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A federal grand jury in New York has issued a sweeping indictment accusing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and senior members of his inner circle of leading a decades-long narco-terrorism conspiracy that allegedly sent massive quantities of cocaine into the United States.
The superseding indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court...
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The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling striking down two state abortion laws, concluding that a total abortion ban and a separate prohibition on abortion pills violated the Wyoming Constitution.
The challenged statutes were enacted in 2022 following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v....
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, on Monday, establishing new transparency and safety-reporting duties for companies developing the most powerful AI systems. Newsom’s office described the measure as “first‑in‑the‑nation” legislation aimed at balancing innovation with public safety.
The law requires “frontier...
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against real estate technology firms Zillow and Redfin, accusing them of violating federal antitrust laws through agreements that eliminated competition in the online rental advertising marketplace.
According to the complaint, Zillow paid Redfin $100 million in February under a “Partnership Agreement”...
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A newly filed lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleges that Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company wrongfully denied coverage for a stem cell transplant sought by a young woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The case, filed September 2, 2025, by the Los Angeles-based law firm...
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Amazon is facing the federal government in a Seattle courtroom this week over allegations that it tricked millions of consumers into signing up for its Prime subscription service and made cancellations intentionally difficult. The case, brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), represents one of the most significant federal consumer-protection...
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A fast-moving fight over congressional district lines is unfolding well before the next census. Republicans in Texas and Missouri have advanced new maps designed to add GOP seats, while California Democrats have put a rival plan before voters to tilt several districts blue. At the same time, courts in Utah...
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The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to keep using what critics call “roving patrols” by immigration agents in seven Southern California counties while a legal challenge continues. The justices issued a brief, unsigned order with no explanation. The three liberal justices dissented.
The case stems from a...
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A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the restoration of more than $2 billion in research funding to Harvard University, ruling the Trump administration’s freeze and subsequent terminations were unlawful and retaliatory in violation of the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts issued summary...
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A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he invoked national emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every country, dealing a major blow to one of his signature economic policies.
In a 7–4 decision issued on Friday, the U.S. Court...
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A federal judge in Maryland late Thursday barred the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order denying citizenship to certain U.S.-born children, marking the fourth nationwide block against the policy since a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June.
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction preventing the...
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has directed the U.S. Department of Commerce to begin work on a new national census that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count, a move that would mark a major break from long-standing census practices and set the stage for significant legal...
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A federal judge has ordered Florida to stop construction at a controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades for 14 days, siding temporarily with environmental groups who warn that the project could damage sensitive wetlands and threaten endangered species.
Judge Kathleen M. Williams of the U.S. District Court in Miami...
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A federal appeals court delivered a significant setback to President Donald Trump's controversial executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, ruling on Wednesday that the policy violates the Constitution. The 2-1 decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a nationwide injunction, effectively blocking Trump's...
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Bryan Kohberger was sentenced on Wednesday to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole for the stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students, following a plea agreement that spared him from the death penalty. Kohberger, 30, will also serve an additional 10-year sentence on a related burglary...
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