A federal judge in Maryland has refused to shut the door on a Salvadoran man’s legal battle against what he says was a wrongful deportation—despite the U.S. government dragging him back from El Salvador to face criminal charges. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who lived in the U.S. legally with a work permit and whose family includes …

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In a chilling turn of events that reads more like a cautionary tale than an immigration case file, Kilmar Abrego Garcia — once legally working and living in the U.S. — found himself wrongly deported to El Salvador and thrown into one of the most notorious prisons in the region. What followed, according to newly …

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In a term marked by ideological muscle-flexing, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority pushed into America’s rawest cultural divides—this time, with transgender rights squarely in the crosshairs. From youth healthcare to military service to books read aloud in classrooms, the bench delivered a trio of decisions that, taken together, unmistakably tilts the legal landscape against …

Robes and Resistance: U.S. Supreme Court Sharpens Culture War Edge in Transgender Cases Read More »

A historic payout to generations of college athletes is now in legal limbo, as a $2.8 billion settlement blessing from a federal judge runs headfirst into a wave of appeals. Just days after a California judge gave the green light to a sweeping deal between the NCAA and hundreds of thousands of current and former …

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In a decision that cracked open a fierce debate over executive authority and constitutional safeguards, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a green light to President Donald Trump’s administration to proceed with deporting eight migrants to South Sudan—despite ongoing concerns over safety, due process, and judicial defiance. The high court’s conservative majority granted the administration’s request …

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The litigation funding world just hit the jackpot—twice. In a whirlwind week of courtroom drama and Capitol Hill maneuvering, funders of lawsuits—once viewed as shadowy financial players—found themselves squarely in the winner’s circle. It started with a legislative bullet dodged. Tucked into a sprawling federal budget bill was a hefty 40.8% tax proposal targeting proceeds …

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The political tug-of-war over who gets to call the shots at key federal labor agencies took another dramatic turn as a U.S. appeals court cleared the way—at least for now—for Donald Trump to remove a Democratic member from the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). In a sharp rebuke to a lower court’s earlier decision, the …

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