A Republican-led committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has advanced a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at permanently fixing the size of the U.S. Supreme Court at nine justices, reviving a long-running political battle over the future shape of the nation’s highest court. The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure in a 15-8 party-line vote, …

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The Trump administration has moved to withdraw federal endangered species protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard, bringing an end to a legal challenge filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and reopening a contentious debate over conservation and energy development in the Permian Basin. The decision marks a significant reversal from a 2024 determination by …

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A bitter dispute between two prominent Kentucky personal injury firms has spilled into federal court, producing an unusual antitrust lawsuit that could draw wider attention across the legal industry. At the center of the fight is Louisville-based attorney Daryl Isaacs, widely known through aggressive advertising campaigns and his long-standing presence in the personal injury market. …

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John Bolton, once a key figure inside Donald Trump’s White House and later one of his sharpest critics, is expected to admit guilt in a federal case centered on classified government records, according to sources familiar with the matter. The former national security adviser is set to plead guilty to a charge of retaining classified …

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Federal workplace policies are facing a fresh legal test after two attorneys employed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s immigration court system launched a lawsuit alleging that the government’s hardline stance against remote work is unlawfully endangering employees with serious medical conditions. The case, filed in federal court in Virginia, targets the Justice Department’s Executive …

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The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a significant victory to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), unanimously affirming the regulator’s authority to seek disgorgement — the repayment of profits obtained through unlawful conduct — without first proving that investors suffered a measurable financial loss. In a 9-0 judgment authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Court …

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Dubai-based telecom giant e& is trimming its investment in Careem, striking a deal that will see ride-hailing heavyweight Uber pay $100 million in cash for a portion of the company’s shares. Under the binding agreement, e& will sell 12.5% of its current holding in Careem. The transaction reduces the group’s ownership from 50.03% to 37.53%, …

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A sweeping plan championed by President Donald Trump to distribute nearly $1.8 billion to individuals claiming they were targeted by government “weaponization” has been shelved after an unusually forceful backlash from within his own party. The proposed fund, valued at approximately $1.776 billion, had been designed as part of a settlement tied to Trump’s legal …

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Artificial intelligence may be moving beyond research assistance and into the role of legal tutor, according to a new study from Stanford Law School that produced a surprising outcome: law professors consistently favored AI-generated responses over those written by their academic peers. The research set out to test whether AI systems could effectively answer the …

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A coalition of seven U.S. states has launched a legal battle against the Trump administration and French energy giant TotalEnergies, contesting a controversial agreement that dismantled a major offshore wind project planned off the coast of New York. Filed in federal court in Washington, the lawsuit targets a March agreement brokered by the U.S. Department …

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