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Whispers in the Cellblock: The Strange Case of the Backpack, the 3D Gun, and the Man Accused of Killing a Healthcare Titan

Whispers in the Cellblock: The Strange Case of the Backpack, the 3D Gun, and the Man Accused of Killing a Healthcare Titan

The courtroom lights always seem a little too bright when a murder case drags the city’s anxieties inside with it. This week, those lights landed squarely on Luigi Mangione — a 27-year-old who, to some, is a menace, and to others, an accidental symbol of rage against America’s spiraling medical costs. Mangione has pleaded not …

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The ‘Little Chapo’ Who Changed Course: Guzman Lopez Enters a Quiet Guilty Plea in U.S. Court

The ‘Little Chapo’ Who Changed Course: Guzman Lopez Enters a Quiet Guilty Plea in U.S. Court

In a twist that rippled through both sides of the border, Joaquin Guzman Lopez — heir to a criminal empire built by the man known globally as El Chapo — abandoned his not-guilty stance and quietly admitted guilt in a U.S. courtroom. He wasn’t even supposed to plead that day. The schedule called for a …

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Costco Pushes Back: Retail Giant Launches Pre-Emptive Legal Strike to Keep Its Tariff Refunds Alive

Costco Pushes Back: Retail Giant Launches Pre-Emptive Legal Strike to Keep Its Tariff Refunds Alive

Costco has stepped into court with a calculated move—one eye on the Supreme Court, the other on its bottom line. The retailer has sued the U.S. government, seeking a safety net should the nation’s highest court reject President Donald Trump’s push for broad tariff-setting authority. Filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, the complaint …

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Trump Team Throws Its Weight Behind Bayer as Roundup Battles Pile Up

Trump Team Throws Its Weight Behind Bayer as Roundup Battles Pile Up

The corridors of Washington hummed louder than usual after the administration stepped forward to support Bayer’s high-stakes attempt to shut down a tidal wave of Roundup lawsuits—tens of thousands of them, all orbiting a single, incendiary question: does the world’s most argued-over weedkiller cause cancer? In a filing to the nation’s highest court, federal officials …

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Fired Without Warning: Ex-Immigration Judge Claims Trump-Era Purge Crossed the Line

Fired Without Warning: Ex-Immigration Judge Claims Trump-Era Purge Crossed the Line

A former U.S. immigration judge has taken her dismissal to court, accusing the administration of weaponizing presidential power to oust her for reasons she says had nothing to do with performance—and everything to do with who she is. In her lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., Tania Nemer recounts the moment her judicial career was abruptly …

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Third Circuit Slams the Brakes on Habba’s Rise, Strips Her of New Jersey Prosecutor Role

Third Circuit Slams the Brakes on Habba’s Rise, Strips Her of New Jersey Prosecutor Role

In a sharp judicial pullback that sent tremors through the administration’s efforts to install loyal figures in key legal posts, a federal appeals court has ruled that Alina Habba’s elevation to the helm of New Jersey’s federal prosecutor’s office was unlawful. With that, her brief command over the state’s federal criminal docket has come to …

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Google Backs Off, But the Cloud Clash in Europe Only Gets Louder

Google Backs Off, But the Cloud Clash in Europe Only Gets Louder

Google has quietly stepped away from its high-profile antitrust complaint against Microsoft’s cloud empire—just as European regulators sharpen their knives for a much larger dissection of the entire cloud market. The retreat isn’t a surrender. More like a tactical sidestep. For months, Google had accused Microsoft of stacking the deck by funneling customers into Azure …

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Judges Greenlight North Carolina’s Power-Shifting Map, Igniting a Coast-to-Coast Redistricting Brawl

Judges Greenlight North Carolina’s Power-Shifting Map, Igniting a Coast-to-Coast Redistricting Brawl

North Carolina’s political chessboard just got a fresh coat of partisan paint — and the federal courts have decided they won’t be cleaning the brushes. A trio of judges signed off on the state’s newly redrawn congressional map, giving Republicans a clear runway heading into the 2026 midterms. The ruling slams shut an attempt by …

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Blue States Push Back as Washington’s SNAP Scissors Slice Too Deep

Blue States Push Back as Washington’s SNAP Scissors Slice Too Deep

The legal map lit up again this week, this time with 21 states and the District of Columbia marching into federal court in Eugene, Oregon, carrying a simple message: don’t take food off lawful immigrants’ tables under the guise of policy “clarification.” Their target is a new interpretation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which …

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After D.C. Shooting, Trump Tries to Redraw America’s Front Door

After D.C. Shooting, Trump Tries to Redraw America’s Front Door

The White House has shifted into overdrive, and this time the spotlight isn’t on border walls or midnight raids—it’s the legal immigration system finding itself under the presidential scalpel. The trigger: a deadly ambush on two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., allegedly by an Afghan immigrant. Within hours, a new wave of restrictions began …

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