A federal judge in Texas has struck down a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have prohibited medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports. The decision, issued Friday by U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, halts a key component of the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce... Read More »
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued new guidance instructing agents to limit release options for undocumented immigrants. Under the policy, most individuals who entered the country without authorization will no longer be eligible for bond hearings before an immigration judge. The change is outlined in an internal memo signed... Read More »
A federal judge in Seattle has ruled that the Trump administration cannot use its 2025 travel ban to block the entry of refugees who had already completed the government’s vetting process. The decision requires the immediate resumption of processing for 80 individuals who were denied entry despite prior approval. U.S.... Read More »
A federal judge ruled on Friday that immigration agents cannot rely solely on race, language, or job location as grounds for reasonable suspicion to conduct detention stops. Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, issued two temporary restraining orders (TROs) addressing these... Read More »
A federal jury trial began Monday in Miami involving Tesla and the safety of its Autopilot driver-assistance system, following a fatal crash in Key Largo, Florida, in 2019. The lawsuit, filed by the family of Naibel Benavides Leon, 22, who died in the crash, and Dillon Angulo, who was severely... Read More »
A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, seeking to compel the release of $6.8 billion in education funding withheld just weeks before the new school year. The withheld funds constitute about 14 percent of all federal money... Read More »
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Karol G and Tiësto over their 2021 dance hit “Don’t Be Shy,” issuing a sharply worded opinion that questioned both the legal foundation of the case and the credibility of the plaintiff’s designated music expert. The lawsuit was... Read More »
A data broker owned by major U.S. airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected and sold domestic flight information of American travelers to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to internal agency documents obtained by 404 Media. The records include passengers' names, full travel itineraries, and financial information. The... Read More »
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its controversial birthright-citizenship executive order, a significant setback for a policy that would deny citizenship to certain children born in the United States. This executive order, issued on Inauguration Day, intended to deny automatic citizenship to children born in... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of a key provision of a controversial Florida law that criminalized entry into the state by undocumented immigrants, delivering a setback to Governor Ron DeSantis's immigration policy. In a succinct, one-sentence order issued Wednesday, the high court upheld a lower court's ruling without... Read More »
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 7, 2025, directing federal agencies to eliminate subsidies and tax incentives for wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources, claiming these measures compromise energy security and impose unfair costs on taxpayers. The executive order instructs the Treasury Department to enforce the... Read More »
In a legal battle over vaccine policy, major medical organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP), and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), have filed a lawsuit against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of the Department of Health and Human... Read More »
Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced on October 3 for a federal conviction related to transportation for purposes of prostitution, nearly a week after being acquitted of more serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The decision follows a lengthy and closely watched trial in New York’s Southern District,... Read More »
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua, a decision that will affect tens of thousands of people who have lived legally in the United States since the late 1990s. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published notices on Monday stating that protections... Read More »
America First Legal, a conservative legal group co-founded by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Los Angeles Dodgers, accusing the team of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through its workplace diversity efforts. The complaint... Read More »
