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A federal appeals court has restored the United States military’s prohibition on enlisting individuals living with HIV, siding with the Pentagon’s argument that the policy remains tied to operational realities rather than outdated prejudice. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that …

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A federal appeals court has restored the U.S. military’s long-standing policy that bars people living with HIV from enlisting, concluding that the rule remains within the bounds of military judgment despite modern medical advances. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the government, overturning a …

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A federal courtroom in Manhattan has refused to dim the lights on a sweeping antitrust case targeting Live Nation Entertainment, clearing the stage for what could become one of the most closely watched trials in the live music business. The ruling means the lawsuit—brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, joined by 39 states and …

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In a packed courtroom in Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand and pushed back against a central accusation: that Meta Platforms built Instagram with children in mind. The trial, unfolding before a jury in California, zeroes in on claims that Instagram — along with YouTube, owned by Google — harmed a woman who …

Screens, Scrutiny and the Stand: Zuckerberg Faces Tough Questions in Youth Addiction Trial Read More »

A coalition of historians, conservationists and scientists has taken the Trump administration to court, accusing it of systematically stripping national parks and monuments of exhibits and signage dealing with slavery, climate change and Indigenous history. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston, names the U.S. Department of the Interior and challenges what the groups …

Battle Over America’s Memory: Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration’s Park Overhaul Read More »

Come July 1, 2026, the financial blueprint for becoming a lawyer in the United States will be redrawn. A new federal ceiling will limit loans for professional degree programs to $50,000 per year and $200,000 overall. For thousands of incoming law students, that cap slices straight through long-standing assumptions about how a legal education gets …

The $50,000 Question: A New Federal Loan Cap Sends Shockwaves Through U.S. Law Schools Read More »

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 …

Visa Not Revoked: Immigration Court Pushes Back Against Deportation Bid Targeting Columbia Student Read More »

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 …

$7.25 Billion Bet: Bayer Moves to Shut the Door on Roundup Cancer Claims Read More »

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 …

Digital Guardrails: U.S. Supreme Court Turns to Software for Conflict Checks Read More »