A flicker of momentum has returned to Donald Trump’s long-running crusade against federal worker unions—at least for now. On Thursday, a federal appeals court out of San Francisco hit the brakes on a lower court decision that had thrown a wrench into Trump’s executive order aimed at stripping collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands …

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A sharply divided three-judge panel on Friday threw out a bid to let Khalid Sheikh Mohammed—and two fellow detainees—pledge guilty in exchange for life sentences, effectively keeping the shadow of the death penalty over the Guantánamo Bay proceedings. In a 2–1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld then-Defense Secretary Lloyd …

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In a blow to a years-long effort to end one of the most high-profile military prosecutions in U.S. history, a federal appeals court has ruled that the Pentagon acted within its authority when it pulled the plug on plea deals that would have taken the death penalty off the table for the alleged mastermind of …

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A Madras court stunned the legal community by handing a four-month prison term to an advocate who brazenly scoffed at repeated eviction orders. The bench, highlighting his unyielding refusal to vacate the disputed property, characterized the act as a direct assault on judicial authority. Despite being granted multiple chances to express remorse, the lawyer remained …

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Mahmoud Khalil isn’t just walking free — he’s fighting back with a \$20 million demand aimed squarely at the heart of the Trump administration. The Columbia University student and outspoken pro-Palestinian voice, who spent over 100 days in federal detention, has filed a formal claim accusing officials of false imprisonment and politically driven prosecution. The …

$20 Million Price Tag for Silence”: Student Detained Over Pro-Palestinian Views Sues Trump-Era Officials Read More »

In a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump’s sweeping attempt to upend birthright citizenship, a federal judge in New Hampshire has once again blocked the executive order—this time by maneuvering through a freshly carved path left open by the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Joseph Laplante, presiding in Concord, took the bench with clarity and urgency. …

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The U.S. Supreme Court has quietly but decisively refused to throw a legal lifeline to Florida’s controversial immigration law—a measure that aimed to criminalize the mere presence of undocumented migrants crossing into the state. With no explanation and no dissent, the justices let stand a federal judge’s freeze on the law, halting arrests and prosecutions …

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