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Ohtani’s lawyers say he was victim of likeness misuse in real estate deal
Criminal Law 09/16/2025Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his agent, Nez Balelo, moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed last month accusing them of causing a Hawaii real estate investor and broker to be fired from a $240 million luxury housing development on the Big Isla...
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New Orleans mayor pleads not guilty on corruption charges tied to alleged affair
Court Watch 09/12/2025New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges stemming from an alleged romantic relationship with her bodyguard.The Democrat appeared in federal court for the first time since a grand jury...
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Military lawyers will serve as immigration judges as courts face massive backlog
Legal Careers News 09/12/2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.The military will begin sending groups of 150 atto...
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Norway votes in a closely fought election with the future of a wealth tax
International 09/08/2025Norwegians headed to the polls Monday in the main day of voting for a new parliament, after a campaign in which the future of a wealth tax that dates to the late 19th century has been a central issue. About 4.3 million people in the Scandinavian nati...
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Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit
Court Watch 09/07/2025Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as ...
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Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing
Attorneys in the News 09/06/2025U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his efforts to pull back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and explain the turmoil he ha...
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US considers banning Iranians from shopping at Costco during UN meeting
Political and Legal 09/04/2025he Trump administration already has denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend a high-level U.N. meeting this month and is now considering ramping up restrictions on several other delegations that would sever...
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Court hearing set Sunday on US efforts to deport some Guatemalan children
Immigration Law 08/30/2025A federal judge issued an emergency order blocking the possible deportation of a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, with a hearing scheduled for Sunday, after lawyers said the government appeared to be pre...
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CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign
Breaking Legal News 08/29/2025The director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned. Susan Monarez isn’t “aligned with” President Donald Trump’s agenda ...
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World shares are mixed after Fed chair Powell hints at rate cuts
Business Law 08/25/2025World shares were mixed on Monday after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way. European markets opened lower, with Germany’s DAX down 0.2% at 24,305.67, while the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.6% to 7,918...
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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. to stand trial in Mexico over alleged cartel ties
International 08/24/2025A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer’s lawyer said. Chávez’s lawyer, Rubé...
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Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump’s tariffs and immigration crackdown
Business Law 08/20/2025Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad, and some officials are blaming the Trump administration’s tariffs and immigration policies...