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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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

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 …

Goldman’s Legal Chief Steps Down as Epstein Emails Surface Read More »

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 …

Trump Scraps Federal Vehicle Emissions Bedrock, Igniting Regulatory Crosswinds Read More »

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 …

Judge Slams ICE Tactics in Minnesota, Orders Immediate Safeguards for Detainees’ Legal Access Read More »

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 »