Texas Opens Antitrust Probe Into ABA Accreditation
The state attorney general is examining whether law-school accreditation rules restrict competition and raise education costs.
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Court Cast Coverage
United States
California Enacts First General Ban on Monopolization
The COMPETE Act gives California public prosecutors new authority over monopoly and monopsony conduct from 2027.
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Eleventh Circuit Leaves Trump IRS Sanctions in Place for Now
The appeals court denied an emergency stay, while leaving the underlying sanctions dispute for further proceedings.
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D.C. Circuit Weighs Judge’s Contempt Inquiry Over Deportation Flights
An en banc panel heard arguments over whether a district judge may investigate alleged defiance of an order halting removals to El Salvador.
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New York Judge Orders New Notices for Second-Home Tax
The ruling faults the city’s notice process, not the tax itself; an appeal has temporarily paused the order.
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Supreme Court Lets Third-Country Removals Resume Pending Review
The justices stayed a lower-court judgment and agreed to hear the government’s appeal in December, leaving the policy in force for now.
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Federal Civil Discovery — How to Serve a Rule 45 Document Subpoena on a Nonparty
Jurisdiction and scope: United States federal district courts only. This note covers a pretrial subpoena under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 commanding a nonparty to produce documents, electronically stored information or tangible things,…
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Trump Approves Lower US Vehicle-Efficiency Standards
President Donald Trump says he has approved substantially lower federal fuel-economy standards for cars and light trucks, clearing the way for the Transportation Department to issue its final rule on Monday. The change would…
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New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Resigns After Ethics Investigation
New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell has resigned after an independent investigation found a pattern of inappropriate conduct toward women and other ethical violations. Governor Mikie Sherrill announced the resignation on Friday, a day…
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US Bill Targets Chinese Components in Government AI Systems
A bipartisan group of United States senators has introduced legislation that would bar sensitive federal systems from using optical transceivers made by two Chinese companies. Optical transceivers move data over fibre cables and are…
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