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Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump’s executive orders
Court Watch 04/26/2025Two major law firms asked separate judges Wednesday to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were meant to punish them and harm their business operations.The firms — Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — say the o...
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Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over vaping products
Legal Business 04/17/2025The 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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HK defends its immigration procedures after British MP was denied entry
Court Watch 04/16/2025Hong Kong’s government on Monday defended its immigration procedures after a British member of parliament was denied entry to the Chinese city last week, an incident that has prompted concerns among U.K. officials.Wera Hobhouse, a member of the...
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Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
International 04/14/2025Social media company Meta said Monday that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after activists raised concerns about data privacy.The comp...
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Ex-UK lawmaker charged with cheating in election betting scandal
Business Law 04/12/2025A former Conservative lawmaker and 14 others have been charged with cheating when placing bets on the timing of Britain’s general election last year, the Gambling Commission said Monday.Craig Williams was one of several people who had been inve...
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Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law
Breaking Legal News 04/10/2025The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States. In a bitterly divided decision, the co...
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China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs
Business Law 04/08/2025China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry sa...
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China imposes a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10
Business Law 04/04/2025China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit tari...
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Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud in foreign adoptions
International 03/26/2025South Korea’s truth commission concluded the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated...
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Chief Justice Roberts Rejects Trump’s Call for Judicial Impeachment
Legal Business 03/18/2025In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his depo...
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Trump selects a new Tesla on White House driveway to show support for Elon Musk
Political and Legal 03/12/2025President Donald Trump shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway on Tuesday, selecting a shiny red sedan to show his support for Elon Musk ‘s electric vehicle company as it faces blowback because of his work to advance the president&r...
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Japan’s trade minister fails to win US assurances on tariff exemptions
Family Law 03/10/2025Japan’s trade minister said this week that he has failed to win assurances from U.S. officials that the key U.S. ally will be exempt from tariffs, some of which take effect on Wednesday.Yoji Muto was in Washington for last ditch negotiations ov...