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An Illinois jury has found former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed 36-year-old woman who had dialed 911 for help at her Springfield home in July 2024 — a tragedy that ignited outrage and sorrow across the country. Grayson, 31, was originally charged with …

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A massive $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina for its 2012 nationalization of YPF, the country’s state energy giant, may not survive U.S. appeals court scrutiny. During a tense hearing in Manhattan, two of three appellate judges openly questioned whether the high-stakes battle should ever have landed on American soil. Argentina is fighting to undo the …

U.S. Court Questions Billions Owed by Argentina in YPF Takeover Case — Judges Hint the Fight Belongs in Buenos Aires Read More »

Portland’s police leadership told a federal court that the mere promise of troops marching into their city under Donald Trump’s orders transformed quiet demonstrations into nights of tension and tear gas. The testimony unfolded before U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who is presiding over a closely watched trial that could decide whether the former president’s …

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has stepped in to halt a striking judicial order that would have required a senior U.S. Border Patrol commander to appear in court every weekday — a move tied to growing tensions over federal immigration enforcement in Chicago. Gregory Bovino, a roving operations commander overseeing the Trump administration’s intensified …

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In a dramatic twist inside the U.S. Justice Department, two federal prosecutors were abruptly placed on leave after using the phrase “a mob of rioters” to describe Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Samuel White and Carlos Valdivia were preparing to appear in court for the …

Prosecutors Pulled from Duty After Calling January 6 Crowd a ‘Mob of Rioters’ in Court Filing Read More »

U.S. Circuit Judge Duane Benton, a longtime conservative voice on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has announced he will move to senior status — a semi-retirement that hands President Donald Trump his first judicial vacancy to fill in his second term. Benton, 75, informed the White House of his decision in a letter, …

Judge Duane Benton to Step Aside, Opening Trump’s First Judicial Seat on 8th Circuit Read More »

Donald Trump’s administration has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to validate his authority to dismiss Shira Perlmutter, the head of the U.S. Copyright Office—an act that has become the latest test of how far presidential power can reach into independent federal institutions. The Justice Department has urged the Court to overturn …

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Google has agreed to cut a hefty check — up to $190 million — to Texas’ hired legal teams as part of a sprawling $1.375 billion privacy settlement that closed one of the state’s biggest battles with Big Tech. The deal, revealed in new court filings, also sets aside $71 million for the Texas Attorney …

Google’s $190 Million Legal Bill: Texas’ Privacy Showdown Ends in a Pricey Truce Read More »

As Washington tightens the purse strings, two of America’s most populous states are digging into their own coffers to keep Planned Parenthood afloat. New York Governor Kathy Hochul and California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that their states would cover the funding gap left by the federal government’s recent Medicaid cuts — a decision that effectively …

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Two federal courtrooms—one in Portland, Oregon, and another in Washington, D.C.—became the latest battlegrounds over former President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to send National Guard troops into American cities, testing the limits of presidential power on domestic soil. In Portland, Justice Department attorneys pressed Judge Karin Immergut to roll back her ban on Trump’s troop …

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