The United States Supreme Court is preparing to return to the bench on January 20, a date when it is expected to deliver fresh rulings in argued cases—though some of the most closely watched disputes remain unresolved. Among the matters still awaiting a verdict is the challenge to President Donald Trump’s expansive global tariff regime, …

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A fresh political storm is brewing in Washington and the Midwest, with the U.S. Justice Department examining the actions of senior Minnesota leaders amid rising tensions over immigration enforcement. According to people familiar with the matter, a criminal probe has been opened into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Subpoenas have reportedly …

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A major offshore wind project off the Virginia coast has been cleared to resume construction, delivering another courtroom setback to former President Donald Trump’s push against offshore wind development. A federal judge in Virginia has allowed Dominion Energy to restart work on its massive Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, even as a broader legal challenge …

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A Delaware judge has refused to put Paramount Skydance’s lawsuit on the fast lane, dealing a setback to the media company’s effort to pry open more details about Warner Bros Discovery’s preference for a proposed Netflix deal. At the center of the dispute is Paramount’s demand that Warner Bros more fully explain why it chose …

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Georgia has opened a new legal front against former President Donald Trump and several allies—this time over money. After the election interference case tied to Georgia’s 2020 vote unraveled, Trump and other defendants moved to recover their legal costs under a state law passed last year. The bill requires courts to award reasonable attorney fees …

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A federal judge in Washington has opened the door for Equinor to restart construction on its flagship offshore wind project off the coast of New York, delivering another judicial blow to the Trump administration’s effort to freeze offshore wind development. The decision allows work to resume on the Empire Wind project, which had been abruptly …

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A federal judge in Boston is preparing an order that would shield foreign academics from what he described as retaliatory deportation tactics tied to their opposition to the detention of pro-Palestinian campus activists. The judge said the forthcoming order would block federal authorities from altering the immigration status of non-citizen scholars involved in the case, …

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In Minneapolis last week, an immigration enforcement operation ended in tragedy. Renee Nicole Good was killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, setting off fresh questions about accountability when federal agents use deadly force. Good’s family has said it is weighing a civil case over her death. But the path ahead is anything …

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