Recent Updates
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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...
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The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate
U.S. Court Watch 04/20/2025For Democrats, the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is about fundamental American ideals — due process, following court orders, preventing government overreach. For the Trump administration and Republicans, it’s about foreigners and gang threats...
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Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to end tariffs as he meets with Italy’s Meloni
Law Review 04/18/2025President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to fin...
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Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products
Legal Compliance 04/05/2025The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for the Food and Drug Administration in its crackdown on sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen electronic cigarette use.But the justices’ unanimous decision throwing out a federal appeals ...
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Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab
Law Review 04/03/2025Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers — drawing rebukes from firefighters, coal miners, medical equipment manufacturers and a range of others. The National Institute for Occupational Safety...
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Hungary welcomes Netanyahu and announces it’s quitting top war crimes court
Law Review 04/02/2025Hungary 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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US immigration officials look to expand social media data collection
National Legal News 03/30/2025U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying for benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Dona...