A group of Venezuelan men once held inside El Salvador’s high-security CECOT prison is now pressing for something they say was denied to them from the start: a chance to be heard in a U.S. court. Speaking from Caracas, former detainees said they want Washington to follow through on a recent judicial order that would …

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New York is drawing a bright line around the digital habits of young users. Under a new state law announced by Governor Kathy Hochul, social media platforms that rely on endless scrolling, auto-play videos, or algorithm-driven feeds will soon be required to display mental health warning labels. The move targets design features critics say are …

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The United States Supreme Court has, for now, blocked President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops into the Chicago area, delivering a rare judicial setback to an administration that has often found a receptive audience at the top court. By allowing a lower court order to remain in place, the justices stopped the planned …

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A coalition of 49 Democratic lawmakers is raising the alarm over the growing crisis facing federally appointed defense attorneys, warning that delayed payments to private lawyers could ripple through the justice system. Senator Peter Welch of Vermont and Representative Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon led the push, sending a letter to Congressional appropriators urging full funding …

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The nation’s long-running debate over gender identity in public schools flared up again as the U.S. Justice Department launched a federal lawsuit against the Loudoun County School Board, accusing it of sidelining students’ constitutional rights in the name of policy. According to the department, the school district allowed a transgender student—born female—to use the boys’ …

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Alina Habba, once a courtroom defender of Donald Trump and later his hand-picked choice to run the federal prosecutor’s office in New Jersey, has bowed out after a federal appeals court declared her appointment improper. Her exit closes months of institutional limbo and sharp political friction—though she insists she’s not retreating. Habba announced her decision …

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The federal courthouse in Boston became the stage for a rare reversal, as a Tufts University doctoral student—swept into the storm of pro-Palestinian activism crackdowns—won back the bureaucratic lifeline she’d been denied for months. Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish PhD candidate and vocal campus advocate, walked out of court with something far more consequential than a …

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