Behind the scenes of what could become one of the most dramatic public market debuts in history, Elon Musk’s space powerhouse is quietly assembling its legal command team. SpaceX has turned to Gibson Dunn to guide the company through the legal maze of a potential initial public offering, according to people familiar with the discussions. …

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A fresh clash has emerged between the executive branch and the federal court system, this time over who should control the nation’s courthouses. The administration of Donald Trump is resisting an effort by the judiciary to take over management of its own buildings, arguing that the court system lacks the expertise required to oversee a …

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A federal court has directed the Trump administration to continue financing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting the government’s attempt to halt funding for the agency that oversees financial practices affecting millions of Americans. In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in California said senior officials had leaned on flawed legal reasoning …

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A federal judge in Boston has stepped in to halt a Trump administration effort that would have forced universities across the United States to quickly gather and submit detailed data about the race and sex of students applying to and enrolling in their institutions. The order, issued by U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, …

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A federal judge has stepped in to temporarily block the administration of Donald Trump from ending a humanitarian immigration protection that allows more than 1,000 Somali nationals to live and work in the United States. The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston, pauses a decision by the United States Department of …

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A storm of criticism erupted inside the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit after nearly thirty judges publicly condemned a colleague’s sharply worded dissent in a case tied to transgender access at a women-only spa. The controversy centers on Lawrence VanDyke, a circuit judge appointed during the presidency of Donald Trump. His …

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A federal judge in the United States has halted subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation involving Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ruling that prosecutors failed to present any evidence suggesting wrongdoing. The order blocks attempts by investigators to obtain documents and testimony linked to renovation costs at the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington. Prosecutors had …

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