An immigration courtroom in the United States has delivered a sharp rebuke to an attempt to deport a student activist, underscoring the limits of executive power in politically charged cases. A judge declined to order the removal of Mohsen Mahdawi, a student at Columbia University, who had been taken into custody after participating in pro-Palestinian …
In a sweeping legal maneuver years in the making, Bayer has unveiled a proposed settlement worth up to $7.25 billion aimed at corralling tens of thousands of lawsuits tied to its weedkiller, Roundup. The agreement, filed in a Missouri state court, seeks to draw a thick line under both existing claims and those that may …
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Across the United States, a quiet tug-of-war is unfolding between the judiciary and the executive branch — and the numbers are staggering. Since October, federal judges have ruled more than 4,400 times that detentions carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were unlawful. Yet the detentions continue. The rulings represent one of the most …
4,400 Rebukes Later, ICE Detentions Roll On as Courts Push Back Read More »
The marble corridors of the Supreme Court of the United States are getting a quiet technological upgrade. In a move aimed at tightening ethical oversight, the Court has introduced new software designed to flag potential conflicts of interest before cases are heard. The system, developed internally by court technology teams, will automatically compare details about …
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A powerful voice inside Goldman Sachs has gone quiet. Kathryn Ruemmler, the Wall Street giant’s chief legal officer and one of its most senior executives, has resigned after newly disclosed U.S. Justice Department records revealed her past interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents detail years of communication between Ruemmler and Epstein, stretching …
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In a move billed as the most sweeping rollback of environmental oversight in decades, U.S. President Donald Trump has dismantled the legal pillar that allowed Washington to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. At the heart of the shift is the repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding,” a scientific determination that greenhouse gases …
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A federal court has rebuked immigration authorities over detention practices in Minnesota, ruling that recent enforcement operations effectively shut thousands of detainees out from their lawyers. In a sharply worded order, U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel found that tactics used during “Operation Metro Surge” — including rapid out-of-state transfers and severe limits on phone access …
A courtroom in Boston has become the unlikely bridge between Massachusetts and Honduras. A federal judge has directed the administration of former President Donald Trump to take steps to return a Honduran college student who was deported even after a court order barred her removal. The student, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, had been studying at …
Deported Despite a Court Order: Federal Judge Tells US Government to Bring Student Back Read More »
A fresh legal clash is unfolding between the Trump administration and Harvard University, as federal officials move to compel the institution to hand over records tied to its admissions policies. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston, centers on whether the university has complied with a government investigation examining the role of race in …
White House Takes Harvard to Court in Escalating Admissions Showdown Read More »
When it comes to the courtroom, Donald Trump appears to be arguing two positions at once: too occupied with the presidency to defend himself in civil court, yet fully available to file lawsuits against others. Shortly after returning to office in November 2024, Trump’s legal team urged a Delaware state judge to pause a lawsuit …
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