards too close to the chest in a case involving the mistaken deportation of a Maryland resident now imprisoned in El Salvador. At the center of the dispute is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man with legal status in …

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He Beat Her While We Watched”: Singer Testifies to Diddy’s Brutality Behind Closed Doors

He Beat Her While We Watched”: Singer Testifies to Diddy’s Brutality Behind Closed Doors

NEW YORK — The courtroom fell quiet as pop singer Dawn Richard took the stand, her voice steady but grim. She wasn’t there to sing. She was there to pull the curtain back on a decade of torment allegedly inflicted by hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Richard recalled a chilling night in 2009 at Combs’ …

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Trump’s Power Play: Court Weighs Whether He Can Axe Independent Watchdogs at Will

Trump’s Power Play: Court Weighs Whether He Can Axe Independent Watchdogs at Will

In a legal showdown that could redraw the balance of power across Washington, a federal appeals court signaled it may back Donald Trump’s sweeping claim that presidents can fire members of independent federal agencies at will—threatening to upend long-standing legal protections and rattle institutions like the Federal Reserve. At the heart of the clash: Trump’s …

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Judges Block Trump-Era Shortcut: No Fast-Track Deportations to Stranger Lands

Judges Block Trump-Era Shortcut: No Fast-Track Deportations to Stranger Lands

In a sharp rebuke to an aggressive Trump-era deportation push, a federal appeals court has refused to greenlight a fast-track strategy that aimed to remove migrants to countries they’ve never called home—places like Libya and El Salvador—without first listening to their fears of torture or death. At the heart of the dispute is an April …

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Supreme Court Halts Trump-Era Deportations: A 1798 Law, a Modern Showdown

Supreme Court Halts Trump-Era Deportations: A 1798 Law, a Modern Showdown

The United States Supreme Court has slammed the brakes on President Donald Trump’s push to deport Venezuelan migrants using a law older than the telegraph. In a brief but forceful unsigned opinion issued Friday, the justices blocked the administration’s controversial invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act—a statute rooted in wartime fears, not peacetime politics. …

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Voting Rights Enforcement Deal Blow as Appeals Court Cuts Off Key Legal Route

Voting Rights Enforcement Deal Blow as Appeals Court Cuts Off Key Legal Route

A recent decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals slammed the door on one of the last effective legal pathways for challenging racially discriminatory voting practices in seven Midwestern states. The ruling, issued by a 2-1 majority, declared that private citizens cannot invoke an 1871 civil rights statute—Section 1983—to enforce the anti-discrimination protections …

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Inside the Courtroom Drama: Cassie Pushes Back Against Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ‘Freak Off’ Allegations

Inside the Courtroom Drama: Cassie Pushes Back Against Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ‘Freak Off’ Allegations

In the tangled saga unfolding in a Manhattan federal courtroom, Cassie—born Casandra Ventura and known for her sultry R&B vocals—found herself under intense scrutiny as the defense tried to rewrite the narrative around the explosive “Freak Offs” at the center of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial. The defense painted Cassie not as a victim, …

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Legal Limbo: Trump’s Security Clearance Crackdown Throws Huawei Defense Into Question

Legal Limbo: Trump’s Security Clearance Crackdown Throws Huawei Defense Into Question

In a Brooklyn courtroom, the judge presiding over Huawei’s high-stakes criminal case threw a spotlight on an unexpected obstacle: President Trump’s executive order revoking security clearances from lawyers at Jenner & Block, one of Huawei’s defense firms. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly didn’t mince words, flagging the clearance issue as a potential roadblock to Huawei’s …

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Wisconsin Judge Takes a Stand, Denies Role in Foiling Migrant Arrest

Wisconsin Judge Takes a Stand, Denies Role in Foiling Migrant Arrest

In a courtroom drama shaking Milwaukee, Judge Hannah Dugan has firmly rejected federal accusations that she hindered the arrest of a migrant outside her chambers. The charges claim Dugan deliberately obstructed immigration agents and concealed Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a man wanted on an immigration hold, by steering him away from law enforcement and out a secret …

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