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Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Faces Fury — But Legal Roadblocks May Protect It

Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Faces Fury — But Legal Roadblocks May Protect It

President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled settlement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has ignited a political and legal firestorm, with critics branding its $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” a taxpayer-backed reward system for loyalists. Yet despite the outrage, legal experts say dismantling the arrangement in court could prove extraordinarily difficult. The agreement, announced after Trump withdrew …

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Trump’s Immigration Court Overhaul Accelerates With Massive Judge Intake

Trump’s Immigration Court Overhaul Accelerates With Massive Judge Intake

The Trump administration has dramatically expanded the ranks of America’s immigration courts, swearing in what the Justice Department described as the largest incoming class of immigration judges ever assembled in a single intake. A total of 82 judges — including 77 permanent appointees and five temporary judges — officially joined the system during a ceremony …

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OpenAI’s Legal War Chest Expands as IPO Buzz Intensifies

OpenAI’s Legal War Chest Expands as IPO Buzz Intensifies

As lawsuits pile up and Wall Street speculation around a blockbuster public listing grows louder, OpenAI is quietly assembling one of the most formidable legal lineups in corporate America. The artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT has turned to an expanding network of heavyweight U.S. law firms to navigate an increasingly tangled battlefield of investor negotiations, …

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Meta Cuts Deal in First School District Lawsuit Over Teen Mental Health Fallout

Meta Cuts Deal in First School District Lawsuit Over Teen Mental Health Fallout

Meta Platforms has quietly stepped out of what was poised to become a closely watched courtroom clash over the alleged mental health impact of social media on students in the United States. The company reached a settlement with the Breathitt County School District in Kentucky, marking the first resolution in a wave of lawsuits filed …

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Saudi Arabia Eyes $40 Billion Property Sukuk Push as Banks Face Vision 2030 Funding Strain

Saudi Arabia Eyes $40 Billion Property Sukuk Push as Banks Face Vision 2030 Funding Strain

Saudi Arabia is preparing a major expansion of its real estate financing market, with plans to roll out property-backed sukuk worth as much as 150 billion riyals ($40 billion) by the end of the decade, according to local media reports. The proposed programme is expected to unfold gradually, with annual issuances estimated at around SAR20 …

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Egypt Moves to Rewrite Investment Rulebook With Faster Licensing Push

Egypt Moves to Rewrite Investment Rulebook With Faster Licensing Push

Egypt is preparing a broad reset of its business regulatory framework, with officials promising quicker approvals, leaner bureaucracy and a more balanced environment for investors operating inside the country. At a gathering celebrating five decades of cooperation between Egypt and the International Finance Corporation, Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid said Cairo’s reform agenda …

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Qatar Draws Heavy Demand as Central Bank Launches $1.09 Billion Sukuk Sale

Qatar Draws Heavy Demand as Central Bank Launches $1.09 Billion Sukuk Sale

Qatar’s Islamic debt market saw another strong outing on Tuesday after the Qatar Central Bank rolled out government-backed Ijara sukuk worth QR4 billion ($1.09 billion) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, attracting bids that far exceeded the amount on offer. Investor appetite came in forcefully, with subscriptions climbing to nearly QR11.4 billion, underscoring continued …

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Salama’s Turnaround Gains Speed as Q1 Profit Jumps After Capital Boost

Salama’s Turnaround Gains Speed as Q1 Profit Jumps After Capital Boost

Dubai-listed Islamic insurer Salama opened 2026 with a sharp rebound in earnings, signaling that its restructuring efforts and recent capital injection are beginning to reshape the company’s financial footing. The insurer posted a first-quarter net profit of AED 14 million ($3.8 million), a dramatic leap from AED 500,000 recorded during the same period a year …

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Supreme Court Steps Into Growing Fight Over Title IX Employee Lawsuits

Supreme Court Steps Into Growing Fight Over Title IX Employee Lawsuits

The battle over how far Title IX reaches inside America’s schools and universities is headed to the nation’s highest court. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether professors, coaches and other school employees can directly sue federally funded institutions for sex discrimination under Title IX — a question that has fractured federal appeals …

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Harvard Cadaver Scandal Lawsuit Hit by Fresh AI Fallout as Judge Blocks Attorney

Harvard Cadaver Scandal Lawsuit Hit by Fresh AI Fallout as Judge Blocks Attorney

A Massachusetts courtroom overseeing litigation tied to the Harvard Medical School body-parts scandal has now become the latest battleground in the legal profession’s uneasy relationship with artificial intelligence. A judge in Boston has refused to allow a senior attorney from powerhouse injury law firm Morgan & Morgan to participate in the ongoing lawsuits against Harvard …

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