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House subcommittee votes to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files
Legal Events 07/23/2025A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy President Donald Trump and Republican leadersh...
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Georgia appeals court upholds ruling saying election officials must certify results
National News 07/10/2025A Georgia appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that said county election officials in the state must vote to certify results according to deadlines set in law.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney had ruled in October that &ldqu...
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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
Legal Events 07/06/2025Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended...
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Court widens options for vaping companies pushing back against FDA rules
National News 06/23/2025The Supreme Court sided with e-cigarette companies on Friday in a ruling making it easier to sue over Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking their products from the multibillion-dollar vaping market.The 7-2 opinion comes as companies push ba...
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Virginia Democrats move to round out ticket in key off-year election
National News 06/18/2025Former Del. Jay Jones will look to be the face of legal resistance to President Donald Trump in Virginia after winning Tuesday’s closely watched Democratic state primary for attorney general.Jones will face Republican Attorney General Jason Miy...
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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire
Headline Legal News 06/08/2025The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it was not linked to the release of hostages, saying it would embolden Hamas militants.All 14 other members of the...
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Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
Headline Legal News 04/22/2025Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to drop a longtime policy that generally prohibits deputies from directly engaging in federal immigration enforcement within the c...
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Hungary welcomes Netanyahu and announces it’s quitting top war crimes court
Recent Cases 04/01/2025Hungary will start the process to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, an official said Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to red carpet treatment in the country’s capital despite an arrest warrant fr...
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Trump selects a new Tesla on White House driveway to show support for Elon Musk
Legal Events 03/13/2025President Donald Trump shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway on Tuesday, selecting a shiny red sedan to show his support for Elon Musk ‘s electric vehicle company as it faces blowback because of his work to advance the president&r...
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Austria’s new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants
Headline Legal News 03/11/2025The new Austrian government said Wednesday that family reunion procedures for migrants will be immediately halted because the country is no longer able to absorb newcomers adequately. The measure is temporary and intended to ensure that those migrant...
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Lawsuit against abortion accommodations in the workplace can proceed
Headline Legal News 02/27/2025A lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions may proceed, a federal appeals court ruled.The Eighth Circuit Court’s decision on Thursday reverses Eastern District of ...
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Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola files for bankruptcy protection
Legal Events 02/17/2025Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection months after saying that it would likely run out of cash early this year.Nikola was a hot start-up and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scanda...