Two Texas trade groups have stepped onto the federal stage with a sweeping challenge aimed at the heart of workplace-safety regulation, arguing that the nation’s primary safety watchdog was built on an unconstitutional foundation. Filed in Amarillo, the lawsuit contends that when Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration more than half a century …

Texas Produce Groups Launch Bold Strike on OSHA’s Rulebook Read More »

In the long shadow of a colossal copyright clash, the legal teams who wrangled a $1.5 billion settlement with Anthropic have stepped forward with a price tag of their own: a cool $300 million. The request landed in a California federal court this week, courtesy of the firms steering the class action—a duo that now …

A $1.5 Billion Book Battle Ends—Now the Lawyers Want Their Chapter Read More »

Tom Goldstein — once a towering figure in the nation’s appellate circles and long associated with the highest court in the land — now finds himself arguing a far more personal case: the right to sell his own house so he can fund his defense as a tax-evasion trial draws near. What began as a …

A Lawyer, a Mansion, and a Million-Dollar Poker Trail: Tom Goldstein’s Fight to Sell His Own Defense Read More »

The nation’s highest court has stepped squarely into the redistricting crossfire, clearing the way for Texas to use a congressional map crafted with unmistakably partisan ambitions. With a brief, unsigned order, the court revived a redrawn layout of Texas’s U.S. House districts—an electoral blueprint designed to hand Republicans a firmer grip on Congress just in …

Supreme Court Breathes New Life into Texas Map That Could Tilt Congress Rightward Read More »

The Justice Department walked into the grand jury room with a rebooted case, hoping for a different ending. Instead, the panel delivered the same verdict as before: No thanks. The attempt to resurrect criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James — a figure who has spent years in the political splash zone for …

Grand Jury Slams the Brakes Again: Second Bid to Charge Letitia James Falls Apart Read More »

The legal tug-of-war over Washington’s streets took another sharp turn, as a federal appeals court stepped in and allowed the National Guard’s presence in the capital to keep growing rather than wind down. A brief order from the D.C. Circuit wiped away a lower court’s instruction that Guard units must clear out by December 11. …

Appeals Court Hits ‘Pause’ Button, Letting Trump’s DC Troop Surge Roll On Read More »

New Orleans woke up this week to a new kind of tension—one carried not by weather or rising water, but by federal badges and unmarked SUVs rolling quietly through side streets. A sweeping immigration operation has descended on the city, marking the latest chapter in a nationwide push to dramatically expand arrests and removals. Federal …

A City on Edge: New Orleans Becomes the New Front in a National Immigration Storm Read More »