Texas’ attempt to muzzle advice on hot-button issues like diversity and climate responsibility has hit a wall. A federal judge in Austin has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a new law that would have restricted two of the world’s most influential proxy advisers—Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)—from offering guidance on environmental, social, …

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Tesla is not backing down after a Florida jury handed down a $243 million verdict over a fatal crash involving its Autopilot system. Instead, the electric carmaker has assembled a star-studded legal lineup to try to overturn the decision. In a filing submitted to federal court in Miami, the company urged Judge Beth Bloom to …

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Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown just hit a wall in San Francisco. A federal appeals court has ruled that his administration likely acted outside the law when it tried to strip temporary protections from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States. The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit said Homeland Security Secretary …

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In the dead of night, a courtroom battle brought U.S. deportation flights screeching to a halt. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked the Trump administration’s plan to send Guatemalan children back on planes, many of whom had already been strapped into their seats when the emergency order came through. The ruling followed a frantic …

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A federal appeals court has delivered a sharp blow to Donald Trump’s signature trade weapon, ruling that most of his tariffs don’t hold up under the law. In a 7–4 split, the judges declared that Trump’s use of emergency powers to slap levies on imports strayed beyond what Congress ever authorized. Yet, the ruling won’t …

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The Trump administration’s push to dramatically widen the reach of fast-track deportations has hit a judicial wall. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has struck down the plan, calling it a constitutional breach that threatened to sweep up long-settled migrants with little to no chance of defending themselves. At the center of the ruling is …

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A young software company has thrown down the legal gauntlet against Elon Musk’s X Corp, claiming the platform siphoned off its ideas before slamming the door on its business. Eliza Labs, a San Francisco–based startup launched last year, says it built an open-source platform that lets AI agents act and adapt inside social media spaces—something …

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A major U.S. appeals court has breathed new life into a workplace discrimination battle, ruling that BNSF Railway must face allegations it allowed years of unchecked harassment against women at its western Nebraska railyard. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says the railroad’s Alliance facility was no ordinary job site—it was a hostile gauntlet where …

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For the first time in over a decade, U.S. law graduates are celebrating more than just the end of the grueling summer bar exam. This July’s national test results show the strongest performance since 2013, marking a rare high point in an exam long known for humbling even the most prepared candidates. The Multistate Bar …

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Chicago finds itself in the crosshairs of a looming standoff with Washington. President Donald Trump has floated the idea of sending National Guard troops and immigration agents into the city, declaring it a “disaster” plagued by crime. Illinois’ Democratic leadership, however, is pushing back hard—publicly vowing resistance while privately conceding their legal tools may be …

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