Recent Updates
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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
Business Law 03/24/2026The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.A ruling, likely to come by late June, that bars counting ballots...
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ICE officers seen at Atlanta airport after Trump order amid partial shutdown
Legal Business 03/23/2026Federal immigration officers have been seen at an airport in Atlanta after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security...
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White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations
Political and Legal 03/22/2026The White House said Friday that Congress should “preempt state AI laws” that it views as too burdensome, laying out a broad framework for how it wants Congress to address concerns about artificial intelligence without curbing growth or i...
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Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
Personal Injury 03/20/2026A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a ruling Thursday in Oregon.Judge ...
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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate
Legal Careers News 03/18/2026Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, edging out two sitting members of the U.S. House to advance to a November general election against Republican nominee Don Tracy, the former state party chair.T...
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Tax reform may grow donor base but shrink overall nonprofit contributions
Tax Law 03/17/2026Millions more Americans will likely donate to nonprofits following changes in tax laws passed by Congress last summer, but those changes will also likely reduce the overall amount of money given to charity, according to new research.The report from t...
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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...