In a jolt to the world of crypto enforcement, a federal appeals court has overturned the first-ever NFT-related insider trading conviction, throwing out the case against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea product manager once accused of profiting from secret NFT picks. Chastain’s 2023 conviction had marked a milestone for prosecutors eager to police the booming, …

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In the shadow of scandal and the weight of a family’s grief, the late Virginia Giuffre’s loved ones have stepped forward with a message directed at Donald Trump: *don’t even think about helping Ghislaine Maxwell*. Maxwell, the former socialite turned convicted sex trafficker, is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s …

Don’t Let Her Walk Free”: Giuffre’s Family to Trump Over Maxwell Clemency Rumors Read More »

The United States is quietly preparing to bankroll deportations—only this time, the removals won’t be from its own soil. A government document reveals a plan to funnel nearly \$8 million to Costa Rica to assist in ejecting migrants from its territory, reviving a controversial strategy of outsourcing immigration enforcement to foreign governments. The funds—up to …

Washington’s Wallet, Costa Rica’s Exit Door: U.S. Quietly Backs Deportations Beyond Its Borders Read More »

Four flight attendants who lived through the terrifying mid-air blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 have taken Boeing to court, accusing the aerospace giant of endangering their lives and mental well-being through negligence. Their lawsuits, filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle, claim they suffered lasting physical and emotional injuries when a …

We Were in Freefall”: Alaska Airlines Crew Sues Boeing Over Mid-Air Blowout Trauma Read More »

In a rare and chilling public reckoning, a group of federal judges has stepped into the spotlight—not for rulings, but for survival. They’re the ones who dared to cross Donald Trump’s political path, and now they’re recounting the fallout: death threats, armed police raids, and pizzas ordered in the name of a murdered child. Chief …

Judges Under Fire: From the Bench to the Bullseye in Trump-Era Backlash Read More »

In a move that’s part legal gambit, part political firestorm, the Trump administration is pressing federal judges to crack open long-sealed grand jury transcripts tied to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The goal? To toss a bone to a base hungry for answers—and to settle the score on a promise that’s been lingering since the …

Trump Pushes the Door on Epstein Secrets — Grand Jury Testimony at Center Stage Read More »

A powerful chorus of state chief justices is urging a bold reimagining of how America admits lawyers to practice, challenging the long-standing monopoly of the bar exam and pushing for innovative legal education reforms. In a newly released report from the Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform—a collaboration between the Conference of Chief Justices …

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Twelve Democratic lawmakers are hauling the Trump administration into court, accusing it of shutting them out of immigration detention centers that they say desperately need federal oversight. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., targets a policy introduced by the Department of Homeland Security that demands seven days’ notice for congressional visits—and bars …

Walls Around Watchdogs: House Democrats Sue Trump Admin Over ICE Oversight Lockout Read More »

In a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that felt more like a cultural cross-examination than a judicial vetting, Eric Tung—President Trump’s nominee for a lifetime seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—found himself at the center of a political and ideological lightning storm on Wednesday. Tung, now a polished appellate partner at Jones …

Trump’s Court Pick Faces Senate Firestorm Over College-Era Views on Women and Marriage Read More »

The U.S. judiciary is bracing for a gut punch. A proposed Republican-led House budget threatens to slash deep into the nation’s ability to provide court-appointed defense—potentially eliminating over 600 jobs in the federal public defender system and freezing pay for private lawyers on court panels for more than two months. In a stark internal memo …

Budget Axe Hangs Over 600 Federal Defenders as Judiciary Sounds the Alarm Read More »