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Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti
Breaking Legal News 03/15/2026The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria.The court declined, though, to immediatel...
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Army sergeant wants to plead guilty in Georgia base shootings that injured 5
Court Watch 03/13/2026An Army sergeant accused of shooting and wounding five co-workers at a southeast Georgia base last summer is seeking to plead guilty to attempted murder and other charges in a military court, Army prosecutors said Thursday.Authorities say Sgt. Quorne...
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College president pleads guilty before Arkansas fraud trial
Employment Law 03/09/2026The president of a Christian college in Springdale pleaded guilty to a fraud charge Wednesday, admitting he took part in what prosecutors called a kickback scheme involving his school. Oren Paris III had faced a trial Monday with former state Sen. Jo...
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House will vote on an Iran war powers resolution in a test of Trump's strategy
Court Watch 03/06/2026The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.It's the second ...
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US and Israeli attacks on Iran put further strain on international law
Family Law 03/02/2026As U.S. and Israeli forces pounded Iran, and Tehran and its affiliates retaliated by firing missiles at targets across the Mideast on Monday, the international legal order was caught in the crossfire.At the heart of the post-World War II global order...
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What to know before asking an AI chatbot for health advice
Court Watch 03/01/2026With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions. In January, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, a new versi...
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Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
Political and Legal 02/28/2026A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to take effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower court first...
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Trump administration's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
Personal Injury 02/26/2026The Trump administration's latest policy of deporting immigrants to "third countries" to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case that already reached the nation's highest court.U.S. Distric...
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Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
Family Law 02/23/2026The Supreme Court said that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from ...
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Former South Korean president receives life sentence for imposing martial law
Corporate Governance 02/19/2026Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection on Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, a ruling that marks a dramatic culmination of the country's biggest p...
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Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court
Bankruptcy Law 02/16/2026A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach appeared in court Monday for the first time since his release from the hospital.Naveed Akram appeared in Sydney's Downing Center Local Court via a vide...
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Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada
International 02/10/2026President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, demanding that Canada turn over at least half of the ownership of the bridge and agree to other unspecified demands in his lates...