The U.S. Senate has approved Katie Lane for a lifetime federal judgeship in Montana, making her the first judicial nominee of President Donald Trump’s second term to reach the bench after being rated “not qualified” by the American Bar Association (ABA). The Republican-controlled chamber confirmed Lane in a 52-46 vote that largely followed party lines, …

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A federal courtroom in Boston became the latest battleground over U.S. election rules as a judge raised pointed concerns about President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening mail-in voting procedures ahead of November’s congressional elections. During a hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani signaled skepticism toward key portions of the order while considering requests …

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Florida has become the first U.S. state to file a lawsuit against OpenAI, escalating scrutiny of artificial intelligence platforms and their impact on young users. The legal action, filed Monday by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, accuses OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, of misleading the public about the safety of ChatGPT. State officials …

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The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting is moving to the next stage, with the Democratic Party formally seeking appellate review after a federal judge declined to halt the measure while litigation continues. A court filing submitted Monday signaled the party’s intention to challenge a recent ruling that refused to …

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A sprawling federal insider-trading prosecution took a major step forward in Boston on Monday as 15 defendants, including lawyers and financial professionals, pleaded not guilty to allegations that they participated in a long-running scheme built around confidential merger information. At the center of the case is Nicolo Nourafchan, an attorney who previously worked at several …

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to defend its proposed settlement with Elon Musk over his delayed disclosure of Twitter stock purchases, insisting the agreement emerged from legitimate negotiations and not from any improper arrangement between the parties. In a filing submitted to a federal court in Washington, the regulator argued that the …

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New Mexico’s legislative investigation into Jeffrey Epstein entered a more aggressive phase on Monday, with lawmakers announcing the commission’s first round of subpoenas aimed at uncovering what happened during the financier’s decades-long presence in the state. The New Mexico Truth Commission, created earlier this year to examine Epstein’s activities, has requested records from 14 organizations …

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A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from removing transgender service members from the U.S. military, delivering a significant setback to the Trump administration’s effort to enforce a sweeping ban on transgender personnel. In a split 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that active-duty transgender …

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