A North Dakota federal judge has upended the Federal Reserve’s rule that limits how much banks can charge retailers for processing debit card transactions — a decision that retailers have been chasing for years. But while the regulation has been struck down, the ruling won’t bite just yet, giving the Fed breathing room to fight …
U.S. federal court systems are facing a fresh and unsettling threat — a surge of highly sophisticated, persistent cyberattacks aimed at their core technology infrastructure. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts confirmed that its IT networks had come under coordinated assault in recent weeks, describing the incidents as escalated in both complexity and persistence. …
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The Trump administration has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in an urgent bid to overturn a lower court’s order that sharply restricted federal immigration raids across much of Southern California. At the heart of the legal battle is a ruling that bars federal agents from stopping or detaining individuals based solely on their race, …
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A storm is brewing on the campus of Stanford University, but it’s not finals season—it’s a courtroom battle over who gets to speak freely in America. The *Stanford Daily*, the university’s independent student newspaper, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that foreign students are being silenced under threat of deportation for …
In a bold legal land grab, Crowell & Moring has scooped up an entire healthcare litigation unit from rival firm Reed Smith, pulling over 40 legal professionals—including 16 partners—into its ranks and planting its flag in Texas with a new Dallas office. Leading the exodus is Martin Bishop, a former executive committee member at Reed …
A U.S. appeals court has given the Securities and Exchange Commission a green light to keep its long-standing “gag rule” intact, despite protests that it tramples on free speech. In a unanimous 3-0 ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the SEC’s policy—which forces those settling enforcement cases to bite their tongues—doesn’t violate the …
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Riyadh played host to a diplomatic handshake between gavels this week, as Saudi Arabia and Iraq locked in a new era of judicial cooperation. Justice Ministers Dr. Walid Al-Samaani and Dr. Khaled Salam Shawani met in the Saudi capital and signed off on an executive agreement designed to tighten the legal bond between the neighboring …
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In a bold overhaul of its Traffic Law, Bahrain has announced sweeping new penalties aimed at curbing reckless driving, saving lives, and restoring order to the kingdom’s roads. Vehicles involved in serious accidents or reckless acts may now be seized outright—part of a slate of intensified consequences rolled out by the Interior Ministry. This aggressive …
Sean “Diddy” Combs, once the king of Bad Boy Records and a fixture in hip-hop royalty, just got a hard “no” from a New York federal judge on his bid to walk free before sentencing. Despite beating the most damning charges in his headline-grabbing sex crimes trial, the court has made it clear: Combs isn’t …
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A sharp turn in U.S. immigration policy now bars transgender women from leveraging their sporting talents on American soil—at least, not in women’s competitions. On Monday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) quietly revised its internal guidance, warning that male-born athletes competing in women’s sports will face an uphill battle for visas. This shift …
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