In a courtroom that has seen its share of political storms, one of Washington’s strangest trials unfolded this week — over a flying sandwich. Sean Dunn, once a Justice Department staffer handling international cases, is accused of launching a sub sandwich at a federal agent during a tense summer marked by then-President Donald Trump’s “law-and-order” …
The once-celebrated crypto prodigy Sam Bankman-Fried faced a wall of skepticism in a Manhattan courtroom as appellate judges grilled his legal team over claims that his fraud trial was fundamentally unfair. Bankman-Fried, now 33 and serving a 25-year sentence, has sought to undo his conviction tied to the 2022 implosion of FTX — an exchange …
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A prominent conservative voice on the federal bench has reignited a long-simmering debate over the legality of America’s most powerful fraud-fighting tool — the False Claims Act — suggesting that it may violate the very Constitution it aims to defend. U.S. Circuit Judge James Ho of the Fifth Circuit, in a sharply worded concurring opinion, …
In a twist of legal irony, a dissenting opinion penned by an Obama-era judge could end up paving the path for Donald Trump’s biggest courtroom win yet — the Supreme Court fight over his sweeping tariff powers. At the heart of the case lies a decades-old law — the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) …
For the first time in decades, the Boston-based federal appeals court—long considered a liberal fortress—will now include a judge appointed by Donald Trump. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Joshua Dunlap, a Maine attorney known for his conservative advocacy, to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, marking a quiet but significant shift in the …
The United States Supreme Court has stepped into the heart of one of the most consequential legal battles of Donald Trump’s second presidency — a case that could redraw the boundaries of executive authority and reshape the global economic landscape. On Wednesday morning in Washington, the justices gathered to hear arguments over Trump’s sweeping use …
The American Bar Association (ABA) has quietly rewritten the rules for one of its most prominent diversity initiatives, removing the longstanding requirement that applicants belong to an “ethnic minority” or “underrepresented racial group.” In place of race-based eligibility, the Legal Opportunity Scholarship now seeks candidates who can demonstrate “a strong commitment to advancing diversity, equity, …
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The NAACP has taken aim at Virginia’s election authorities, accusing them of quietly suppressing student voters through what it calls needless and discriminatory paperwork hurdles. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Richmond, alleges that the state’s election officials have been rejecting college students’ voter registration applications if they fail to include details such as …
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A federal judge in Rhode Island has delivered a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, ordering it to release emergency food assistance funds within days to millions of low-income Americans left in limbo by the ongoing government shutdown. The court’s Saturday ruling demands that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
New York has fired back at Elon Musk’s X, asking a federal judge to toss out the company’s attempt to overturn a state law that forces social media platforms to reveal how they handle hate speech, disinformation, extremism, and harassment. Attorney General Letitia James argued that the Stop Hiding Hate Act doesn’t silence platforms—it simply …
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