A federal judge has directed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow two immigration court attorneys with disabilities to return to working from home while their legal challenge against the agency’s telework restrictions moves forward. During a hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles granted a preliminary injunction in favor of …

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A U.S. federal appeals court has sharply criticized a Florida attorney after discovering that court filings he submitted contained fabricated legal citations believed to have been generated by artificial intelligence, warning that AI cannot replace a lawyer’s professional judgment or ethical obligations. In a strongly worded order issued on Friday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court …

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The U.S. government has granted a short-term extension of employment authorization for hundreds of thousands of immigrants covered under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), preventing their work permits from expiring while broader legal and administrative questions remain unresolved. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Haitian nationals enrolled in the TPS program will now …

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Apple has launched a sweeping legal challenge against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company and two former senior Apple employees of unlawfully using confidential information to speed up the development of consumer hardware products. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that OpenAI engaged in a coordinated …

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Employees at a Wells Fargo branch in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, have voted to retain their union representation, becoming the first branch this year to reject an effort to dissolve a union established during the bank’s recent organizing drive. According to unofficial vote results counted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), workers cast a …

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AstraZeneca has secured a significant legal victory after a U.S. federal appeals court upheld a decision invalidating two patents asserted by Pfizer subsidiary Wyeth in a dispute over the blockbuster lung cancer treatment Tagrisso. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Delaware federal court’s ruling that the patents at the center …

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The Trump administration has removed the remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), leaving the independent federal body responsible for supporting election administration without any sitting commissioners just months before the 2026 midterm elections. The White House confirmed that two Democratic commissioners were dismissed, while the commission’s lone remaining Republican member stepped down. …

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Massachusetts’ federal court is considering a significant procedural change that would require the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to inform defendants whenever a grand jury declines to issue an indictment against them, marking another step toward greater transparency in federal grand jury proceedings. The proposal is part of two amendments to the local rules released …

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A closely watched legal battle is set to unfold in a Florida courtroom next week as U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett prepares to defend itself against malpractice allegations tied to a stock transaction that preceded the collapse of insurance services company Patriot National. The dispute traces back more than a decade to a …

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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched legal action against the state of Maryland, accusing it of maintaining policies that obstruct federal immigration enforcement efforts as the Trump administration intensifies its nationwide deportation campaign. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland’s Northern Division, the lawsuit argues that Maryland’s policies limit cooperation …

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