Recent Updates
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Hawaiʻi Bribery Scandal: Defendants Plead Not Guilty
Bankruptcy Law 08/02/2026Four current and former Hawaiʻi officials who were indicted last week in a major public corruption scandal pleaded not guilty on Thursday morning.Appearing in court for the first time since an indictment last week were Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; former st...
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US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security
Family Law 07/30/2026The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism.The measures are li...
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Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenue
Corporate Law 07/29/2026Microsoft posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, beating expectations and showing strong growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users. The Redmond, Washington, company earned $90 billion, or $4.81 per sh...
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US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security
Family Law 07/28/2026The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism. The measures are l...
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The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed
International 07/26/2026The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled Thursday.The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circui...
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EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search
Corporate Law 07/23/2026The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers towards i...
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Trump fires new US attorney in Seattle an hour after federal judges appoint him
Law Firm News 07/21/2026Donald Trump fired the new top federal prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the president over the powerf...
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Court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
Court Watch 07/20/2026A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. A divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appea...
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French lawmakers race to introduce an under-15 social media ban
International 07/19/2026French lawmakers are racing against the clock to reach a compromise that would allow a bill banning social media for children under 15 to possibly enter into force at the start of the new school year in September. With Parliament’s summer reces...
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Lawmakers cast doubt on Kathryn Ruemmler's testimony about Epstein ties
Consumer Rights 07/18/2026Lawmakers said Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and White House counsel to President Barack Obama, was not being truthful Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her testimony that Epstein had merely "...
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Ex-captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet
Court Watch 07/17/2026A former cargo ship captain pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drugging and raping a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet who was working on the vessel as part of the academy’s Sea Year training program. John Merrone, 53, pleaded guilty j...
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Brazil’s top court denies request for Argentina’s Milei to visit Bolsonaro
Legal Careers News 07/16/2026A Brazilian Supreme Court justice late on Friday rejected a request from lawyers of former President Jair Bolsonaro for him to be visited under house arrest by Argentine President Javier Milei.The encounter was intended to take place in the capital, ...