Recent Updates

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  Georgia appeals court upholds ruling saying election officials must certify results

  Legal Compliance 07/08/2025

  A 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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  What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling

  Law Review 06/28/2025

  The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration’s major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions.Immigrant advocates are vowing to fight to ens...

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  Court to hear appeal from Chevron in landmark Louisiana coastal damage lawsuits

  U.S. Court Watch 06/23/2025

  The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear an appeal from Chevron, Exxon and other oil and gas companies that lawsuits seeking compensation for coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana should be heard in federal court.The com...

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  Virginia Democrats move to round out ticket in key off-year election

  Legal Compliance 06/20/2025

  Former 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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  Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits

  Legal Compliance 06/16/2025

  A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education.The girl’s family says that ...

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  Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail

  National Legal News 06/13/2025

  A judge blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail, in part because of concerns the mayor invited them back in as part of a deal with the Trump administration to end...

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  Judge dismisses the lawsuit against ‘It Ends With Us’ costar Blake Lively

  Legal Compliance 06/10/2025

  A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit that actor and director Justin Baldoni filed against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him last year for sexual harassment and retaliation.U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Lima...

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  Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions

  National Legal News 06/07/2025

  As President Donald Trump builds a crypto empire — including hosting a private dinner with top investors at his golf club — Democrats have united in condemning what they call blatant corruption from the White House.But the Democratic Part...

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  World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump's tariffs

  Legal Compliance 05/29/2025

  Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.U.S. futures jumped early Thursday and oil prices rose more than $1. The U.S. dollar rose agains...

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  Justice Dept moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis

  Law Review 05/21/2025

  The 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 05/19/2025

  The 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 05/15/2025

  The 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...