A Manhattan federal court has closed the chapter on Drake’s legal fight over Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us.” U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled that Lamar’s lyrics, which called Drake a pedophile, are considered “nonactionable opinion” and therefore not defamatory. Judge Vargas emphasized that, in the heat of a rap feud filled with provocative …

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In a move that could reshape the nation’s labor landscape, a Republican-controlled Senate committee on Thursday approved two of President Trump’s nominees for key roles at the National Labor Relations Board, leaving a third nomination in limbo. The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee narrowly voted 12-11 to advance retired NLRB attorney James Murphy for …

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Jennifer Mascott, a conservative legal scholar and former White House counsel, has officially joined the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia after a narrow Senate confirmation. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 50-47 to install Mascott, further tipping the court toward a right-leaning majority. Mascott’s nomination drew sharp criticism from Delaware’s Democratic senators, who argued …

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A federal courtroom in Chicago became the latest battleground in Donald Trump’s widening campaign to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities. On Thursday, Judge April Perry drew a sharp line, blocking the deployment of hundreds of Guard soldiers to Illinois—calling it a move that would only “add fuel to the fire” rather than calm …

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In a dramatic twist that has electrified the political landscape, New York Attorney General Letitia James — long seen as one of Donald Trump’s fiercest adversaries — now finds herself facing criminal charges for allegedly falsifying details on a mortgage application. A grand jury in Virginia returned an indictment accusing James of bank fraud and …

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California has tightened the reins on its bar exam system after February’s disastrous test left aspiring lawyers fuming and state officials scrambling. Governor Gavin Newsom has now signed a trio of bills designed to make sure the licensing exam never melts down again. The most sweeping of them freezes any major changes to the test …

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The U.S. Justice Department has thrown its weight behind Jeffrey Clark, a former senior official once central to Donald Trump’s post-election maneuvers, urging a Washington appeals court to reject efforts to strip him of his law license. In a rare move, the department filed a friend-of-the-court brief describing the case against Clark as an alarming …

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Former FBI Director James Comey stood before a Virginia court on Wednesday and entered a firm not guilty plea, setting the stage for what’s shaping up to be one of the most politically charged trials in recent U.S. history. At 64, Comey finds himself on the other side of the justice system he once led …

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