Recent Updates
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Justice Dept moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis
Law Review 05/21/2025The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel a settlement with Minneapolis that called for an overhaul of its police department following the murder of George Floyd, as well as a similar agreement with Louisville, Kentucky, saying it doesn’...
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans
U.S. Court Watch 05/19/2025The Supreme Court on Friday barred the Trump administration from quickly resuming deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law enacted when the nation was just a few years old.Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emerg...
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Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Legal Compliance 05/15/2025The Supreme Court seemed intent Thursday on keeping a block on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders.It was unclear what such a decision might look like, bu...
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How the military is dealing with Hegseth’s order to remove transgender troops
Legal Compliance 05/10/2025The military services scrambled Friday to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing transgender troops from the force.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a memo released late Thursday, reinstated orders issued earlier this year...
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Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from Texas under the Alien Enemies Act
Legal Compliance 05/04/2025A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump’s invocation of it was “unlawful.”U.S. District Court Judg...
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Amid Cinco de Mayo celebrations, a tax on Mexican tomatoes looms
National Legal News 05/02/2025Guacamole has been spared from tariffs for now. But salsa may not be so lucky. While President Donald Trump put threatened tariffs on Mexican avocados on pause, the U.S. government plans to put a nearly 21% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes starting Jul...
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Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
National Legal News 04/30/2025Louisiana 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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Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation at US’ Guantanamo detention center
Law Journals 04/28/2025Immigration and civil rights advocates have renewed concerns that immigrants detained at Guantanamo Bay are being held in extreme isolation, cut off from meaningful access to legal counsel or candid communication with relatives, according to a new co...
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Court won’t revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adults
Legal Compliance 04/25/2025The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Minnesota asking to revive the state’s ban on gun-carry permits for young adults.The justices also left in place a ban on guns at the University of Michigan, declining to hear an appeal from a...
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Judge blocks parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections
National Legal News 04/24/2025A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.The decision is a setback for ...
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Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities
National Legal News 04/23/2025A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders were unc...
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Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
National 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...