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A political and legal standoff is unfolding in the state of Maryland, where officials have gone to court to stop the construction of a new federal immigration detention center backed by the administration of Donald Trump. At the heart of the dispute is a sprawling 54-acre warehouse property in Washington County, acquired for over $100 …

Maryland Moves to Block Federal Immigration Lockup, Takes Trump Administration to Court Read More »

The legal aftershocks of Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs have begun — and FedEx is among the first corporate giants to head to court with its hand outstretched. The Memphis-based logistics heavyweight has filed suit before the U.S. Court of International Trade, demanding a full refund of duties it paid under tariffs imposed through the International …

After Tariffs Fall, FedEx Moves to Reclaim Its Money from Washington Read More »

More than six decades after Cuba’s revolution redrew the island’s economic map, the aftershocks have reached the marbled courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court. At the center stands ExxonMobil, arguing that it deserves compensation exceeding $1 billion for oil and gas assets seized by Havana in 1960, in the wake of the revolution that brought …

Oil, Revolution and a Billion-Dollar Reckoning: Exxon’s Cuba Claim Lands Before the Top US Court Read More »

A federal courtroom in Florida has drawn a final curtain over a long-simmering chapter of litigation surrounding former and now-serving U.S. President Donald Trump. In a decisive order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon permanently barred the Justice Department from releasing a prosecutor’s report tied to the classified documents case that once shadowed Trump’s post–White House …

Sealed for Good: Federal Court Locks Away Report in Trump Documents Prosecution Read More »

A federal courtroom in Miami has delivered a blunt message to Tesla: the jury’s decision stands. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom declined to undo a $243 million verdict tied to a deadly 2019 crash involving a Model S operating with Autopilot engaged. In a ruling made public Friday, the judge concluded that trial evidence “more …

Autopilot on Trial: Court Refuses to Let Tesla Escape $243 Million Crash Verdict Read More »

A string of wildfires that tore through Oregon and Northern California has now produced a $575 million reckoning. PacifiCorp, the Portland-based utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has agreed to pay the U.S. government to settle claims that its electrical lines ignited six major fires that scorched vast stretches of federal land. The payment closes a …

$575 Million Wildfire Truce: PacifiCorp Cuts Deal With Washington Read More »

A sweeping proposal from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could leave thousands of asylum applicants in the United States waiting not just months—but potentially decades—for the right to work. Under a draft rule unveiled by President Donald Trump’s administration, employment authorization for new asylum applicants would be halted until federal processing times fall to …

Work Authorization on Ice: Trump Administration Floats Indefinite Freeze for Asylum Seekers Read More »

The estate of Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to a settlement that could see up to $35 million distributed to resolve a class action accusing two of his closest advisers of enabling his sex trafficking network. A brief filing before a federal court in Manhattan signaled the proposed deal, which now awaits judicial approval. If cleared, …

$35 Million Draws Curtain on Epstein Estate Class Action Read More »

A federal courtroom in Alexandria turned tense as a judge demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Justice over how it secured a warrant to search the home of a reporter from The Washington Post. At the center of the clash: a 1980 statute designed to shield journalists from intrusive searches — the Privacy Protection …

Judge Grills Justice Department Over Raid on Washington Post Reporter’s Home Read More »

In a decision that redraws the fault lines between the White House and Capitol Hill, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, ruling that he overstepped his authority by invoking a law designed for national emergencies. The 6–3 verdict, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, found that the …

Tariff Power Reined In: U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Global Trade Gambit Read More »